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“If it doesn't sell, it isn’t creative.” (David Ogilvy)
First musical education at the age of 4 at the Conservatory in Feldkirch (violin, later piano), from 1987 to 1992 Austrian type of high school with focus on music (principal instrument: drums and percussion).
From 1992 on academic studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with degrees in audio engineering, music theory and composition (focus on media and applied music).
From 1995 on CI music and sound design for the Austrian broadcast company (ORF), jingle productions for national and international brands such as Siemens, Reebok, Mobilkom Austria, Zipfer, Rauch, Warsteiner, Raiffeisen Bank and many others.
10 years working as a freelance composer, arranger and producer for music publishers, broadcasting corporations, film and post production facilities.
Since 2002 music teacher at a secondary/high school as well as employee associate at the advertising agency Media Sell (division acquisition and new customers), ACNielsen and Whitebox (marketing research, quality assurance).
In addition to the Vienna Symphonic Library I work occasionally as a (film) sound engineer or producer and take my power and inspiration – aside from music – from nature (when hiking, skiing or diving).

About the Vienna Symphonic Library: Tradition – Inspiration – Innovation. The goals of the Vienna Symphonic Library are holistic concerning quantity as well as quality, just in the sense of Aristotle, who said “The whole is more than the sum of its parts”.

The same strange circumstances which made my birthplace Australia also brought me to Austria. My love of music and language led me to composing and improvising all kinds of music, writing books, and performance work with dance and improvisation groups. Currently my favourite instruments are piano and bass guitar, but I’ve always tried to play everything I could get my hands on.

After studying ethnomusicology and indology, and having tried many trades and professions, my previous experience as a translator, writer of hard- and software manuals, programmer etc. came in very handy when I started working for the Vienna Symphonic Library.

My initial feeling of awe has refined to a deep appreciation of what’s happening here, and I’m very glad to be a part of it, helping those fabulous samples get on their way ...

Christian Kardeis studied Piano, clarinet and composition at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Later he changed to the university of music and applied visual arts in Vienna to study composition for film and media with Klaus Peter Sattler and be part of the prestigious Tonmeister program.

He is working as producer, composer, arranger and pianist for projects such as "dZihan & Kamien", "Count Basic", performances at the cathedral in Salzburg, an Ensemble of the Vienna Philharmonics and the "Duo Nota Bene" or "Falco the Cybershow". Additionally he is product developer, composer and beta tester for the Vienna Symphonic Library.

Piano lessons from the age of four. Graduation from high school and journeyman carpenter’s exam, a year of instrument making. University studies in philosophy, majoring in esthetics (currently working on thesis). Teacher training (teaching of instruments and singing), main area of interest “keyboard instruments in popular music” => passed with distinction.< BR > Freelance musician (work for movies, advertisements, Austrian TV etc.). Composer, producer and musician, singer on pop productions (most recently Paul Pluesh “Extramusic” =>www.pluesh.com). At the same time regular live gigs in Vienna’s electronic music scene, with Tripbox; Café Drechsler and visiting artistes such as Jamalaadan Tacuma, Craig Handy etc.

On the Vienna Symphonic Library: Deeper, meatier, louder, wilder – who would have thought that such cool effects could be produced on classical instruments – a heavy dance bass drum just gets blown away! The Vienna Symphonic Library - I’ll buy it!!

I was born into a family with parents who are very enthusiastic about music, so I developed a great sympathy and love towards music and film. My parents are also to blame for my basic skills in playing the piano and the guitar. In 2002 I also started DJing – and besides all that, I'm working as a freelancer in the IT business. At the moment, I'm about to finish my studies at the University of Vienna (Pedagogy and International Development), and I am thrilled to have the possibility of working together with the great team of the Vienna Symphonic Library!

On the Vienna Symphonic Library: A professional and very friendly team, products that the rest of the world envies us for – what more could you ask for?

now:
Marketing Consultant
Proprietor of Sound Communication – Marketing Services for the Music Industry
Music producer
Musician (electric violin)

then:
Graduate in Business Administration
Product Manager (Warner Music Austria, EMI Austria)
Key Account Manager (Product Placement International)
Lecturer at the University of Economics, Vienna

On the Vienna Symphonic Library: cube the planet

Born into a family of enthusiastic singers in Carinthia I´ve been singing in choirs for as long as I can remember. Other musical training: guitar; degree course in musicology at Vienna University since 1999.

Prior to this my career plan was completely different: I studied Russian and journalism with communication science at Vienna University, where I learned to write copy in a scientific way. From 1992 I worked as a journalist and created concepts in the field of media, and as a translator and interpreter for Russian and German.

While studying I became interested in classical music, developing a taste for Beethoven and Schubert then baroque and romantic music (it was Valery Gergiev who first showed me the delights of Wagner). My main area of interest is Russian composers. Since 2000 I´ve been learning piano and devoting a great deal of time to instruments.

On the Vienna Symphonic Library: A creative symbiosis of imaginative people who devote all their faculties to the work.