Bio

Current Nine is a powerhouse cover band based in West Texas. From Stevie Wonder to Bruno Mars, George Strait to Taylor Swift, Current Nine has you covered!

Members include professional musicians from across the Permian Basin. A standard rock rhythm section of drums, bass, keys, and guitar are complimented by a burning horn section of trumpet, trombone, and saxophone. Two powerful lead vocalists top it all off to create an energetic sound that people can't help but love!

Current Nine performs for weddings, corporate events, and public concerts! Sign up for our mailing list to keep up with where we are performing  next!

Emily Baker - Lead Vocals

Emily grew up in Azle, TX and received her B.M. in Music Education from the University of Texas at Arlington. Emily taught general music and choir full time for five years before resigning to become a stay-at-home mom in 2009. Her vocal claims to fame include performing with the Grammy award-winning gospel group “God’s Property,” and beating pop superstar Kelly Clarkson in All-State Choir auditions while they were in high school. 

While working as a singing waitress during college, Emily convinced Eric to work alongside her as a singing waiter. The couple realized how much they loved performing together and have been singing together ever since. In early 2014, in response to a challenge from a friend, Emily and Eric recorded a video of themselves singing “Love is an Open Door” from Disney’s Frozen. To date, that video has received over 1.6 million views on YouTube. This video has convinced Emily’s three girls Piper, Keller, and Harper that she is in fact “cool” and she plans on enjoying the perks until they figure out otherwise. Emily teaches music at Midland Classical Academy, directs the MOSC’s Voices of the Permian Basin youth choir, and performs regularly with Current Nine, a local, highly sought-after rock cover band.

Eric Baker - Trumpet/Vocals

Eric Baker grew up in Ft. Worth, TX, and began playing the trumpet at age 11. He received his B.M. in Music Education from the University of Texas at Arlington, and earned his Master’s Degree in Trumpet Performance from Arizona State University where he studied with internationally renowned trumpet soloist, David Hickman. Mr. Baker was a member of The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps for three years (2000, 2002, 2003). 

Mr. Baker moved to Odessa, TX in July 2006 to begin his tenure as Co-Principal trumpet with the Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale. He has also performed with the Big Spring Symphony, and the San Angelo Symphony, the Legend Brass Quintet, the West Texas Trumpet Workshop, and the Salt River Brass Band. He also performs regularly with the Lone Star Brass Quintet, Current Nine, The Pinstripes Jazz Quartet, and The Sipriano Swing Band. He performed with the touring production of the hit Broadway musical "Chicago," and has performed on stage with The Temptations and The Four Tops. He free-lances all over West Texas, and is a highly sought-after marching band clinician and private teacher. 

In 2007 Mr. Baker was invited to be a featured soloist at the Western International Band Clinic in Seattle, WA, and in 2010, he was a semi-finalist for the National Young Artists Competition. In 2011 he performed as a trumpet soloist with the Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale, and in 2016 he was invited back to perform with the MOSC as a vocal soloist. Mr. Baker appears as a trumpet artist on the albums "What Sweeter Music" and "Rocket Science," and appears on the album "Caleb Young" as a vocalist. 

He was appointed to the position of Director of Bands at Odessa College in 2009 where he conducts the Concert, Jazz, and Athletic bands, teaches the trumpet studio, conducts the opera productions, and serves as Chair of Visual and Performing Arts Department. He also serves on the board of directors for the Odessa Council for the Arts and Humanities, and the West Texas Jazz Society. His wife, Emily is the director of the MOSC Voices of the Permian Basin. They have three daughters, Piper, Keller, and Harper.

Dan Ferguson - Keyboard