Andreu Jacob


Andreu Jacob Martinez Foglietti known as Andreu Jacob is a Catalan composer. Andreu Jacob works in such musical genres as classical and contemporary music, jazz, flamenco and other musical styles. He has a wide experience in media, television, studio recordings and . Besides he is a gifted multi-instrumentalist musician, producer and arranger.

Biography

Born in 1971 in Barcelona, Catalonia Andreu was brought up in a poor family that lived in the Raval neighborhood. Jacob showed a great interest in music at the age of 9. He began his musical studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Música del Liceo in Barcelona. A year later he made his first musical performance at theConservatorio Superior de Música del Liceo. At the age 14 he started to work with the Catalan guitarist Max Sunyer. During their cooperation, Andreu learned to play by himself. Andreu also studied and worked with a famous Spanish musician Salvador Niebla, later creating with him a creative tandem.
Andreu took the 1st place in the prestigious 75th Composer's Festival Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. Besides he studied carpentry in Barcelona and architectural acoustics in France. In 1990 he published his first work. At the age of 23 he participated in a prestigious international jazz festival in Krakow, Poland and also in Zamosc.
In 1995 at age 24, Andreu got his first sponsorship from the international company Paiste, agreement expiring in 2007 after accepting the proposal to work with his new sponsor Zildjian. Since 2001 Andreu Jacob is considered to be one of the most prestigious musicians. He participates in all kinds of filmmakers tests, demonstrations of musical organizations, manufacturers. He is a headliner in different well-known art magazines and newspapers. Andreu cooperates with such famous brands like: Zildjian, Evans,Tama, Soundart, Casio, PRK Percussions, Music Distribución, Musicmania, Ventamátic, Directworld, Adagio, Native Instruments, , Steinberg, Propellerhead, Phantom sound, Microfusa, MI7.
He participate in many different jazz festivals and international musical seminars in. Andreu Jacob made numerous concerts in different cities -
Andreu performed and gave various Master Classes and conferences in music conservatories, and music schools =, in many prestigious international music schools. During his career he cooperated with world-class musicians: Chano Domínguez, Miguel Poveda, Guadiana, Geir Jhonson Max Sunyer, Albert Bover, Salvador Niebla, Jordi Bonell, Alicja Satrurska, The Great Resonance Choral, Michael Grossman, Maksim Dedikov, Errol Woiski, Miles Griffith, Rob Stillman, Choral Zangensemble SLAVA, Chema Vilchez, Marina Albero, Juan Gómez "Chicuelo",Jordi Gaspar. Also he worked with famous literary poets like: :nb:Anne Lande|Anne Lande, José María Herranz, Luis Antonio de Villena y María Esperanza Párraga among the highlights.
At this moment, A. Jacob is working in projects with famous graphic artists such as: Thomas Dodd, Peter Gric, Gottfried Helnwein, Ian Brodie, Laurie Lipton, Lara Zankoul, Peter Coulson, Alex Timmermans, Tommy Ingberg, Brooke Shaden, Bjørn Tore Manuel Emanuelson, Viviana González...
In 2012 he moved to Sweden to continue his work. A year later Andreu Jacob moved to Norway where he lives up to now. There he created own company

Other activities

Andreu Jacob has written and published numerous works.
As an arranger Andreu Jacob has worked with many different artists. He is an author of soundtracks for such movies as: настоящий-сценарий / The Real Screenplay © 2018, Innocent MARA © 2018, SANCTUARY © 2017, Humans © 2017, EXUVIA © 2019, Lili ser Dig © 2018, THE GREAT HUMAN CRIME © 2019, LOVE © 2018, Brinn Som Solen © 2018, "Laura esta sola" de Lauren Films, "La memoria de los peces" de Manga Films, "Glamour sex" de Coco Films, "Private Château" de Private Films 2005,
"El mar no es azul" de Manga Films, "Arcus de Biart" de Manga Films, "La entrega" de Bert Palmen o "Buhos" de Plimlico Artworkz.

Own records

  1. El Valle de Cabuérniga
  2. The perfume of honey
  3. 6666
  4. Dragon Dreams Vol. I
  5. Dragon Dreams Vol. II
  6. Digital Loneliness
  7. A.Jacob v.1.0 – Black
  8. A.Jacob v.1.0 –White
  9. The pious sinner
  10. Uelhuxe
  11. Blind passenger to Kamtschka
  12. Home das Bubas Vol. I
  13. Home das Bubas Vol. II
  14. Die enttaeuschung des Hans Castorp
  15. Natural Order
  16. Outside
  17. BLOW
  18. Ojos de Dios
  19. Mlechny put
  20. Manuscritos para Anastasía
  21. Amargo despertar
  22. Ett nytt land utanför mitt fönster
  23. I miss you
  24. My sweet love
  25. Guds Øyne
  26. Manuskripter til Anastasia
  27. KUNST art symbiosis
  28. Ja vi elsker dette landet
  29. Rjukan, Den evige omfavnelse av fjellet

Collective works

  1. Acid by Vanguard School
  2. Resonance by Vanguard School
  3. Boing Boing
  4. Batería Total
  5. Jazz i Noves Músiques de Catalunya 7
  6. Jazz i Noves Músiques de Catalunya 9
  7. Jazz i Noves Músiques de Catalunya 10
  8. JAÇZ Nº1
  9. Revista de Jazz 04
  10. Projet ONE / Maxi Tuning
  11. Razzmatazz 03
  12. Ukiyohe Behaviour
  13. A los viejos Maestros / El niño de la Chata
  14. Hope / Crystina Maez
  15. Todo en beso / Malena placeres
  16. Eva / gremio afiliado de joyeros
  17. Respiraire / Maite Barrera

    Soundtracks

  18. EXUVIA © 2019
  19. THE GREAT HUMAN CRIME © 2019
  20. LOVE © 2018
  21. Lili ser Dig © 2018
  22. Frozen Hell © 2018
  23. настоящий-сценарий / The Real Screenplay © 2018
  24. Brinn Som Solen © 2018
  25. Innocent MARA © 2018
  26. The Omega point, strikes © 2018
  27. SANCTUARY © 2017
  28. Humans © 2017

Collaborations in Soundtracks

  1. Laura esta sola de LAUREN FILMS
  2. La memoria de los peces de MANGA FILMS
  3. Glamour sex de COCO FILMS
  4. Private Château de PRIVATE FILMS
  5. El mar no es azul de MANGA FILMS
  6. Arcus de Biart de MANGA FILMS
  7. La entrega de Bert Palmen
  8. Buhos de Plimlico Artworkz

    Symphonies

  9. Sinfonia nr. 24, Solens synfoni
  10. Gumnerside – Kammerkonserte nº 2
  11. Sinfonia nr. 23, Rjukan Den evige omfavnelse av fjellet
  12. Expanding the Space – 57th International Austronautical Congress,
  13. Concierto para piano y orquesta nº 1, op. 36, en Si bemol mayor
  14. Concierto para piano y orquesta nº 2, op. 225, en Do mayor
  15. Concierto para piano y orquesta nº 3, op. 280
  16. Missa solemnis, opus 38
  17. Symphonic Nr. 8 C- moll op. 65 / Dimitri Schostakowisich
  18. Unter Grünen
  19. Die Hundekatastrophe
  20. El Valle de los Alientos op. 42