ABOUT ERIC

Eric Kalver is a Swiss army knife: he's a music supervisor, a tech geek, an organization fiend, an IMDB fanatic, a composer, an arranger, AND a drummer (as well as a former child magician). With all of these skills, Eric is a tour de force of music and entertainment knowledge and experience. 

After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a dual major in Contemporary Writing & Production and Drum Set Performance, Eric drove across the country from Rhode Island to good ole' Tinseltown (Hollywood) in just 3.5 days. He immediately began working as a production assistant for the Daytime Emmys, the World Magic Awards, and the Hollywood Christmas Parade. 

Soon after that, he was working among the likes of Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo, 21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie), orchestrator/conductor James Sale (21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie), Brian Tyler (Crazy Rich Asians, The Fast and the Furious series), and Matthew Margeson (Rocketman, Kingsman series) as a copyist and orchestrator for movies such as Fast Five, Skyline, Battle: Los Angeles, and Star Wars Angry Birds. Eric was the studio manager for Brian and coordinated scoring sessions as well as facilitated the work flow and deliverables to music editors and orchestrators.

While continuing to work for film composers, Eric worked for Alfred Music Publishing as the Choral Production Editor. He was the liaison between the editors and arrangers, and proofread all publications for grammatical and musical errors. Eric also became a published arranger with his arrangement of John Williams' Star Wars music as a percussion ensemble arrangement. 

After taking a class at UCLA for Music Supervision, Eric made the transition to music publishing for film and television by becoming the Film and Television Creative for Heavy Hitters Music. He has pitched and placed their catalog for shows on ABC, CBS, Fox Sports, MTV, Disney, and more. Due to his extensive knowledge and experience in music composition and performance, Eric has an ear for what works and doesn't and can easily relate and work with composers and music supervisors. 

Eric’s extensive knowledge of composing, songwriting, and music supervision have helped when he worked as a Music Supervisor and Producer for MAS (Music and Strategy). In a short amount of time, Eric music supervised for brands such as Netflix, Ford, Cadillac, Coach, Miller Lite, Intel, Verizon, Nest, and many more.

From there, he moved to Activision Blizzard as the Music Supervisor for some of the most recognizable game franchises in the past 30 years such as Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Eric cleared over 500 songs for Guitar Hero Live, which led to the music team winning “Best Music Supervision in a Video Game” at the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. In 2020, Eric was nominated with Brandon Young for the same award for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and again in 2021 for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2.

Currently, Eric is the Music Director of the popular kids animated franchise CoComelon at Moonbug Entertainment. On YouTube, It is the most subscribed children’s channel in the world and the second most subscribed channel in the world. Eric oversees the music direction by developing, directing, and executing the entire music portfolio of the brand through various streams of content such as the YouTube channel, the various Netflix series, the albums released on Spotify, and more. He is also the Music Director of another Moonbug franchise known as Little Angel, which is known for its catchy songs and playful animation.

Besides music, Eric is also a 6x marathon runner and a lifelong fan of Star Wars, superheroes, and comedy. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Elissa, daughter Ellie, and their dog, Penny.