Erik Texter is a composer, audio engineer, and multimedia artist originally from the Greater Philadelphia area. He is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Music Technology at New York University and holds a dual degree 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.

Beyond contemporary classical composition, Texter writes and records acoustic and folk-inspired music under the name Kimberwood. His project, t.exter, explores AI art, generative modular synthesis, and film scoring, drawing from aesthetics such as dreamcore, liminal spaces, surrealism, and weirdcore.

Texter is also passionate about film and hopes to work in post-production audio or film scoring, where he can merge his technical expertise with his love of sound and storytelling.

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.