liminal media| eric hopper

sound I music

It all started with sound for me- it was my entry point into a life of creative adventures. As a young person I devoured music, listening to everything I could get my hands on from old Disney songs to my parents Beatles records to my grandparents Henry Mancini 8-Track tapes. I discriminated agains nothing- it was all magical to me. Eventually I started playing music- first on the piano and later the drums. When I got my first cassette tape recorder I recorded everything from favorite songs on the radio to Christmas mornings unwrapping presents with my family to summertime beach vacations on Cape Cod. My ears were open to the world and I loved listening back to those captured moments. As I got older I started to record music with my brothers and friends. As I honed my skills as a listener and performer more opportunities arose. I have performed with and recorded with numerous bands over the years, including Sony recording artist Old Pike, Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket, Ray LaMontagne, Strand Of Oaks), Neena Foundry, Brown Brothers, Lawn Chair Kings, Camerado Lightning, The Warhols, and Something In The Trees. I’ve created and recorded a wide range of original music- ambient, country, folk, rock, experimental, soundtrack and electronic music. I produced and performed on the critically acclaimed Brown Brothers records, Songs From The Lost Generation and Leaving Open Fields. I have combined my two interests in film and music by working on several film soundtracks including the award-winning documentary film, El Inmigrante. I’ve engineered, mixed and produced several educational audio pieces for Bedford/St. Martin’s Press and have created sound design and music for  many short films, including The Snow Queen, Love Handles and Treasure of Riverside Park. My band, Camerado Lightning created the theme song for Reveal, a Grammy and Peabody winning syndicated radio program from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX. I have also recorded several voice over narrations and interviews for Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, Trisha Brown Dance Company, Elizabeth Streb, National Public Radio and No Pulp Productions amongst others.