Eric James Watson (born 1946) is a Singapore-based Welsh musician, composer, conductor, music, technologist and pedagogue.
Watson was born in Cardiff, Wales[1] but grew up in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.
[2] He studied composition and conducting at the Trinity College Of Music at Greenwich, London, England and won the Ricordi prize in 1967.
[1] Watson was the composer and music director of the 2001 Singapore National Day Parade (NDP).
[3] In 2006, Watson won the inaugural Chinese Orchestral Composition organised by SCO.