Eric Martin (musician) - Tak Matsumoto Group 2004

Tak Matsumoto Group 2004

Tak's band, B’z have sold over 80 million records and held onto success for over 20 years in Japan. Tak decided to put together a rock band called Tak Matsumoto Group, or TMG, with his favorite players; this would include Eric on vocals, Jack Blades (Night Ranger/Damn Yankees) on bass, and Chris Frasier (Steve Vai/Edgar Winter/Eddie Money) on drums, and, of course, Tak on guitar. They spent four months writing and recording an album in Los Angeles, did a 10-day promotional tour in Japan quickly followed by a Platinum album, and a 20-city sold-out tour from July to September, ending in Japan’s famous 15,000-seat arena, Budokan. The Japanese tour for TMG saw the inclusion of Mr. Big's "To Be With You" in the set list.

TMG was among the top five bands on melodicrock.com during that time, but the band no longer pursued tours beyond Japan.

During the same year TMG was in the works, Eric and Denise were also expecting twin boys by December. In light of this, Eric decided to lie low for the next couple of years.