Erick Oscar has been playing acoustic guitar and writing songs for more than thirty years. He grew up listening to music every weekend — usually ballads and love songs — and still treats the guitar as therapy: a way to work through what a day leaves behind.
Born in Panama, Erick has lived in the United States for 34 years and became an American citizen decades ago. Work has also taken him to postings across nearly every country in Latin America. That combination — Panamanian roots, an American home, and a life spent moving through Latin America — is what makes his catalog eclectic rather than a single genre.
He writes and sings in both English and Spanish, and draws from country, pop, ballads, salsa, merengue, bachata, flamenco, vallenato, reggaeton, mariachi, and more. Country music holds a particular place for him — he hears it as deep, raw, and pure. Across every style, the standard is the same: the song has to say something.
How the music is made
“I write all of my lyrics and then play the song with my acoustic guitar to land on the rhythm I want. From there I then use music-production software with AI to select vocals and other instruments - to basically create the emotion in the music that I want from my lyrics and my guitar.”
— Erick
“Music connects with our souls in a way that nothing else does.”
Bilingual — English & SpanishPanama-born, U.S. citizen30+ years on guitarWriter-producerSeven albums, 2026
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Discography
ReleasedAvailable now
Live, Learn, and Love Without Regrets
Out Now
Pop · Ballads · Bachata — Bilingual
Erick's debut album, a 9-song bilingual set moving between pop, ballad, and bachata. Every lyric is his own, played first on acoustic guitar, then built out with AI-assisted music-production software to select vocals and other instruments.
A 10-song Spanish-language album built around acoustic guitar, piano, and dembow grooves. The title track, subtitled ‘una canción de segunda oportunidad,’ is a song about second chances; the larger set shows the breadth of the bilingual songbook Erick continues to write in the same style.
A 10-song country-Americana album built around Erick's own line: ‘An American with Panamanian Heritage.’ It puts his Panamanian roots and his adopted country side by side, in the deep, raw, and pure style of country songwriting he loves most.
The companion release to Two Flags, One Heart, which is out now. It continues the same country-Americana sound and songwriting voice across a second full collection.
An emotional ballad about facing uncertainty and holding onto faith and hope, arranged for raw lead vocal, acoustic guitar, piano, and a soulful SATB choir. The title song speaks of the pain and frustration a person with an illness suffers not getting answers from doctors; and it speaks about the importance of keeping a good and strong attitude and desire to live and push through the challenges.
A new 10-song album of songs about perseverance and hope, moving between ballad, country, bachata, and reggae in both English and Spanish. It was released October 1, 2026.
A bilingual album built around the idea of unity — embracing differences and celebrating diversity — with English-led verses and Spanish hooks. It releases October 8, 2026.
Writes and records in both English and Spanish, often within the same catalog.
Process
Writes all lyrics himself and plays each song on acoustic guitar to find the rhythm, then uses music-production software with AI to select vocals and other instruments.
Background
Born in Panama; U.S. resident for 34 years and an American citizen. Has lived and worked across nearly every country in Latin America.
Through-line
A preference for songs with substance — raw, deep, and pure — over style for its own sake.
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