biography

Erik Texter is a composer, audio engineer, and multimedia artist originally from the Greater Philadelphia area. He has a master’s degree in music technology from New York University and dual bachelor’s degrees in music composition and studio composition from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Texter has written for two GRAMMY®-nominated percussion quartets and other esteemed musicians. He was selected as one of icarus Quartet’s 2024-25 iQ Test Scholars, and his compositions often explore minimalist techniques, ethereal sonic textures, and the intersection of music and technology. GRAMMY® Award-winning percussionist David Skidmore has praised his work for its “economy of means in terms of instrumentation.” His piano duo piece, ataraxia? won first place in the 2021 Roz Patton Composition Contest.

Texter enjoys working in production sound, post-production audio, film scoring, and music editing where he can merge his technical expertise with his love of film.

He is a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers), the Audio Engineering Society, and a brother of the Rho Sigma Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.