Andreas Öberg (born 6 August 1978) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and music producer.
Music career
Öberg was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1978. At the age of seven, he began taking classical guitar lessons at school. By He twelve, he started playing electric guitar, influence by a teacher who specialized in blues and jazz fusion. He later studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
He began his professional career at eighteen, collaborating with Viktoria Tolstoy and Svante Thuresson. Between 2003 and 2006 he recorded six albums for Hot Club Records produced by Jon Larsen featuring Jimmy Rosenberg, Marian Petrescu and others. In 2006, he signed with Resonance Records, describing his music at that time as a blend of jazz, funk, soul, Latin, and Brazilian music. He recorded with the Resonance Big Band on an album that received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement. In 2009 he started a website, Andreas' Guitar Universe, where he offers online classes. He has worked with Barbara Hendricks, Hank Jones, Les Paul, Eros Ramazzotti, and Toots Thielemans.
Öberg was hired to write a song for a commercial that appeared on Swedish television. Since then he has composed for Universal Music. He wrote a song with Andreas Carlsson, who encouraged him to write lyrics in addition to music. As a songwriter Öberg has collaborated with Melanie Fontana and Ludwig Göransson. He has written and produced pop music for the Swedish, American, and Japanese markets.
In 2015 Shinee's album, Odd (including "Romance", co-written by Öberg), topped the Korean Gaon album chart for two consecutive weeks and the Billboard World Albums chart at the end of May 2015.
In May 2016, Namie Amuro released her single "Mint" where both the A- and B-sides ("Mint" and "Chit Chat") were co-written and co-produced by Öberg. The song sold more the 250,000 digital copies in Japan and was certified Platinum. In June 2016, Exo released their album Ex'Act, which included "Stronger", cowritten by Öberg. The album was the most sold in the world according to Global Album chart and has sold more than one million physical copies.
Öberg won the Hagström Guitar Award and the Gevalia Music Prize in 2004 and the International Guitar Competition Prize in Montreux in 2006. He has taught classes at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood.
Discography Andreas Invites Yorgui & Ritary (Hot Club, 2004) Young Jazz Guitarist (Hot Club, 2005) Solo (Hot Club, 2006) Live in Concert (2006) (DVD) My Favorite Guitars (Resonance, 2008) Six String Evolution (Resonance, 2010) Thrivin' with Marian Petrescu (piano) (Résonance, 2010) Live (Hot Club, 2013)
Notable writing credits Year Artist Song Appearance on album 2012VIXX"Starlight"Super HeroGirls' Generation"Stay Girls"Girls & Peace2013Shinee"Breaking News"Boys Meet UNU'EST"Beautiful Ghost"Sleep TalkingBoA"Message"Who's Back?VIXX"B.O.D.Y"VoodooGirls' Generation"Gossip Girls" Love & Peace"Motorcycle""Do the Catwalk""Linguafranc" 2014After School "Yes No Yes" Dress to Kill "in the moonlight"Shinee"365"I'm Your Boy"Downtown Baby"2015Cross Gene"Amazing (Bad Lady)"Play With MeOh My Girl"Hot Summer Nights"Oh My Girl"Curious""Say No More"Closer"Round About"BoA"Love and Hate"Kiss My Lips"Smash""Lookbook"Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no KanaShinee"Romance"Odd"Black Hole""Chocolate"Married To The MusicGamaliel Audrey Cantika"Terbang"Stronger"Cinta"Super Junior"Forever With You"DevilF(x)"Glitter"4 WallsVIXX"Stop it girl"Chained UpGirls' Generation-TTS"Dear Santa"Dear Santa"Dear Santa (English Version)"2016Oh My Girl"B612"Windy Day"Knock Knock""Windy Day"Exo"Stronger"Ex'Act"Winter Heat"For Life"Coming Over"CountdownNCT 127"Once Again"NCT #127 VIXX "Butterfly Effect" HadesRed Velvet "One of These Nights" The Velvet"Sunny Afternoon"Russian Roulette Shinee"U Need Me"1 of 1 "Beautiful Life" 1 and 1 "Wishful Thinking" D×D×D"Sweet Surprise""Sing Your Song"Twice"One In A Million"TWICEcoaster: Lane 1 Arashi "Two to Tango" Are You Happy? Hyolyn "One Step" (featuring Jay Park) It's MeMomoland"Love Sick"Momoland The Best ~Korean Ver.~"Welcome to Momoland"2017 Shinee"Gentleman"FiveRed Velvet"Would U" rowspan="2" Arash "Se Fue" (featuring Mohombi)Oh My Girl"Perfect Day"Eternally"In My Dreams""Agit" SF9 "Hide and Seek" Breaking SensationExo-CBX"Tornado Spiral"Girls"Girl Problems"Taemin"Flame of Love"Taemin"Door"Loona"Puzzle"ChoerryGirls' Generation"Only One"Holiday NightMonsta X"Dramarama"The Code Gugudan "Snowball" Act. 3 Chococo Factory Taeyeon "Christmas Without You"This Christmas: Winter Is Coming2018Oh My Girl"Butterfly"Secret Garden"Love O'clock""Magic" SF9 "Midnight Road" Mamma Mia! VIXX"Scentist" Eau de VIXX Exo-CBX "Thursday" Blooming Days "Playdate" Super Junior "Lo Siento"(featuring Leslie Grace) ReplayMonsta X"#GFYL"PieceShinee"Retro"The Story of Light: EpilogueGfriend"Love In The Air"Sunny SummerSuper Junior-D&E "Polygraph" Style "Illusion (Obsessed)" 'Bout You Girls' Generation-Oh!GG "Fermata" Lil' Touch Yuri "Butterfly" The First SceneNCT 127"No Longer"Regular-Irregular Exo "Drop That" Countdown "Wait"Love ShotBoA"Mannish Chocolat"Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no KanaNCT Dream "Candle Light" S.M. Station Season 32019 Monsta X"Alligator"Take.2 We Are Here "Swish" Phenomenon "Follow"Follow: Find You "Monsta Truck"NCT 127"Wakey-Wakey"AwakenEverglow"Moon"Arrival of EverglowTaeyeon"I Found You"VoicePentagon"Summer!"Sum(me:r) Super Junior-D&E "Jungle" DangerGot7"#Summervibes"Love LoopRed Velvet "Sappy" Sappy"Umpah Umpah"The ReVe Festival: Day 2"Ladies Night""La Rouge" (Special Track)The ReVe Festival: Finale WayV "King of Hearts" Take Over the Moon Exo "Non Stop" Obsession Super Junior "Super Clap" Time_Slip2020 Iz*One "Eyes" Bloom*IzThe Boyz"Whiplash"ChaseSuperM"So Long"Super One"Step Up""Better Days"Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi"Diamond"MonsterNCT"Dancing in the Rain"NCT 2020 ResonanceMonster X"Gasoline" Fatal Love2021 Baekhyun "Disappeared" Baekhyun The Boyz "Hush" Breaking Dawn Exo "No Matter" Don't Fight the FeelingRed Velvet"Better Be"QueendomD.O."Si Fueras Mia"Empathy"It’s Love" MCND "H.B.C" The Earth: Secret Mission NCT 127"Breakfast"Sticker2022Viviz "Lemonade" Beam of Prism "Siesta" Summer VibeTaeyeon"Some Nights"INVURed Velvet"Feel My Rhythm"The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm"Bamboleo"Girls' Generation"Seventeen"Forever 1 SF9 "Scream" The Wave of9 ATBO "The Way" The Beginning: 始作 INI "Dramatic" Awakening NCT 127"Playback"2 Baddies2023 "DJ" Ay-Yo Viviz "Love or Die" Various "Day by Day" Versus Octpath "Hot Thoughts" Showcase Got the Beat "Mala" Stamp on It Aespa"'Til We Meet Again"My World Shinee"10X"HardEl7z Up"Cheeky"7+Up INI "Tag" Tag MeMCND "Pop Star" Odd-Venture "W.A.T.1" (English ver.) Mave: "Milkshake" What's My Name2024 N.SSign "Funk Jam" Happy &Little Glee Monster "Wonder Lover" Unlock! Zerobaseone "Sunday Ride" You Had Me at HelloSeventeen "Maestro" 17 Is Right Here "1 to 13" Spill the FeelsTWS"First Hooky"Sparkling Blue INI "I'm a Dreamer (From The First Take)" &Team"Illumination" Yukiakari "Maybe"Rescene"Pinball"Scenedrome2025"Mood" HxW "96ers" Beam Zerobaseone "Star Eyes" Never Say Never CxM "Fiesta" Hype Vibes2026 Dodree "Born" Just Like a Dream Skinz "Poison Ivy" Skinz is SkinzBilllie"Secret No More"The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter Two
References
External links Official website