Eric G. Müller was born in Durban, South Africa, in 1956 and studied literature and history at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. After a few years working at a variety of jobs ans playing in bands traveling across Europe, he attended Emerson College in Sussex, England, and the Waldorf Institute in Witten-Annen, Germany. Together with his family, he moved to Eugene, Oregon, where he taught for eight years. He lives in upstate New York, where Eric teaches music, drama, and English. He has written short stories, plays, poetry, and articles on music and music education.