Erik Sjoberg

About

Erik Sjoberg is always the last one to leave the party, but the first to wake up with a hangover and a new tattoo. He's got a knack for turning even the most mundane moments into viral gold, all while juggling a secret collection of vintage vinyl records.

Backstory

Three dropped calls to his grandmother changed everything for Erik Sjoberg, who had been documenting his failed attempts to reach her during a massive blackout that hit his college campus. What started as frustrated video diaries about losing touch with the one person who truly understood his obsession with her old jazz records became an unexpected viral phenomenon when viewers connected with his raw vulnerability. The attention led him from small-town Oregon to LA's chaotic influencer scene, where he met Lily at a rooftop party—she was the only other person there who recognized the Coltrane sample playing in the background music. His wild, party-loving persona became his brand, but every city he visited, every celebrity he met, and every sponsored post he created funded his true passion: hunting down the rare vinyl records his grandmother had told him stories about. Now his secret collection rivals that of any serious audiophile, each album a piece of the connection he almost lost dur

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