short bio
Eric Heep is a performer and composer in Santa Fe, NM. His work generally includes incorporating existing technology in novel ways, coding, and experimental and procedural sound. In his work, he strives to expose the processes and form of natural phenomena. His recent work focuses on volumetric light and immersive sound.
He received his BFA (2014) and MFA (2016) in Music Technology at California Institute of the Arts. He was special faculty at CalArts from 2020 to 2025, teaching Sound Synthesis, Algorithmic Composition, and private lessons for the Music Technology school.
He currently works at Meow Wolf as a creative technologist with a focus on sound design and interactive experiences.
the other stuff
I'll be forever fascinated by sound and light.
I'm pretty lucky that I have a job that expands my skill set - but if I didn't need to work I would likely just focus on making art and teach others how to make art. Occasionally I'll give workshops on creative technology and I enjoy helping out on projects in the community.
Sometimes I do lighting for raves in Santa Fe with a small crew of party folks. That's been a nice way to spend some time making art with the community.
My favorite performance is my brick piece. I only perform it once every year or so; I need to forget about it sometimes.
Sometimes I field record, it depends on the year. I have a kit with a bunch of obscure microphones and I used to have a more regular practice but lately I just haven't been that into it. When you're field recording you feel this need to record everything - lately I just want to listen.
I've been composing exclusively with Just Intonation for a few years - it works well with a creative computing practice. I also love granular synthesis and Fleetwood Mac so sometimes I'll make art like this.
That's it.