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-{{short description|American musician}}
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-{{Infobox musical artist
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- | name       =Eric Kretz
- | image        =Erickretzbowl.JPG
- | caption     = Kretz performing with STP at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] in June<!-- 24,--> 2008
- | image_size     =250
- | background    =non_vocal_instrumentalist
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- | birth_date       ={{birth date and age|1966|06|07|mf=yes}}
-| birth_place = [[San Jose, California]], U.S.
- | instrument    =Drums, keyboards, [[banjo]], [[guitar]]
- | genre       =[[Alternative rock]], [[hard rock]], [[grunge]], [[psychedelic rock]]
- | occupation    =Musician, songwriter
- | years_active   =1984–present
- | label       =[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
- | associated_acts  =[[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Talk Show (band)|Talk Show]], Spiralarms
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-'''Eric Kretz''' (born June 7, 1966) is an American musician and producer, best known as the drummer for the rock band [[Stone Temple Pilots]]. He has also played for [[Talk Show (band)|Talk Show]] and Spiralarms. Kretz, who was born in [[San Jose, California]], attended and graduated from [[Willow Glen High School]] in San Jose in 1984. He currently owns and operates Bomb Shelter Studios in Los Angeles.
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-With STP, Kretz wrote the music to the band's 1996 hit "[[Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart]]." Along with lead vocalist [[Scott Weiland]], Kretz also wrote the lyrics to the Grammy Award-winning hit "[[Plush (song)|Plush]]" off STP's 1992 debut ''[[Core (Stone Temple Pilots album)|Core]]''.
-Kretz has worked with several notable artists, particularly engineering and mixing the live recordings for ''[[The Henry Rollins Show]]'' of songs by artists such as [[Thom Yorke]], [[Ben Harper]], [[Damian Marley]], [[Slayer]], [[Jurassic 5]], [[Death Cab for Cutie]], and more.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://erickretz.com/eric_kretz_discography.pdf|title=Eric Kretz Discography|publisher=erickretz.com}}</ref> Kretz has cited [[John Bonham]], [[Bill Bruford]] and [[Neil Peart]] as the drummers who have influenced him the most.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/stone-temple-pilots-eric-kretz-names-drummers-that-inspired-him-to-play/|title=STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' ERIC KRETZ Names Drummers That Inspired Him to Play|date=May 30, 2018}}</ref>
-==Equipment==
-[[File:Kretz Town Fair.png|thumb|left|Kretz performing at the [[Rolling Rock Town Fair]] on August 4, 2001]]
-In the ''[[Core (Stone Temple Pilots album)|Core]]'' era, Kretz used a [[Yamaha Rock Tour Custom]] drumset before switching to GMS Drums in late 1992/early 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poc0DOQJqIk  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Poc0DOQJqIk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Eric Kretz Interview – Stone Temple Pilots – GMS Drum Co. WATCH IN HQ |publisher=YouTube |date=December 26, 2008 |access-date=2011-10-20}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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-==References==
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-==External links==
-*[http://www.bombshelterstudios.com Kretz's Bomb Shelter Studios]
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-[[Category:1966 births]]
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-[[Category:American rock drummers]]
-[[Category:Grunge musicians]]
-[[Category:Musicians from San Jose, California]]
-[[Category:Stone Temple Pilots members]]
-[[Category:American male drummers]]
-[[Category:20th-century American drummers]]
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-[[Category:Talk Show (band) members]]
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