Curriculum Vitae for Örjan Strandberg

Born in 1956. Since 1980, main occupation as composer on assignment and music producer.

A Selection of productions
Music to the Swedish pavillion at the World Expo in Tsukuba 1985
Music to the laser performance "Urstroem" at the Stockholm Water Festival in 1999
Music to the ballet performance, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Sthlm Globe Arena.
Music to the computer game ”Codename Eagle”
Swedish script and lyrics for all swedish ”Disney On Ice”-shows between 1989 - 2002
Music for World Champion Equestrienne Louise Nathhorsts (kür), programs 1999 and 2006
All musical examples for the Bonniers multi media dictionary
Music for the congress-inauguration ceremonies for the Swedish Employers Confederation in 1992
Music for the congress-inauguration ceremonies for the Swedish Trade Union in 1994
Music to the scandinavian versions of Blyton's ”Famous five” on CD
Music/environmental sounds for swedish mall NK spring 2005
Music and sound installations for the Peace Museum in Uppsala 2005
Music and sound installations for the exhibition ”The Horizons of knowledge” Tekniska Muséet, Sthlm.
Music and sound installations for the exhibition of popular music at the Museum of Music 2001-2002
Sound installations for Engsö castle 1998
The music for several permanent exhibits for ABB, RFSU, Vattenfall, Trygg-Hansa, Sinneriket etc.
The music for the permanent installation ”Swedens national parks” in Tyresta, Stockholm.
The music work ”The saga of the nordic gods”, 50 min, performed as a laser show in Montreal 1992
The music work ”Les Saisons Suédoises”, 25 min, performed with fireworks in Montreal 1994
More than 300 musical functional sounds for most of SonyEricssons cel-models since 2002
Functional sounds for stoves by Electrolux

Besides the examples above, Örjan has composed & produced music to several hundred industrial films, kick-offs, multi image shows, company presentations, websites, radio stations, commercials and campaigns

Directorships; companies, societies and organizations
Managing director for companies Vision & Sound AB (est. 1983) and GeniMator AB (est. 1989).
Production manager at MicroSound Sweden AB (estl 2000).
Board member of SKAP - The society of Swedish popular music composers1990-2005 (deputy chairman 04-05)
Board member of STIM - The Swedish Performing Rights Society 1997-2005
Board member of Svensk Musik - Swedish Music Information Centre 1995-2005
Chairman of SMK - The Society of Swedish Media Composers 1989 - 2000
Board member of EMS - The foundation of Electronic music 1992 - 1995
Accountant for SSES - Swedish Sound Engineers Society 2006-2011
Chairman of ECSA Coercion Work Group since 2010
First vice Chairman of SAMI - Swedish Artists and Musicians Organization 2011-2014
Leader for the Stim Scholarship Committee; popular music fraction 1996 - 2002
Chairman of STIK - Stockholm Inventors Organization since 2011
Board member of SUF - The Swedish organization of inventors 2013-2014
Board member of SAMI 2011-2016
Chair of the SAMI distribution comittee 2015-2016
Member of the STIMs distribution committee since 2014
Member of the NCB synchronisation committé since 2014

Other engagements
One of the organizers and lecturers at the international conference ”Music & Manipulation” in Stockholm 1999.
Lecturer in musical copyright, film music, sound design and musical communication.
Author during 15 years, writing many articles on music for the trade journal "Skap-nytt".
Holder of the Stim scholarship for composers, at two occasions 1985 and 1988. Skap-scholarship holder in 2005.
Laureate of the STIM Atterberg Award in 2014
Project leader for the exhibition ”Made in Sweden - Swedish popular music during 100 years”, Museum of Music 01-02
Member of the jury of Grammis 2005 and 2006 (the swedish recording industry award)
Owner of international patents for method/device for producing drawn animation from human live action.
Several awards for inventions such as a multi lingual computer keyboard and the remote control through the stationary telephone.
Former musician in the bands: Konjak&Ljummet Vatten, Dice, Jet Set, Charlie Hillson Band, No Waste, Pugh & the Trousers
Participant in the swedish finale of the ESC in 1993 with the lyrics for the song entry ”Välkommen to livet”.
Author, composer and lyricist together with Christian Veltman to the musical and the book ”Grönsakernas Hemliga Liv”
Arranger & producer of the promotion singeln ”All up to you” for World Youth Choir feat. Tommy Körberg
One of the first originators of the big seller ”funtones” or ”crazy ring tones” for mobile phones.
Project leader  for the International Innovation Conference and IFIA World Congress in Stockholm 2015.
Educator within the Music Business Programme at SAE Institute since 2011