Composer & Sound Designer

Eric Hoegemeyer is a composer and sound designer whose work moves fluidly between film, television, brand storytelling, and contemporary art. He creates immersive sonic worlds defined by atmospheric texture, modular synthesis, analog warmth, and an emotional intelligence shaped by decades of collaboration across multiple artistic disciplines.

His compositions have been presented at major cultural institutions, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where his work The Visions of Hildegard von Bingen—created with Patti Smith, Jesse Smith, and Tom Verlaine—reimagined medieval mysticism through drones, resonance, and modern ritualistic sound. At MoMA PS1, Hoegemeyer contributed sound to Walt Whitman: The Good Gray Poet, an installation exploring poetic space through generative sonic design. These projects inform a signature approach to scoring: one that blurs the line between music, sound design, and environment, treating sound as a living architecture within a narrative.

Hoegemeyer has composed original scores for narrative, documentary, and experimental films, including Good Friday (Short, Dir. Christopher Gruse), Coney Island Cousins (Feature, Dir. Alfred Padilla), Esposas (Feature, Dir. Juan Rocha), and Kenny (Documentary, Dir. Christopher Gruse). His film work emphasizes emotional interiority, psychological tension, and atmospheric worldbuilding, drawing from his background in dark ambient composition and generative systems.

His commercial collaborations include global brands such as Nike, Estée Lauder, IKEA, Aesop, and GM, where he has developed sonic identities, atmospheric compositions, and conceptual sound design for campaigns and experiential environments. Across these projects, he brings the same artistic rigor and textural sophistication found in his installation and narrative work, offering brands a sonic voice rooted in authenticity and emotional resonance.

As an artist, Hoegemeyer explores the boundaries between sound, space, and perception. He is interested in how generative audio systems, deep listening practices, and psychoacoustics can create evolving environments that shift the listener’s emotional state. His work often incorporates elements of ritual, resonance, and sustained harmonic landscapes, reflecting an ongoing investigation into the spiritual and psychological dimensions of sound.

Across all mediums, Hoegemeyer’s focus remains consistent:
to create sound that deepens narrative, shapes atmosphere, and transforms the emotional architecture of the story.

He is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Some folks call me Leroy, but my given name is Leon Virgil Bowers… and I have been repossessed.

The journey to here, to this document they call an ‘artist bio’ is a long story. I guess you could say that I’ve hit a couple back roads along the way, a few detours, and maybe even taken a couple short cuts; I’ll keep this account short and sweet. Maybe you can glean the details from the songs I’ve written as the founding member and songwriter in Hellbound Glory.

The last few years have been good to me. I’ve toured the country with Kid Rock, shared the stage with Leon Russell, got rowdy with The Supersuckers, surprised some folks with 10 Years and generally raised a ruckus wherever the tour van has taken me. Needless to say, it’s been a hard-working year too and I’ve spent the better part of 2014 traveling and recording. 

A lot of friends have asked if I’ll be releasing any new songs this year. Honestly, I had thought that I would have released more by now. The short answer is yes. Soon. The new songs are ‘in the can’ as they say and I’ve got plans to record a few more. The new material was recorded in Detroit, Michigan at Rust Belt Studios. 

Some folks have asked whether I’ve worked with Kid Rock. Well, I guess you could say that I’ve bounced a few ideas off of Bob in the studio. You’ll have to wait until the new album drops next year to hear what came of those ideas.

I’m a working musician and proud to say that I’ve earned everything that I call my own. But I was given my name. Maybe it’s the one thing in the world that is truly my own. It will be mine even after I leave this world. Maybe that’s why it’s time to branch off a little and share a bit of it with the stage… with the music. 

Like I said to start this off, I’ve been repossessed. But I never admitted to being a lost cause. That was just a song I wrote… and I think it’s a pretty good one. 

-	LVB. November 2, 2014

Detroit-based Pop Artist

Debut EP "Troubles" to be released Summer 2016
 

Born in Ethiopia. Transformed in Detroit.

Engineer/Producer at Rustbelt Studios, Detroit, MI - www.rustbeltstudios.com

Indie/pop singer-songwriter & producer🩵

We are a rock band infused with reggae, funk, jazz, and blues from Detroit, MI.

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