Stage 01
A closer look at the training process.
— Real Lesson Excerpt
Eric guiding a student through identifying a hook — and why it’s critical in game music
Eric guiding a student through identifying a hook — and why it’s critical in game music
The Video Game Music Bootcamp gives you a structured, progressive path through game music composition — the way it should have been taught. Originally designed as a college-level course, refined since 2021, now taught to students worldwide from complete beginners to working professionals.
Study and analyze VGM at a high level, then apply every technique into your own compositions.
Techniques rarely taught in traditional programs — from deep analysis of iconic VGM soundtracks.
Chiptunes to battle themes, groove to character themes — the styles that define the medium.
Final Portfolio Review. You leave with completed work, not just knowledge.
Classical, jazz, musical theatre background — a uniquely trained ear for what makes VGM work.
Graduated from NYU Film Scoring.
Now composing for Genshin Impact.
Full-time composer at Gameloft Indonesia.
Credits: Minion Rush and Heroes of the Dark.
Composed the score for Go! Go! PogoGirl — Now on Nintendo Switch.
Composed music for Kasama: The Awakening.
Now working on projects for 16oz Studios.
Now working on Escape the Moon!
Real students. Real progress.
Real proof.
Eric is a leading educator in video game music, having trained composers worldwide — with students working as indie composers and full-time studio composers on projects including Genshin Impact. He has taught at institutions such as San Francisco State University and Long Beach State, and has presented his unique video game music system at Berklee College of Music, GameSoundCon, and MAGWest.
His background spans classical composition, film music, jazz, musical theatre, and pop, both as a composer and multi-instrumentalist performer. In his college courses, he covered over 150 works from the VGM canon in a single semester. That breadth is what gives him a distinct approach: he hears deeply and broadly, and trains you to think the same way.
The bootcamp grew out of that system — structured for composers at every level, refined over half a decade, and taught to students across the US and around the world.
Presented his VGM system at:
Berklee
College of Music · GameSoundCon · MagWest · IGDA
From gamers to grad students, Los Angeles to Indonesia — this isn't a classroom where one person talks and everyone else listens. It's a room of people who all love the same thing, working through it together.
Book a call with Eric to talk through where you are, what you're building toward, and whether this program is the right fit.
No pressure · Just a conversation about your work