Hailing from Tainan, Taiwan, Erica Hou started her percussion journey at the age of four with Ju Percussion Music School and immigrated to the U.S. in 2014. An alumnus of the California State Summer School of the Arts, she was awarded the title of California Art Scholar in 2019. Erica holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion Performance from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, where she studied with Gregory Goodall and Theresa Dimond. She is projected to earn her Master’s degree at her alma mater in 2028. An active freelancer, Erica has performed with Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Opera, New West Symphony, Santa Monica Symphony, and many more. Outside of classical music, she is also an avid enjoyer of musicals and has played in Peter Pan, Everybody’s Talking about Jamie, and The Drowsy Chaperone. Her film credits include Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Other credits include the RISE Film Scoring Orchestra, New York University Broadway Symposium, and Socia Festival of Music. In addition to being an accomplished percussionist, she is also an active photographer frequenting live events and portrait sessions. She is now based in Los Angeles.