Christoph Brüx (born 13 December 1965) is a German sculptor, painter, composer, pianist, keyboardist, arranger and music producer.
He composed for artists such as
No Angels
No Angels are an all-female pop group from Germany, formed in 2000. Originally a quintet, consisting of band members Nadja Benaissa, Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, Vanessa Petruo, and Jessica Wahls, they originated on the debut season of th ...
,
Matthias Reim
Matthias Reim (born 26 November 1957) is a German pop and Schlager singer. His 1990 single " Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" ("Damn, I love you") was a hit in several European countries and spent 16 consecutive weeks at the number 1 spot in the Germ ...
,
The Underdog Project
The Underdog Project is a German dance group which launched its first album, '' It Doesn't Matter'' in 2001. Their hits include "Saturday" (not to be confused with "Saturday Night"; this was not released until two years after the album had come ...
(
''Summer Jam''),
Brooklyn Bounce etc., and he also composed
film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...
s.
Biography
Brüx was born in ''Sonsbeck'' ''(
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
)''. Until 1985 he went to school ''(Städtisches Stifts
gymnasium''
Xanten
Xanten (, Low Rhenish: ''Santen'') is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the district of Wesel.
Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park, one of the largest archaeological open air museums in the wor ...
). Following his talent in music, he early began taking piano lessons and later he graduated at a music
conservatoire.
Brüx was composing for several interpreters such as:
*
Bro'Sis
Bro'Sis was a multicultural R&B/ pop group from Germany, which was formed through the TV series '' Popstars – Du bist mein Traum'' in 2001. The group comprised the singers Ross Antony, Hila Bronstein, Shaham Joyce, Faiz Mangat, Indira Weis, ...
: whose first album ''
Never Forget (Where You Come From)
''Never Forget (Where You Come From)'' is the debut studio album by German pop group Bro'Sis. It was released on 21 January 2002 on Cheyenne Records, Polydor and Zeitgeist. It was primarily produced by Toni Cottura, with additional production f ...
'', which Brüx took part in, has been released to the public in January 2002, scored in Germany platinum.
*
No Angels
No Angels are an all-female pop group from Germany, formed in 2000. Originally a quintet, consisting of band members Nadja Benaissa, Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, Vanessa Petruo, and Jessica Wahls, they originated on the debut season of th ...
: the album
''Pure'' where he took part in, rose to No. 1 in the
German album charts and No. 3 and No. 9 in
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
and
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
He wrote music for several films (also industry and corporate videos):
*''TKKG – Der Club der Detektive'' was nominated in 2007 for the attendance at the German children media festival ''Goldener Spatz''.
Already in the youth his sensitivity showed up in relation to its environment. His large respect for nature particularly to results in his touching underwater video "Niklas' Theme".
Today Brüx is working and living in
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
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, Germany, where he in his studio besides music even with the visual arts (painting, sculpture) engaged.
Projects
Sculptures and paintings
File:Skulptur4.jpg,
File:Skulptur7.jpg,
File:Skulptur16.JPG,
File:Skulptur8.jpg,
File:Panting1.JPG,
Bands
*SMC Unity
:Members:
Sofie St. Claire,
Matthias Menck,
Christoph Brüx
*Dolphin Sound
:Members: Christoph Brüx,
Matthias Menck
Discography
Filmography
*''Für die Familie'' (''For the family'') (
short-movie) (Germany 2004)
*''Alina'' (''Alina'') (TV-series) (Germany 2005)
*''Alinas Traum'' (''Alinas dream'') (
TV-movie) (Germany 2005)
Others
*CD: MENTAL STRATEGIES for your SUCCESS
*Synth Power SM-MOT-02 (Yamaha
SmartMedia card for Synthesizer of the
Yamaha Motif-series
smartmedia card
)
Associated acts
See also
* List of music arrangers
References
External links
*
the website of Christoph Brüx
swisscharts: Christoph Brüx
Niklas' Theme (under water video)
filmmaking and music by Christoph Bruex
google profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brux, Christoph
1965 births
Living people
German record producers
German film score composers
Male film score composers
German male composers
German house musicians
German electronic musicians
Eurodance musicians
German pop musicians
Ambient musicians
German music arrangers
Musicians from Hamburg
20th-century German painters
German male painters
21st-century German painters
21st-century German male artists
German pianists
German keyboardists
20th-century German sculptors
20th-century German male artists
German male sculptors
German male pianists
21st-century pianists
21st-century German male musicians
Artists from Hamburg
People from Wesel (district)