Erik Schoster is an American composer, improviser and instrumentalist of sorts based in Winona Minnesota. He was a founding member of Geodes, A Name For Tomorrow, Rough Weather and Data Entropy and not a founding member of Cedar AV.
He has also played in The Andrew Weathers Ensemble, Three Arguments Against The Singularity, Inlets, the Dub Sea Tank Quintet and currently Soft Generator with David Newman and Michel Mazza.
His music has been published on various independent labels including Audiobulb, Home Normal, JMY and The Leaf Label.
Once upon a time he studied composition with Joanne Metcalf, improvisation with Matt Turner and trombone with Nick Keelan.