Eric Hilton

Featured in this July 29, 2021 Instagram post. It formerly belonged to Rick Wakeman of Yes.

Thank you to legendary Rick Wakeman of @yesofficial for parting with your well-traveled Korg Trident. I will put it to good use.

There will indeed be some distinctively prog-rock and 70’s analogue moments on my upcoming LP Ceremony - 8/20/21.

Featured in this April 24, 2020 Instagram post. It is also mentioned in this May 15, 2017 Music Radar interview and this December 12, 2018 Oregon Music News interview with bandmate Rob Garza.

This Wurlitzer electric piano has been with Thievery Corporation since 1996. I bought it at @atomicmusic in Beltsville, MD for $225. It has graced Lebanese Blonde, The Richest Man in Babylon and so many of our songs. Yes, it is indeed a secret weapon. #thieverycorporation #wurlitzer

Music Radar

“We are pretty hooked on Pro Tools these days. We used to use Logic, but we like the sound of Pro Tools because it seems a little less dark, and we’re using a lot of UA plug-ins. We have a lot of outboard gear too, a lot of vintage compressors that we use a lot. We use a lot of vintage keys, like a real Wurlitzer keyboard and an old Lowrey organ. For keys, I really like the vintage stuff – we just got a Korg Polysix synth that we’re really into. But we basically stopped engineering our own stuff after our second album, so we rely on an engineer these days.”

Oregon Music News

What’s your favorite gear to use?

I love old synthesizers, old Rolands, Korgs, especially the Roland JP 8000, Moogs, the Korg MS2000 has also been a favorite keyboard. Sometimes it is great to pull out old drum machines and guitars as well. We have used an old Wurlitzer we got from a school auction—that one has been on many records. We sometimes just pull up a lot of random things gear-wise as well.

Featured in this September 21, 2020 Instagram post.

Lately, this 80’s Casiotone has been my secret weapon. It just proves that it does not require expensive gear to make it happen. #casiotone #thieverycorporation #infiniteeverywhere #erichilton #theimpossiblesilence #triphop

Used for The Temple of I & I, as stated in this May 15, 2017 Music Radar interview.

“We are pretty hooked on Pro Tools these days. We used to use Logic, but we like the sound of Pro Tools because it seems a little less dark, and we’re using a lot of UA plug-ins. We have a lot of outboard gear too, a lot of vintage compressors that we use a lot. We use a lot of vintage keys, like a real Wurlitzer keyboard and an old Lowrey organ. For keys, I really like the vintage stuff – we just got a Korg Polysix synth that we’re really into. But we basically stopped engineering our own stuff after our second album, so we rely on an engineer these days.”