OKIEM is an award-winning pianist and composer whose style is described as “cinematic classical”. He creates his signature sound by combining piano, orchestral instruments and synthesisers.
He has toured on keyboards for many of the biggest artists in the music industry from Leona Lewis to Tinie Tempah to opening for John Legend & Prince, to most recently touring with Grammy-nominated DJ/Producer, Duke Dumont. Prior to that he toured with and wrote songs for Russian sensation, Sergey Lazarev, which involved relocating to Moscow for 3 years. This unique wealth of experience with top-class artists helps to shape his unique sound, compositions, and astounding live performance that continues to captivate his audiences.
OKIEM has been compared to composers such as Ludovico Einaudi & Olafur Arnalds. His contemporary take on the classical genre is expressed in his solo album, XIRO, which he recently launched and is now performing with his amazing string section at venues across the UK.
"I just wanted to write a little note to express a most heartfelt THANK YOU for sending us Okiem. He was just fantastic!! What a wonderful musician and such a lovely man too. The vibe and grandeur was perfect for the occasion. I would love to see him perform with his entire compliment of musicians. Wow!"
Rula Parties, Wedding
Sample Set List
CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE
Beethoven – Fur Elise
Debussy – Claire de Lune
Hans Zimmer/Lang Lang – Gladiator Rhapsody
Ludovico Einaudi – I Giorni, Diverire, Nuvole Bianche
Michael Nyman – The Heart Asks Pleasure First
Pachabel – Canon in D
Schubert – Ave Maria
Yiruma – River Flows In You
CONTEMPORARY REPERTOIRE
Adele – Someone Like You, Hello, Make You Feel My Love, Skyfall, Rolling in the Deep, Hometown Glory
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
Beyonce – If I Were A Boy, Halo
Bruno Mars – Marry You, Just The Way You Are, Grenade
Coldplay – Fix You, The Scientist, Paradise, Clocks
A collective of London's finest young Jazz musicians. Performing Jazz standards and modern chart hits.
Tirelessly creative, 8RAY prides itself on providing artists who inspire, engage and act with integrity; the type you can trust to deliver a musical experience crafted in your image.
