American singer-songwriter Ernie Halter was born in 1974 in Inglewood,
California, to a Cuban mother and Yugoslavian father. Raised in Orange County,
he began taking piano lessons at the age of 8 and picked up the guitar during
his teenage years. During this time, he started writing his own songs inspired
by artists like The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John. In the following
years, Ernie Halter kept himself busy by performing at small venues and coffee
shops, playing a mix of covers and original material. All the Internet buzz
surrounding his independently-released studio d...