ABOUT KARLIS AUZANS
LATEST EDUCATION
2006 Master's degree in media and cultural management; Hamburg Academy of Music and Theatre, Latvian Academy of Culture;
2004 Master's degree in cello playing, Latvian Academy of Music, Cologne School of Music and Theatre.
JOB EXPERIENCE
From 1999 guitarist, cellist, songwriter and arranger in the band Autobuss debesis
From 2005 artistic director, soloist, composer, arranger of the cello trio Melo-M
From 2010 "Premium Art, Ltd." board member
From 2012 Latvian Performers and Producers Association (Laipa) Chairman of the Board.
SOLOIST'S EXPERIENCE
From 1999 Concerts with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the Camerata Orchestra of Riga, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra; Latvian Academy of Music Student Orchestra, the Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra "Presburger Kamerphilharmienie".
COMPOSER'S EXPERIENCE
Original Music
2012 "Ode to Gagarin" for three cellos and the wind orchestra Riga, in collaboration with N. Gotham
2020 First Latvian Folkballet for dance group "Daiļrade", "CIK SAULES MŪSOS"
Theatre
2010Production Picasso's Women (Pikaso sievietes), musical director, Daile Theatre
2012/2013 "Medea. Theatre" (Medeja. Teatris.) Lilita Ozolina anniversary performance, Daile Theatre. 2013. Nomination of the best composer in "Spelmanu Nakts"
2013 Production "Piaff" ("Pjafa"), musical director and composer, Liep?ja Theatre
2013 Production "M.Butterfly", musical director and composer, Daile Theatre Dance production "Stop!" ("Apstajies"), cello trio "Melo-M" and dance group "Dzirnas"
2014 Production "Peter Pan" ("Piters Pens"), composer, Daile Theatre
2014 Production "1984", composer, Liepaja Theatre
2015 Production "Frankenstain" ("Frankensteins"), composer, Daile Theatre (nomination of the best composer in "Spelmanu nakts")
2016 Production "Fire and Night" ("Uguns un Nakts") (nomination of the best composer in "Spelmanu nakts"))
2016 Production "Elephant man" ("Ziloncilveks")
2016 Production "51st photograph" ("51. fotografija")
2017 - Production "Portrait of Dorian Grey" ("Doriana Greja portrets")
2017 - Production "Hedda Gabler" ("Heda Gablere")
2020- Production "Talented Mister Ripley" ("Talantigais misters Riplijs")
2020 - Production "Children of the sun" ("Saules Vaikai" at Klaipeda drama theatre )
Film Music
2005 "At the sea" ("Piejura", Latvia). Big Christopher nomination
2009 "Hunting" ("Medibas", Latvia). Big Christopher prize on the best music
2009 "The Fencer" (Estonia, Latvia)
2009 "Lev Tolstoy's evil spirit" ("Leva Tolstoja launais gars", Latvia)
2009 "Walls" (Czech Republic, ASV, Latvia)
2010 "Dresses. Mothers and Daughters" ("Kleitas. Mates un Meitas", Norway, Latvia)
2011 "WhyRiga" (Latvia)
2011 "Riga Story" (Latvia)
2012 "The Exorcist A Real Life Story" (Norway)
2012 "House of angels", season 2 ("Engelu maja", LTV, Latvia)
2012 "San er Jeg og Sann er Det" NRK (Norway)
2012 "Hedgehogs and the City" Animation Brigade ("Ezi un lielpilseta", Latvia)
2013 "Ghetto stories" ("Geto stasti", Latvia)
2013 "Sirmais. Cult dishes" ("Sirmais.Kulta Edieni"), LTV
2014 "Norge +" NRK (Norway)
2014 "Na poroge straha" reg. H.Frank/ M.Kravcenko (Latvia/Russia/Israel)
2014 "Republic of May 4", Juris Podnieks studio ("4. Maija Republikas", Latvia)
2014 "Beyond the fear", Vertov Studio ("Bailu robeza", Russia/Latvia)
2015 "Mirror man", VFS ("Spogulvirs", Latvia)
2015 "Under the sun", Vertov.Real Cinema ("Saules staros", Russia/Germany/Czech
Republic/Latvia/North Korea)
2016 "Chronicle of Melanie" Mistrus Media ("Melinijas hronika", Latvia)
2016 "Zavtrak u Papi" (Russia)
2016 "Operation Wedding" (Israel, Latvia, Russia)
2016 "Pretenders" (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
2017 "Kroppen min eier jeg" (Norway)
2018 "To be continued / Turpinajums" (Latvia)
2018 "Putin's Witnesses" ( Czech Republic, Latvia, Switzerland)
2018 "Lustrum" (Latvia)
2019 "2018" (VFS.Latvia)
2019 "Sesta diena" (Mistrus Media.Latvia)
2019 "Brisele" (Mistrus Media.Latvia)
2019 "The Birth of The Leopard" (Germany, Italy, Latvia)
2019 "Motherland" / "Gimtine" ( Lokomotive productions, Lithuania, Latvia )
2020 "My Favorite War" (Bivrost Film, Ego Media. Norway, Latvia)
2020 "What Silent Gerda Knows" ( Nida Film. Latvia, Lithuania )
2020 "GORBACHEV.HEAVEN" (Latvia/Czech Republic)
2020 "Christmas in the Jungle" (Latvia, Estonia)
2021 "Look for the profession"("Sazīmē profesiju") LTV
2021 "Unfollow me" ("Atseko man" Bivrost film. Latvia, Norway)
2021 "The Year Before The War" ( Latvia, Lithuania )
2021 "Emīlija. Latvijas preses karaliene" 7 series (Mistrus Media. Latvia)
2022 "Dusmukule" Animācijasbrigāde (Latvia)
2022 "Sisters in longing" Air Productions (Latvia)
2022 "Tagurpidi torn"/"Sleeping Beast" Studio Locomotive (Estonia, Latvia)
2022 "New greatness" ( Finland, Croatia, Norway, Canada)
2023 "Danger Zone" ( Poland, USA )
2023 "Henry the great / Lielais Indriķis" ( Latvia )
Other works
Several dozens of songs for various artists.
Production
2008 musical producer of the music album "My Song for Latvia" of the Latvian Radio 90thanniversary;
2009-2019 producer of the "Melo-M" grand concerts in the Congress Hall
2011 Veronika Plotnikova and Marts Kristians Kalnns, producer of the concert "In the name of
love" ("Milestibas varda");
2012 producer of the concert "Duets of Raimonds Pauls" ("Raimonda Paula dueti");
2011+2019 producer of the concert "Imantdienas"
2013 musical producer of the drum and bagpipe band "Auli" anniversary concert and CD
Records
1999 "Autobuss debesis", "His Last Judgment" ("Viia Pastara diena")
2001 "Autobuss debesis", "A window halfway open" ("Logs puspaverts")
2002 "Autobuss debesis", "Think of me" ("Doma par mani")
2004 "Autobuss debesis", "..to butterflies, gulls and dragonflies" ("...taureniem, kaijam un sparem")
2005 "Melo-M", "Melo-M"
2006 "Autobuss debesis", "About your shoelaces" ("Par tavam kurpju snorem")
2006 "Autobuss debesis", "Imants Kalnins Song Plays" ("Imanta Kalnina Dziesmu speles")
2007 "Melo-M", "Singalongs"
2008 Various artists, "Let's do some hokum" ("Gribas drusku pabllenoties")
2008 Various artists, "Dracula. Strange blood" ("Drakula. Svesas asinis")
2008 Various artists, "My song to Latvia" ("Mana dziesma Latvijai")
2009 "Melo-M", "Around the World"
2010 "Melo-M", "Phantasy of the Opera"
2013 "Auli", "The great dozen" ("Dizducis")
2016 "Melo-M", "From Forest We Come"
2019 "Melo-M , "Water Music"
2015-2019 all records of Raxtu Raxti