CHRISTIAAN OYENS

Born in Uruguay and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Christiaan Oyens has been composing, performing and producing music for over thirty-five years. A graduate of Musician's Institute in Hollywood, California, he further developed his compositional skills studying privately with Moacir Santos. Back in Brazil Christiaan wrote for musicals and TV. He also wrote several hit singles for Brazilian singers. His composition, "Catedral" sung by Zélia Duncan was the song that got most airplay in Brazil in 1995.

A multi-platinum record producer, Christiaan has two Latin Grammy nominations, and in 2015 he received a Latin Grammy Award as producer for the best Rock album of the year. He also received three International Emmy nominations for his musical production of The Voice Kids Brasil at Globo Network, Brazil.

Since moving to London in 2019, Christiaan has scored a feature film he recorded with The Saint Petersburg Studio Orchestra. He also composed, produced and orchestrated for the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra the score as well as the original songs for the feature animation film "My Big, Big Friend - The Movie". Christiaan was also the arranger for the album "Yn Rio" by Welsh singer/songwriter Carwyn Ellis. The album recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales was released in October of 2021.