Henrik Takkenberg

Henrik Takkenberg (August 23, 1967 – November 25, 2006) was a lead singer, songwriter, composer and producer who developed a new musical style he named Flamenco Chill. He was the producer and a member of the Spanish group Chambao (Sony BMG) and produced Cathy Claret on the album Sambisarane (Subterfuge Records) His profound knowledge of ethnic, classical and electronic music were influenced by his Asian and Japanese Language and Literature Degree studies at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. He worked at the National Sound Archive in London as assistant to Dr. Janet Topp Fargion and updated the archive records on Japanese music. He made tracks for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Young & Rubicam), Drug Free America (RSA), Nike (Leagas Delaney), Shell Ferrari, Marlboro, BMW, Het Parool in the Netherlands (Kesselkramer), (Saatchi & Saatchi) and others. His Work for Orange, "Future Thoughts" together with Max Richter, directed by Ridley Scott, was finalist at the British Television Advertising Awards in 1998.