Eric Leadbetter was born in the town of Bozeman, MT, well known for the big skies and cold smoke.

His musical career started in 2003 when he recorded his first solo album, Eric’s cosmic kitchen. He then moved to Boulder, CO in 2003 and started playing out in local coffee shops and small bars. In 2006 he established the rock n roll band, Jive Coulis with some good friends from high school. They traveled to over 20 states performing in the veggie oil powered school bus Sharleena. Jive recorded 4 all original albums of Eric’s music, which included 2 songs written by bass player Jordan Mack. Jive Coulis was dis-banded in 2017 and Leadbetter Band was Born. Leadbetter Band released their first album in 2019, and the second album, “Howl” was released in sept 2021. Eric also released an acoustic solo album “Middle ground” in 2020.