Eric Thompson started his career in the music industry as an assistant engineer in the 1980's at Mediasound, working with artists such as The Rolling Stones, Tesla, John Cage, and the Children's Television Workshop Orchestra for the program Sesame Street.

A trained musician, saxophone player and vocalist he immersed himself in the emerging studio technologies of the time and left to work with artists on his own in a role as programmer/ mixer. Tupac Shakur, Art of Noise, Afrika Bambaataa, Pet Shop Boys, 2 unlimited and Eric B were among some of those he worked with.

The Early 1990's found Eric in a Los Angeles studio, "The Studio at the Sunset Marquee" working with Jeb Leiber and Jeff Beck on a soundtrack for the movie "Blue Chips" with Nick Nolte.

    A couple of Earthquakes and fires prompted a speedy return to New York and advertising work at Phantom Audio NYC, sound designing and mixing for radio and television where, eventually working closely with Spike DDB creative director Desmond Hall, he helped with most of the agencies important early work. NBA spots for Lays and Pepsi helped secure the agencies reputation and future in advertising. From there, the relationship with Hall went further to include mixing a movie that Hall had written and directed for HBO entitled "A Day in Black and White" scored by composer Loris Holland.

Eric developed a skill set at Phantom over the next 8 years that would draw clients from every ad agency in New York, Chicago, and L.A.

        In 2004 Eric joined Berwyn Editorial, and Outside Editorial in order to become part of an efficient  and complete creative team including award winning editors, flame artists, graphics designers, producers and support personnel all under one roof. He now enjoys mixing in a Protools HD and Euphonix System 5, Dolby approved 5.1 Walters-Storyk designed suite. High profile commercial spots for Jaguar, Volvo, Dos XX, Exxon, Walmart and Old Navy among others help keep him busy as well as the occasional independent film that piques his interest.