Born in the unassuming city of Lubbock, Texas, I was only 3 years old when I moved to the town of McAllen, where my father was a Border Patrol Agent. My mother, an artist, took me to Art classes and introduced me to colors and materials, which I still use to this day, materializing the influence that living in a small border town had on me.
I studied Architecture at the University of Houston, a city where my trade was in demand: you see, many large Houston firms needed architectural and conceptual renderings, and I could provide them with a twist of creative lighting and shadowing, a style that was not very common at the time.
As an outlet for my other interests, I soon gave birth to the persona of E . J . F l a t o , allowing him to be seen on my drawings and paintings, felt on my sculptures, but also heard on my music: my/his style is a fusion of boogie-woogie, classical blues and fast-paced Americana. Through many collaborations (including Bobby Doyle, Spencer Perskin, and by being involved in the scene of Austin’s very own Armadillo World Headquarters, a landmark of the 70’s in Texas), “we” have released over a dozen records.
Nowadays, you can find me either in my backyard carving blocks of marble, or sitting at the piano at my home recording studio, drinking a cup of coffee, breaking a boogie and trying my best to make you smile, always sharing my love/lust for finger joy…
It is hoped my work will make you smile.
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