Erik Texter is a composer and filmmaker originally from the Greater Philadelphia area and is based in New York City. His music explores minimalism, extended techniques, and the relationship between acoustic and electronic sound, often incorporating ethereal textures, unconventional instrumentation, and modular synthesis. His work has been performed and developed in collaboration with GRAMMY® Award-winning ensembles including Sandbox Percussion and Third Coast Percussion. In 2024, he was selected as an iQ Test Scholar with icarus Quartet, participating in the ensemble's ongoing exploration of experimental approaches to percussion, composition, and performance. His work has been praised by percussionist David Skidmore for its “economy of means in terms of instrumentation.” His piano duo composition ataraxia? won first place in the 2021 Roz Patton Composition Contest. Alongside his concert work, Texter works professionally as a video producer, specializing in video editing, film scoring, and post-production audio. He is a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers), and is a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.