About

Erik works as mediaartist, composer, and designer. He authors interactive work for web, performance, and installation. He also creates soundtracks for film, dance, and video, combining acoustic sounds with digital sound processors controlled via keyboard and digital MIDI/WX wind controller. Erik works primarily out of his studio, TonmeisterExperimentalAudio+Video. His online research & workshop site can be found here.

Erik is Publishing Editor of Burning Word Literary Magazine. His work has been seen and heard world-wide and currently includes ten full-length music releases, four video shorts, a full-length independent film soundtrack, three collaborative dance scores, and two multi-screen video/audio installations. His work has earned a Webby nomination (1999), two Addy Awards (1988 & 1989), and a South by Southwest National Interactive Design Award (2002, first place).