Erik Arvinder

Erik Arvinder
Born1984
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresOrchestral, Pop
Occupation(s)Conductor, arranger, orchestrator, violinist, multi-instrumentalist
Years active2004–present

Erik Arvinder (born 1984) is a Swedish violinist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, orchestrator and conductor known for his work with artists such as Avicii, Childish Gambino, John Legend, Galantis and deadmau5.

Early life and influences

Arvinder was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. He completed undergraduate and graduate studies in violin performance at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.[1]

Career

Arvinder began his career as a violinist and was a member of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra from 2008 to 2012.[2] He has served as concertmaster for multiple Nordic ensembles and is one of the founding members of the Vamlingbo Quartet.[3][4][5][6]

Between 2011 and 2013, Arvinder toured as a multi-instrumentalist with Childish Gambino playing violin, keyboard and percussion during the I Am Donald and Camp tours.[7]

In 2014, Arvinder toured as a violinist with John Legend during the All Of Me tour,[8]

Arvinder has worked as an arranger for multiple international music artists, including Avicii, Zara Larsson, deadmau5, Galantis & Childish Gambino. Arvinder worked as an orchestrator for the 2015 film Creed, and continued to orchestrate for multiple films and television shows, including the Netflix musical comedy The Prom, NBC comedy Community and Netflix documentary series Chef's Table.

In 2017, together with Anthony Gonzalez (M83) and Chris Hartz (Passion Pit),[9] Arvinder arranged and orchestrated the Cirque du Soleil show Volta.[10]

As a multi-instrumentalist, Arvinder is a member of the band in the Swedish reality television music show Så mycket bättre.[11]

Arvinder is the founder and conductor of Stockholm Studio Orchestra, a session orchestra that has recorded over a thousand songs as well as movies, TV shows and video games.

Selected discography

[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]

References

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  2. ^ "Erik Arvinder". festivalmozaic.com. The San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival Association. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  3. ^ "Vamlingbo Quartet". bis.se. BIS Records AB. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  4. ^ "Vamlingbo Chamber Music Festival". Gotland. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  5. ^ "Concert in Los Angeles May 2016 : M.RAVEL - P.JUON". lesalondemusiques.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  6. ^ "Beethoven's Time Machine" (PDF). San Diego Story. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  7. ^ "Childish Gambino – Camp Tour 2012". adrianbenavides.com. 2012-05-10. Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  8. ^ "JOHN LEGEND". TheProject. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  9. ^ "Passion Pit Mines the Past for Inspired Dance Pop on 'Kindred'". Observer. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  10. ^ "Erik Arvinder". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  11. ^ Tosser, Magnus (2019-02-11). "En av landets främsta". Norrbottens-Kuriren. p. 18.
  12. ^ Spreadbury, Daniel (2020-12-07). "Dorico Spotlight: Inside Netflix's "The Prom" with orchestrator Erik Arvinder". Dorico. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  13. ^ "New DeadMau5 CD "Where's the Drop?"". CMG Music Recording. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  14. ^ "Erik Arvinder". Amoeba Music. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  15. ^ "Erik Arvinder". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  16. ^ "Erik Arvinder | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  17. ^ "cisco - Per-Hampus Stålhandske | Film Director & Editor". perhampus.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  18. ^ "Reviews | Roll The Dice". The Quietus. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  19. ^ "Kristaller - Laleh | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  20. ^ "Ain't Love Strange | Stanaj". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  21. ^ "The Aviary - Galantis | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  22. ^ "Erik Arvinder". Genius. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  23. ^ "Evolution". Anastacia. Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  24. ^ "Morrissey - Low In High School". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  25. ^ "Release "Delirium" by Ellie Goulding". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  26. ^ "Release "För kärlekens skull: Svenska artister hyllar Ted Gärdestad" by Various Artists". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  27. ^ "Erik Arvinder". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  28. ^ "Erik Arvinder". BFI. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  29. ^ "News". LITTLE TWIG RECORDS. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  30. ^ "CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  31. ^ "The Force Awakens Orchestra Roster [official]". JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  32. ^ "Symfoniorkester Erik Arvinder & Friends". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-03-07.