...a born and raised southern California native, showed interest in music at an early age. At 8 years old Halter began to study classical piano, then guitar at 14, and by 16 was writing his own songs. Though it wasn't until years later that Ernie found his true love for music with singing. He never seemed to get enough of the recordings of Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin (the list goes on). In 1995 Ernie was awarded a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA., where he studied performance with such gifted faculty as Walter Beasley, Livingston Taylor, Vivian Reed, and Joanne Whitaker. After graduating cum laude in 1997, Halter moved back to Los Angeles to pursue his music career, at which time he met bassist Derek Frank, and joined LA based jazz/hiphop group Scenario 34 which amicably split in 1998. In addition, Halter has appeared with such notable artists as, Christina Aguilera, Groove Collective, Aaron T. and the Movement, and Richard Carpenter. Noteworthy television credits include; Entertainment Tonight, CNN, Beverly Hills 90210, Frasier, Charlies Angels 2000, Jag, javamusic.com, Yamaha Musical Instruments (CD-ROM), and the Discmakers World Series of Music.