Eric Vetro is a voice teacher, vocal coach, pianist, songwriter and musical director who has worked with a diverse group of people from musical legends such as Bette Midler, Chaka Khan and Meat Loaf to today’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL sensations Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens.  He has also coached singing actors such Hugh Jackman and Marissa Jaret Winokur for their TONY AWARD WINNING roles on Broadway as well as the lead singers from the rock bands THE GOO GOO DOLLS, WEEZER, THE DAN BAND, YELLOWCARD, THE SCORPIANS, FILTER and a new band debuting soon on the Warner Music Label called the V-FACTORY.  For films he has coached many actors including John C. Reilly for his OSCAR nominated role in the musical film CHICAGO, Amanda Bynes and James Marsden (HAIRSPRAY), Nolan Gerard Funk (SPECTACULAR – 2009 release), Ben Stiller and Jason Schwartzman (THE MARC PEASE EXPERIENCE – 2009 release), Nia Vardalos (CONNIE AND CARLA), Elle Fanning (THE NUTCRACKER – 2009 release)  and Penelope Cruz  (NINE – 2009 release).  He has worked in the studio for songwriter/producers such as Diane Warren, Desmond Child, Andreas Carlson, Bryan Todd, Glen Ballard, Jamie Houstan, Matthew Gerrard, Rob Cavallo and countless others.  He is currently coaching the actors from RITA ROCKS and the new feature film of FAME.

Eric conceived and co-produced the album “UNEXPECTED DREAMS” released by RHINO RECORDS and also co-wrote two of the songs for it.  All of the singing actors who sang on the album (donating their royalties to the charity MUSIC MATTERS) are clients of Mr. Vetro’s.  That list included Scarlett Johansson, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Garner, John Stamos, Lucy Lawless, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Taraji P. Henson, Eric McCormack and Ewan McGregor.

Mr. Vetro was featured on A&E’S THE STAR TREATMENT where his career as a prominent voice teacher and vocal coach was profiled as well as ACCESS HOLLYWOOD and ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. As a pianist he has accompanied on piano singers such as Queen Latifah (singing her song from CHICAGO at the pre-Golden Globe Vanity Fair party) and the Tony Award Winning Kristin Chenoweth.  He received his MASTERS degree at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY and currently resides in Toluca Lake, California.