Earned in the room,
Built for what's next.

Eric Powell at Vogville Recording, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Eric Powell is a producer, mixer, and composer with 30+ years in alternative, electronic, rock, metal and industrial music. As the founder of 16volt, he's worked alongside collaborators from Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, and Skinny Puppy, charted #1 on Rolling Stone, and synced music to Lionsgate, MGM, HBO, MTV, CBS, ABC, and Sony.

Just after attending Full Sail Center for the Recording arts, with a degree in Recording Music and Production, Eric signed his first record deal in 1991, went on to release ten studio albums, and earned #1 and #2 slots on Rolling Stone's alternative charts — with press in Guitar Player, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, and Alternative Press to name a few.

His work has involved collaborators including Bill Kennedy (Nine Inch Nails, Megadeath, Motley Crue), David Ogilvie (Nine Inch Nails, Skinny Puppy), Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, Annabelle), Chris Vrenna (Nine Inch Nails), and Jeff "Critter" Newell (Ministry, Blink-182), while his sync catalog spans film, television, and games — from Repo! The Genetic Opera and Carrie 2: The Rage to MTV's Punk'd and The Real World, HBO, CBS, ABC, and Sony Computer Entertainment’s Primal, EA Sports' NHL 2005, and more. As a remixer, he has worked with KMFDM, Skold, Chemlab, Angelspit, and more across labels including Metropolis, Cleopatra, and Artoffact.

Working from his private studio in Portland, Oregon, Powell brings a songwriter's ear, a programmer's precision, and decades of major-label and independent experience to every project — whether producing from the ground up, mixing, composing for picture, or reimagining existing work.

Services

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Custom Music and Catalog Licensing

I compose original music for film, television, and games, blending alternative, rock, metal, electronic, ambient, and industrial textures. I specialize in dark, heavy compositions and immersive soundscapes that give projects a distinctive sonic identity. I also maintain an extensive catalog of ready-to-license songs and instrumentals. Let’s collaborate to bring your project vision to life.

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Production, Mixing, Recording

Elevate your music with pristine, professional mixes providing clarity, punch, and depth translating across streaming platforms, clubs, and broadcast. With more than 30 years collaborating alongside engineers and producers such as Bill Kennedy (Nine Inch Nails, Megadeth, Mötley Crüe), David Ogilvie (Nine Inch Nails, Skinny Puppy), and Jeff “Critter” Newell (Ministry, Blink-182), I bring the experience and creative insight to unlock your music’s full potential.

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Remixes and Consultation

I can deliver a full reinterpretation of your track tailored to your goals—whether you want a version built for the dance floor or a more intimate, stripped-back take—and I’ll transform your song into a fresh, thoughtfully produced arrangement that resonates with your audience while preserving the core emotional essence, enhancing key moments with tasteful production choices, and ensuring the final mix is polished for release or performance.

Select Works

PlayStation 2 game cover for 'Primal' featuring a woman with short dark hair and a serious expression, set against a dark, mystical background with a monster's face in the lower right corner.

Primal Game

In-game combat music
Producer | Composer | Recording | Mixing

Sony Computer Entertainment

Movie poster for 'Repo! The Genetic Opera' featuring a person in a shiny red costume and helmet, with bold yellow and red text and credits.

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Custom Music
Programming/Sampling

Twisted Pictures / Lionsgate

A promotional poster for the movie 'The Rage: Carrie 2' featuring a woman with curly dark hair and a serious expression, standing against an orange and black background.

The Rage: Carrie 2

Music License
Producer | Composer | Recording | Mixing

MGM / United Artists

Cover of the TV show "JAG: Judge Advocate General" featuring a man and a woman in military uniforms with ships and helicopters in the background.

J*A*G

Music License
Producer | Composer | Recording | Mixing

CBS

DVD cover for MTV's 'Punk'd' featuring Ashton Kutcher, with images of a woman with a hat and a man aiming a gun, and text about the show's second season and special features.

MTV Punk’d

Music License
Producer | Composer | Recording | Mixing

MTV

A black and white image of a bug or insect, with text that reads 'ABEL AUTOPSY' and several symbols below.

Abel Autopsy

Uunder LP
Mastering

Kreechur Shop

A skull with large black horns mounted on a rusted metal wall, with black wires and vines around it, and the words 'FLESH' and 'FIELD' in distressed white letters, and 'ON ENMITY' written vertically.

Flesh Field

Molten Resolve Remix
Producer | Mixer

Dependent Records

Close-up of a thorny branch with sharp thorns against a black background, with text that reads "16 Volt More or Less".

16Volt

More Of Less
Composer | Producer | Recording | Mixer

Metropolis Records

Partial view of a person with a suitcase standing in front of a graffitied wall with the word 'SUCK' and an underground symbol.

Skold

Suck and Mop Up mix
Remix | Producer | Mixer

Metropolis Records

Album cover for KMFDM's Pride and Greed remixed with a red and black color theme, featuring illustrated horns, a robotic figure, and a spaceship in space.

KMFDM

Not In My Name (Check Yourself Mix)
Remix | Producer | Mixer

Metropolis Records

Discography

Producer, Mixing, Engineering,
and/or Composing

16volt - More Of Less (2026), Metropolis Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

16volt - Negative On Arrivals (2024), Metropolis Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

Deveauxshun - Half Glass (2025)
Vocal Editing and Mix Enhancement

16volt - DeadOnArrivals (2017), Murder Creek - Composer, Co-Producer, Recording, Mixing

16volt - The Negative Space (2016), Metropolis Records - Composer, Co-Producer, Recording, Mixing

Black December (2015), Metropolis Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

Iron Lung Corp. - Bodysnatchers (2013), Cracknation - Composer

16volt - Beating Dead Horses (2010), Metropolis Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

16volt - American Porn Songs (2009), Metropolis Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

16volt - FullBlackHabit (2007), Metropolis Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

16volt - The Best of Sixteen Volt (2005), Cleopatra Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

16volt - Demography (2005), Cleopatra Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

H3llb3nt - Regurgitator (2001), Invisible Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

H3llb3nt - Hardcore Vanilla (2001), Invisible Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

16volt - SuperCoolNothing (1998), Mercury/Polygram - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

H3llb3nt - Helium (1998), ReConstriction/Cargo Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

16volt - LetDownCrush (1996), ReConstriction/Cargo Records/IRS Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

H3llb3nt - 0.01 (1996), Fifth Column - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

16volt - Skin (1994), ReConstriction/Cargo Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

16volt - Wisdom (1993), ReConstriction/Cargo Records - Composer, Producer, Recording, Mixing

Film, TV, Video Games

Primal - 12 songs, in game combat music - Sony Computer Entertainment

The Real World - Multiple songs, mutiple episodes, background music - MTV

Made - Multiple songs, mutiple episodes, background music - MTV

Next - Multiple songs, mutiple episodes, background music - MTV

Drag Race High - Intro music - MTV

The Wizard Of Gore - Custom music and ambience throughout - Open Sky Entertainment

Punk’d - Multiple songs, mutiple episodes, background music - MTV

The Rage: Carrie 2 - 3 songs, background music - MGM/United Artists

Repo! The Genetic Opera - Programming and sampling for multiple songs - Twisted Pictures/Lionsgate

NHL 2005 - 1 song, background music - EA Sports

Miracles - Custom intro music - ABC

The Crimson Code - 1 song - HBO

J*A*G - 2 songs, 2 episodes - CBS

Hi-Octance with Sofia Coppola - Intro music - Comedy Central

An Occasional Hell - 3 songs - HBO

Remixes

Flesh Field, Molten Reserve - Artoffact

Skumlove = Ride Or Die - Devils Union Entertainment

Deathline International, Spin Zone - Cop International

Inure - Le Petit Mort - Metropolis Records

Dead Animal Assembley Plant, Rise With Me

The Remix Wars Strike 3: 16 Volt Vs. Hate Dept.- Artoffact

Gardening Not Architecture, Stop, I Get It.

Adoration Destroyed, Here To Bleed - Cleopatra Records

Skold - Suck - Metropolis Records

Stiff Valentine - The Bleeding - Wtii Records

Unit 187 - Kurva - Vendetta

Angelspit - Fuck The Revolution - Metropolis Records

Caustic - Fail Better - Metropolis Records

Codex: Factoria, Crown Of Thorns

Left Spine Down - Reset – Synthetic Entertainment

Kmfdm - Not In My Name - Metropolis Records

Chemlab - Binary Nation - Invisible Records

Acumen Nation - Just A Bastard - Cracknation

War Widow, No Means Yes

Torn Skin - Mislead - Blacklight Records

Stiff Valentine, Bleed On You - WTII Records

Human Factors Lab - Broken Toy

Isolated Antagonist - The Archetype Defined - Machine Man Records

System Syn, Chemical - Dependent Records

Circus Of Dead Squirells - Prizefighter

3D House Of Beef - Sedition - Luna Sound

Gear

DAW, Console, Monitoring

Adam Audio T5V Near Field Monitors
Avid Pro Tools Studio
(2) SSL UF8 Controllers
SSL 18+ Audio Interface
SSL Alpha 8 Interface
SSL UC1 Controller
SSL UF1 Controller
Steven Slate VSX
TC Electronic Clarity M

In The Box

Cradle Audio
Eurobass
FabFilter Pro Complete
Izotope RX
Naturl AL1 Limiter
Neural Audio Gojira, Etc.
NI Kontakt 8
Nuro Audio Xvox Pro
Oeksound Soothe 2
Odin 3
Polyverse
Schwabe Digital Gold Clipper
Slate Audio Trigger 2
Slate Digital All Access
Soundtoys Complete
SSL Complete
Steinberg Spectral Layers Pro 12
The God Particle
UVI Mesa Rectifier

And many more…

Outboard

Akai MPK Midi Contoller
Empirical Labs EL8-X Distressors (2)
Heilsound The Fin Mic
Nektar SE61 Keyboard Midi Contoller
Neural DSP Quad Cortex Mini
Rupert Neve R10
Schecter C-1 Platinum 6-string Gtr
Schecter E-1 SLS Evil Twin 6-string Gtr
Shure SM57 Mic
Shure SM58 Mic
Shure SM7B Mic
Slate ML-1 Mic
SPL Big 500
SSL Violet EQ
Tech-21 Sans Amp
Various Pedals