Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, born on December 3th, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, is an American video game developer, video game designer, artist, composer, and musician. He currently resides in and produces music from Seattle, Washington.

Eric has written and composed over a hundred scores for his massively successful original Farmer Simulator game Stardew Valley and for his sister-game, Haunted Chocolatier.