08/15/10 Well, its been a year now since I last updated the site. What a year! A lot has happened. The biggest change is that I am now the father of 2! Oscar Joseph Kling was born in February. He is such a blessing. Another major happening was getting a Daytime Emmy nomination for my work on Fanboy and Chum Chum, specifically the main title. My wife and I went to the ceremony, after party, and the special Nickelodeon after party. It was a blast! Last but not least, I recently switched jobs. I am now an Animation Supervisor on Fanboy and Chum Chum season 2. I'm really excited about this new position and the opportunities it can bring.

In other news, erikkling.com has recently switched servers. Everything should be up and running now, but I am in the process of revamping this website and its partners.

07/30/09 I hope everyone is having a pleasant summer. It has been a while since I have added any updates to the site. I finally have some professional work which appeared online, so I thought I would add as much as I could for your viewing pleasure. So please check out the ANIMATIONS page! Also, since I last reported in I have finished my album project: Humanoid. It is the newest music from my band Transforming Apollo. You can download the entire album for free at the band's website: www.transformingapollo.com In other news, my ever faithful student film, Atomic Banana, is having its second run in the Israel Science Fiction Festival. I also finally have an IMDB page. I guess I'm not a total failure after all. I am in the process of getting something going on my models page. It has been dormant ever since I created this site. Hopefully, I can make it happen soon. As always, thanks for checking the site.

11/16/08 Wow, time flies when you're life is busy. As of April I have moved to Glendale, CA where I am now animating at Nickelodeon Animation Studios. I am working on two projects there: The Penguins of Madagascar, and Fanboy and ChumChum. The Penguins have a slight premiere during Thanksgiving weekend, but actually starts in April, and I think Fanboy airs next fall. On top of all that my son Ollie turned one on the 19th of October. I can't believe I've been a dad for over a year. I am working on a couple side projects. A new album is in the works for Transforming Apollo. It's close to being done, and I hope to have it finished by Xmas. On top of that I am developing a few short film ideas. Hopefully I can get some help because I always have extremely ambitious ideas and work moves slowly with the baby. As for the site I will be updating my resume, links, and hopefully a new demo reel soon. It's tough, because a lot of the work I've done I can't show until the episodes begin to air. So it may be a while. Thanks for checking the site.

01/12/08 Dang! It has been a long time since I updated this page, and for those of you keeping tabs, I apologize. However, there have been some major changes in my life that give me a good excuse for being away. First off, I am now a Senior Animator at Massive Black massiveblack.com. I started there at the end of September, and I'm really enjoying the job and the guys I work with. Second, I am a FATHER!! My son Oliver was born on October 19th, 8 lbs 4 oz. He is awesome, very content, and has made my transition into parenthood pretty easy. Third, Atomic Banana has become part of the 2008 Animation Block Party DVD, as well as licensed for TV, internet, and mobile (more on that later.) So, my life is very busy and exciting. In addition to all this I have been working on a number of side projects, a few films, and a new album for Transforming Apollo.

07/14/07 Wow, some great stuff happening. As you've probably noticed, the site has gotten a facelift. After about a year, I've finally put my film Atomic Banana on the site for all to watch. I've also added Future Past to the site, so check it out in the Animations section. Oh, and check this out: Another festival has accepted Atomic Banana!! The Animation Block Party animationblock.com in New York will be presenting my film on opening night, and I'm flying out to be there. If you are in New York on July 27th, please get tickets. I'd love to see you there.

06/17/07 A few new updates: I'm currently working for Palma VFX in San Francisco. I added a few new illustrations, and an update to my demo reel. I also want to mention that I have become a member of www.gloomshade.com. You can go there and check out my profile.

05/10/07 I just finished Future Past: Museum on the Moon, a live action film project I began back in the summer of 2004, but was delayed in completing. I added the trailer to the site, and the score, Enjoy!

03/27/07 Atomic Banana won the Best Animation Award at the San Fernando Valley International Film Festival viffi.org.

03/19/07 Atomic Banana has been accepted into the Nashville Film Festival NaFF Wahoo!!

03/06/07 Atomic Banana has been accepted into the Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA. silverlakefilmfestival.org Also, new demo reel shots, so CHECK IT OUT!!

02/25/07 Atomic Banana has been accepted into 2 more festivals. San Fernando Valley International Film Festival viffi.org has nominated AB for Best Animation Award. Faux Film Festival fauxfilm.com has invited Atomic Banana to screen at its event.

02/14/07 Atomic Banana is an official selection of the Big Muddy Film Festival www.bigmuddyfilm.com

01/29/07 Atomic Banana is an official selection of the Science Fiction Short Film Festival in Seattle, WA. For more info please visit this link: SFSFF

12/05/06 Atomic Banana won Director's Choice and Guest Judge Award at the Academy of Art University Fall Animation Festival.

11/28/06 The Target Christmas commercials I worked on have begun to air.

11/17/06 New Demo Reel. Check it out in "Animations."

11/07/06 I am proud to say my film, "ATOMIC BANANA," is finally finished and has been entered in 13 festivals to date. The trailer can now be watched in the "animations" section. It is also available on Google Video (though it got compressed to death.) Added "links" and "musical scores" pages. Animations have been enlarged and optimized. Some new 2D images in "Concept Art."