Background
Grossman was born in 1964 in New York, the older of two boys. Both of his parents worked in the optical business—his father owned a shop.
Grossman was born in 1964 in New York, the older of two boys. Both of his parents worked in the optical business—his father owned a shop.
Grossman attended Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California, graduating in 1982.
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He went on to study music theory at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California, but dropped out to focus on his music Jazz Choir, with whom he performed in the late 1980s.
In the early 1990s he performed in the band Iannello, playing with guitarist Joel Shearer and drummer Jimmy Paxson for six years.
lieutenant was through Shearer that Grossman connected with K"s Choice. Shearer had been playing with the band Super 8, which had the same manager as K"s Choice.
The manager recommended Grossman to the leaders of K"s Choice, at a time when they were auditioning for a new bass player. His work with the band included thousands of performances, and many appearances on European television, such as the French program Taratata.
He also appeared with the band on a 1999 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Doppelgangland".
Since 2005, Grossman has also been recording and touring with singer/songwriter Sarah Bettens, and in 2007 he began performing with Javier Mendoza. In 2011, he began playing with Dilana Smith from the hit television show, Rock Star Supernova. Eric Grossman, the bassist, has no relationship with Eric Grossman, the violinist.
lieutenant was also at Pierce College that he met Doctor Gerald Eskalin, founder of the Los Angeles Grossman won the part, and in 1997 toured with K"s Choice in support of their album Paradise in Maine. He then joined the band full time, and with them has recorded four gold and platinum records, including Almost Happy and Cocoon Crash.
