Having released music on SoundCloud since 2017, he gained notoriety in 2020 with his breakthrough album COA, signing to Interscope Records in 2021. Along with his frequent collaborator glaive, he's been credited with helping bring hyperpop to the mainstream, though his work has gradually undergone a Genre Shift towards more traditional pop.
With the aid of a bitcrusher effect on his vocals, he has also released two EPs under the alter-ego Dante Red.
Discography:
as Ericdoa
- DOA (2019, EP)
- Public Target (2020)
- COA (2020)
- And Then I'll Be Happy (with glaive) (2021, EP)
- Things With Wings (2022)
as Dante Red
- hi i'm dante (2020, EP)
- D.A.N.T.E. (2021, EP)
His work includes the following tropes:
- all lowercase letters: How he stylises his name and many of his song titles.
- Alter-Ego Acting: Dante Red. In addition to having released two EPs under the name, Dante also performs "do or die (interlude)" from COA, while "hey there nice to meet ya" from Things With Wings was released with an accompanying "Dante Red Mix".
- "finale" from the D.A.N.T.E. EP is credited as "featuring Ericdoa".
- Genre Mashup: His music, while usually described as Hyperpop, incorporates a wide variety of genres including Pop Punk, Alternative Hip Hop, Trap Music, Electronic Dance Music and Indie Rock.
- Genre Throwback: Compared to his more experimental music, "Fantasize" is a more conventional Funk song.
- Non-Appearing Title: "2008", "self sabotage", "thingsudotome", "plea", "cloak n dagger", "attention whore".
