Hello! I'm Erik Gullikson. Raised in Chicago, now living in Belgooly, Ireland.

I write music everyday. I live to create. Expression through music and sound is my true passion. I will go there every time, working with you to deliver strong and original results.  Using a wide variety of real instruments, software, sound shaping tools, and curiosities as a sonic palette, everything is an option. With my musical roots primarily in jazz, I appreciate that strong thematic melody and the accompanying harmony are paramount.  However, I also firmly embrace modern tools and recognize a very unique sound can be as thematic as a melody.  My goal is to arrive at that perfect balance to suit the needs of your project, while always injecting magic and soul.

EDUCATION

M.A. Music Composition, CIT Cork School of Music, Cork, Ireland, Class 2010

H.DIP Music Composition, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, Class 2007

B.A. Philosophy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA, Class 2005

 

STUDIO GEAR

DAW - Logic Pro

Computers - iMAC 27" quad core i7, Muse Research Receptor 2

AD/DA Converters/Interfaces - Focusrite, Apogee

Keyboards/MIDI controllers - Nord, AKAI, Novation, Korg, Roland

Guitars/Basses - Fender, Ibanez, Aria

Analog Synths - MOOG

VST instruments/FX - Waves, Spectrasonics, Native Instruments, Focusrite, Synthogy, IK Multimedia, Custom Kontakt Instruments

Outboard Processing - Korg, Lexicon, Electroharmonix, Boss, Roland, Zvex