Musician, editor and record label creator, Mike Errico is a Renaissance man when it comes to music. His musical roots were planted on Long Island’s North Shore where he learned to ride a bike and drive a Chevy station wagon, which made him a popular band member. “We played a lot of Ozzy,” recalls Errico, “and my mom would let us rehearse in the basement, so that was cool.”

Nowadays the multi-tasking Manhattanite, who has released five records to date, can be found editing the website for the snarky, albeit popular, music magazine, Blender. And while he has interviewed a plethora of rock stars, sitting in a hotel lobby sharing a bottle of Jack Daniels with David Lee Roth is one of his most memorable experiences. “[David] knows a lot of great toasts!” remarks Errico.

After his song “Grace” (from 2004’s Skimming) had extensive radio play, Errico started penning songs for television and film. “I’ve done a lot of television work ever since writing Pop Up Video for VH1,” he notes, “including songs for CSI: Miami and MTV’s Band in a Bubble.” You may have also heard his tunes in the film Puccini for Beginners or on Showtime’s The L Word.

Errico’s latest CD entitled All In, released on his independent label Tallboy 7, could be the artist’s best work yet. Nixing detailed demos for songs and rhythms banged out on his lap steel case, Errico resorted to a more organic recording process that can be heard on his lyrically dominant latest effort. With a voice akin to Dave Matthews and a style not unlike (Pink Floyd guitarist) David Gilmour’s, Errico has created an acclaimed 12-song disc that has already graced numerous radio playlists.

Emotionally laden lyrics, like those to the first single, “Run,” pervade the album. On “Run” Errico flirts with the idea of leaving the city if he weren’t “so shot full of poison,” but realizes he still wouldn’t be able to escape his yearnings. And the stripped down lap steel sound of the romantic “Ever Since” melds beautifully with the Serendipity-like story it’s based upon.

The title All In is taken from the song “Packing My Bags” in which Errico tells someone, “I went all in, I watched you fold, I’m packing my bags.” And just as “all in” is a poker term for putting all your chips in the pot, Errico seems to have approached his record with that same level of commitment. You can catch the acoustic guitar, harmonica and percussion-playing Errico, who has played with acts like Soulive, Guster and Bob Weir, on tour with fellow singer-songwriter Ari Hest in the springtime. For updates check out www.errico.com.