Bio

Unai Karam

Pianist, composer and music producer born in San Sebastian. He began to approach the world of classical music at the age of 7 in Madrid. He studied at the Conservatorio Adolfo Salazar in Madrid, the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Salamanca, the Höschschule für Musik in Würzburg and the Centro Superior Katarina Gurska.

His talent has led him to perform on various stages in Spain and Europe, always receiving praise for his virtuosity and interpretative sensitivity. German critics have described him as “a young and talented Spanish pianist who surprised us with a precise and virtuoso interpretation of the German repertoire” (Main-Post.de, Bayern, Alemania).

Throughout his career he has been recognized with numerous awards, among them, the First Prize in the VI and VIII editions of the Polimúsica Piano Competition, the Extraordinary Prize at the End of Professional Degree and the End of Professional Degree Prize 2011. His musical activity includes performance, teaching, composition, production and research.

Self-taught, he began to explore music production in parallel to his classical training. In 2014, he began publishing piano versions of pop songs on digital platforms, achieving great impact. Several of his interpretations were selected by Spotify curators, reaching the Top 50 Viral in twelve countries, including Spain, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay. In 2017, his music reached the No. 2 spot on the viral list in Chile and No. 3 in Argentina, second only to Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee's “Despacito”. That same year, he signed his first record deal with Universal Music Spain.

Since then he has been intensely active as a producer and composer, highlighting the campaign Soy Yo for El Corte Inglés young fashion with Milena Brody, the arrangement for piano and voice of the single Esta Vez with the singer Cepeda or his collaboration with blackpanda in NICOTINA.

Between 2020 and 2023, he focused on the composition of his first album of his own, “art in modern times”, an instrumental work that combines piano, synthesizer and various keyboards. This project counted with the collaboration of sound engineer Luis del Toro, a pioneer in Dolby Atmos space sound, making it one of the first instrumental albums in this format recorded in Spain. Several songs from the album had an impact on the digital platform Apple Music and were added to lists such as Novedades Clásica or Clásica en Audio Espacial. The album is an introspective reflection on the artist's creative trajectory, drawing inspiration from figures such as Maurits C. Escher or Federico García Lorca. Escher or Federico García Lorca.

In 2022, he was the winner of Spotify's “Artist Wanted No. 4” edition, which allowed him to offer a concert streamed worldwide. His music already exceeds seven million plays on the platform. In addition, “art in modern times” was signed by ADA (Warner Music Group) and nominated in two categories in the Latin Grammy 2023: Best Classical Music Album and Best Instrumental Music Album.

In recent years, he has worked as an arranger for Fever, contributing to string quartet and piano arrangements at Candlelight Concerts held around the world.

He is currently focused on teaching, especially in the implementation of recording techniques and music production applied to music students in conservatories, highlighting his lectures and courses at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música Teresa de Berganza or the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Castilla y León.

Looking to the future, Unai Karam is working on the composition of three new EPs, exploring ambient, neoclassical and techno genres, continuing the sonic journey started with “art in modern times”.