EOMAIA s.à.r.l.S. is a sole proprietorship for sound engineering, sonic intermedia and ecoacoustic research based in Luxembourg and led by Sam Erpelding.
This startup focuses on acoustic ecology, soundscape research, experimental media, sound design, digital musical interface design, computer music, radio art, audioplay and music production, as well as on room acooustics and sonic
treatments.
Sam Erpelding (*1992, Luxembourg) is a sound engineer, sound artist, and eco-acoustician. As an electric guitarist he performs in various formations, including the trio “ARGON“. Under the pseudonym “Dankwart”, Sam has been publishing his compositions since 2014.
He completed his bachelor studies in sound engineering at SAE Vienna. In 2018 he completed the course in Computer Music and Electronic Media at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. From 2015 to 2018, he studied Musicology with Prof. Kurt Haider. In 2019, he completed the master’s program in Digital Media Technologies at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten (Au).
Since 2018, he has presented his sound art and research at venues such as the Casino Luxembourg, Bridderhaus (Lu), national museum of natural history Luxembourg (Lu) and the Donau-Auen National Park Visitor Center (Au), as well as at festivals such as Ars Electronica (Au), Sonic Shaman Festival (Tw), LUGA 2025 (Lu) and the 5th Ecoacoustic Congress in Madrid (E).
In 2020, he won the ORF-Ö1 Radio Art Competition together with the language artist Elif San. He is co-founder of the Luxembourgish art collective D’Kréiennascht and since 2021 member of the radio art network Radiôme. He has been working as a freelance sound designer at Radio 100,7 since 2024.
He is currently doing his PhD at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz in cooperation with the University of Salzburg, the Donau-Auen and Kalkalpen National Park (Au). As part of his current research, he received a research grant from Nationalpark Austria.