Eric Sample
Associate Professor
Division of Communication & Creative Media
Ireland 214B
(802) 651-5993
Masters Degree - Union University, Vermont College
BFA - SUNY Albany
Eric Sample's (ericsample.net) background is in painting and drawing (SUNY Albany).
After a stint in the Caribbean, studying at the Jamaica School of Music, he was drawn to the bright lights of New York City, where he studied digital design at the School of Visual Arts. He later took design courses at University of California, Berkeley, and then worked as a freelance designer in New York for a number of companies including Clairol, Colgate, DBD Needham, Lowe-McAdams and Pittard-Sullivan.
He completed his Masters Degree at Union University- Vermont College in Jamaican Music and Technology, his thesis entitled "Ancient Rhythms Modern Pulse".
His interests include modern design, animation, Caribbean folk music, funk, electronic music, analog synthesis, and the furniture of Jean Prouve.









