Over the past several years, Erik became more and more intrigued with composing and producing music, and at this point it is not uncommon for him to spend around 30+ hours a week solely devoted to the craft. His growing catalogue of music is now at around 400 cues, and he also makes hundreds of looping music segments from main tracks. You’ll find nearly every possible genre in his list: dramatic orchestral, world/ethnic, children’s, jazz, pop, and much more.

 

"The competition in the production music industry is extremely heavy," says Erik. "You have to be able to output a ton of material, it has to sound good, and it has be something that is usable in different production mediums."

 

Erik has a handful of distributors (called "Production Music Libraries") that license his music for use in everything from websites, to DVD’s, to TV and Film. Do a Google search for "production music" and you’ll get a sense of how vast the subject is, and the role it plays in the music industry. Think of all the places you hear music, such as advertisements, DVD menu screens, toys, TV shows, etc , and most likely a Music Library played a role in providing the music.

 

If you have the skills and motivation to pursue the production music industry, you’ll be opening the doors to a huge variety of opportunities you probably didn’t even know existed!

Listen to a sample of Erik’s work.  To hear more of his work, check out his Production Music page.