About Eric Breitenbach
Eric J. Breitenbach is a drummer, producer, and multimedia artist from Vancouver, Canada.
He performs with Pussy Riot’s Riot Days, the theatrical concert that fuses punk, poetry, and protest. In 2025, Riot Days toured extensively in Europe with shows in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, and the UK, including an 11 show run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where Riot Days received the Spirit of the Fringe Award. Eric’s drumming in Riot Days is not about keeping time, but about amplifying the urgency, resistance, and raw emotion of the text through sound.
For Masha Alyokhina’s Political Girl book tour, Eric brings this same approach, performing live improvised scores and soundscapes to accompany the readings. His background in experimental performance allows him to shape atmospheres that mirror the themes and tone of Political Girl, turning each reading into an immersive, one time experience where words and sound merge.
