Erik is an award-winning director of high-concept commercials and branded entertainment.

His projects include collaborations with Wieden+Kennedy, BBH and BBDO, and commissions for Heineken, IKEA, Coca Cola and VW.

Erik studied art, industrial robotics engineering, photography, design, business economics and screen writing. He drummed for art school bands and was an award-winning advertising agency creative (art director and writer respectively) at Ogilvy and TBWA.

He is the Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director of film and commercial production company Monument Los Angeles and Co-Founder of film facilitation company Baxter.