Henrik Schwarz is now for over 20 years one of the most sought after producers of electronic dance music. Schwarz comes from the Chicago/ Detroit techno culture, and performs at major music festivals on all continents. Schwarzs energetic dance music textures been requested by legends like Michael Jackson, Boy George, indie stars The Foals, Ane Brun, singers Mari Boine, Mark Murphy, Raoul Midon, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and many more.
Schwarz has while with OHSOTRUE been moving towards the jazz and improvisation together with pianist Bugge Wesseltoft starting in 2011, further working with pianists Hauschka, Nik Bärtsch on more conceptional piano projects.
He performs as a Solo Pianist with 2 player pianos too.
Schwarz in the past years composed for numerous chamber orchestras, created film scores as also wrote pieces for the renowned dance company Staatsballett Berlin.
COMMISSION WORKS
A Critical Mass (Germany) 2010 // Performances at the Roundhouse London / Jetzt Musik Festival Mannheim / Murnau Stiftung Berlin
Chamber Orchestra Stuttgart (Germany) 2011 // Performance at Jazz Open, Stuttgart
Ensemble of Tonhalle Zürich (Switzerland) 2012 // Performance at Tonhalle Zürich
German Chamber Orchestra (Germany) 2012 // Performance at Berlin Philharmonic Hall
Asphalt Silent Movie Concert with Bugge Wesseltoft // Performance at Philharmonie Luxemburg.
The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra (Netherlands) 2013 // Performance at the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Secret Orchestra Tokyo (Japan) 2013 // Performance at Tsukiji Honganji Temple, Tokyo
Masse, Berghain & Berlin State Ballet (Germany) 2013 // Music & Performance at Berghain Berlin
Zentrifuge installation with german painter Norbert Bisky at Kunsthalle Rostock
ZDF “Literarisches Quartett” 2015 // TV Trailer & opening title music for national german tv.
WDR Funkhausorchester 2015 // new arrangements for large scale orchestra performance of INSTRUMENTS album + 2 new songs