Eric Sohlman

Eric Sohlman (born November 12, 1980) is a freelance stage designer and musician based in.

Biography
In his 20s, Eric played in various death metal bands around the area.

In mid-2011, Eric and his friend Francis Bucciarelli created a "rolling piece of performance art" called Badd Humor, a fake ice cream truck which "trolled" children who came up to it by driving away and playing death metal. A short time of viral success led to tragedy on August 12, 2012 when Francis was shot to death by a restaurateur, Manolis Coumantaros, who alleged that his daughter was "traumatized" by her encounter with Badd Humor. Francis was 32 years old. Manolis was deported to after being charged with premeditated killing, but was celebrated as a hero in his native.

Eric experienced depression after the incident, and after waking up in a psychiatric hospital, he chose to abandon music, moved to, and went to study production design at the.

His backdrops for the Van Halen/The Cars Arena Tour won several music industry awards.