Eric T. Beecher Sr a.k.a. Eric T- Musician, Author, Composer, Producer & CEO of Steel Dog Records. Born in East Chicago,Indiana in 1958 and raised in Gary, Indiana. Attended Emerson High School which was renamed Emerson School of Visual & Performing arts after his graduation where he learned music theory, keyboards, lead guitar, bass guitar, & lyric writing. He worked for U. S. Steel for 30 years as a maintenance technician while perfecting his art as a Jazz/ R&B artist, composer, producer & publisher. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.