In 1995, he was called to New York City, to work as an engineer for Quintessential Sound, a high-end location recording, mastering, and transfer/restoration firm. His work on forensic voice enhancement projects has been featured on national news programs. QSI also housed an audiophile record label, PGM Recordings, which issued over a dozen commercial releases that Eric was directly involved with. He worked as the New York engineer for East West, a leading company in sampled sound, and freelances on a wide range of projects. These have consisted of many large scale orchestral works, with Posthorn Recordings, including a Stereophile Recording-of-the-Month (Mahler 6th at Riverside Church with the Manhattan School of Music Orchestra), and numerous ensemble and solo performances, including audition tapes for Juilliard students and a soundtrack for a short Cannes film. He has recorded in dozens of churches and halls, including Carnegie Hall and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. He has been involved in equipment evaluation and listening tests; in one instance, he was quoted in a Recording magazine article evaluating compression algorithms. In November 2002, he moved back to Boulder, where he has been involved in the Mahlerfest and other freelance projects, including a trip to Bulgaria to record Wagner.