Award winning piano & keyboards player with over 25 years of professional experience. I can offer you great professional keyboard tracks (piano,ep,organ,clav,strings,synths,solo-leads,synth bass...) for your projects in various music styles ranging from: Pop-Rock,Prog-Rock,Jazz,Fusion,Funk,Soul,R&B,Indie,Country,Swing,Blues,Metal,Folk/Acoustic...
Multiple winner of the "Status" award for best Keyboard player in Croatia. My keyboard parts can be heard on Porin awarded (Croatian Grammy) winning albums. Musical experiences varies from performing live trough Europe, USA (SXSW, NAMM Show), Middle-East as a sideman or as leader of my own jazz-fusion band. Keyboard player for various TV shows (HTZ - Croatia Is Looking For a Star). Studio & live collaborations include names like: Simon Phillips (Toto), Manu Katche (Sting), Mike Miller (Gino Vanelli), Hadrien Feraud (Chick Corea), Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel), Giulio Carmassi (Pat Metheny), Tommy Emanuel, Maya Azucena, Vlatko Stefanovski, Miroslav Tadić, Rade Serbedzija, Jadranka Stojakovic, Gibboni, Oliver, Massimo, Tony...
Keyboard tracks can be recorded from 16bit/44.1khz to 32bit/96khz, dry or processed with FX. I'm also an experienced arranger/producer & can help you enhance your projects.
I speak & communicate in English, Italian & Croatian/Serbian languages.
Please feel free to send me a message if you have any questions or special requests. My priority is for you to be 100% satisfied!
Looking forward to hear from you & collaborate on your songs even for different genres not listed on the profile.
Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.
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28 Reviews - 5 Repeat Clients
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Brilliant Keyboard work. Enjoyed working with Kristian. Thanks Kristian. Looking forward to the next one.
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Kristian is the most prolific and most talented musician I know. His work ethic is great. A superior musician and very nice guy. Hire this incredible talent. Wow!!
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Always a pleasure working with Kristian. He's been so helpful even for the smallest request. Can't say enough good things about him...just very grateful I found him.
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One of the best if not the best keyboardist to work with.
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Another beautiful soundtrack from Kristian. Always a great pleasure working with him...a talented musician and collaborator. Communication is excellent!!
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SoundBetter yet again brings me in contact with just the player I needed for my new project!
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Kristian is a amazing to work with. He does his utmost to make you sound better...very talented and skilled. Great communication and collaborator and his work is beautiful and so professional. He's the best!
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Awesome pianist and arranger! Kristian is an amazing musician to work with. I've worked with him on several songs and he has never disappointed. I highly recommend him.
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Kristian is a gem of an artist and I've had the privilege of working with him on my album during these past 10 months. His skills and musicality are beautifully blended and I look forward to working with him some more!
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Another beautiful composition by Kristian...a joy and privilege to work with!
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Kristian is a joy to work with. Always professional and great communication...he makes me sound better as if I'm in the recording studio with him even though I'm on the other side of the Atlantic...truly amazing. His skills and artistry are wonderful and I can't wait to continuing our collaboration.
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Kristian is the best! He's so professional, creates beautiful sound and mixing, great communication and is able to take original soundtrack instrumentals without sheet music and compose his own orchestral soundtrack while cleaning and mixing my vocals. Amazing!!!
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Kristian's compositions are beautiful and so professional. He does wonders to make me sound better for my first solo album!! I look forward to continuing to collaborate with him!!
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I'm thrilled with the work Kristian has done for me! His music and composition is truely outstanding and I can't wait to work on the next to project with him!!!
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Kristian is a true pro! Very easy to communicate and work with.
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Superb Musician and very fast turnaround!
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Kristian has not yet disappointed with his piano performances. He's a genius with the keys and arrangements. He can take a simple chord progression and turn it into something interesting and beautiful. He's my go-to keyboardist. If you want someone dependable, creative, and professional, give him a shot.
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Kiki is a super fantastic talent!!
His play is over beyond my expectation that I am totally satisfied with.
Very responsible, quick, proper and has great vibe.
Definitely I'll come back!!
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Kristian is a very talented musician with a real feel for capturing the heart of your music. He is easygoing and will work with you to make sure you get what you want. Great guy, great experience.
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Kristian is an amazing keyboardist and talent. This is not my first project with him. He understands what my vision is with the songs and is able to take it to a different level. He's a great pianist and covered my original song well. He even added some nuances that enhanced the original song while still keeping its essence. I highly recommend Kristian. I will continue working with him on piano and keyboard projects.
Interview with Kristian Terzic - Kiki
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Sting (as a pop star) All the major jazz-fusion artist courently on the scene
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Improvisation and arranging
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Keyboards: NORD STAGE 4, ROLAND FANTOM, AKAI MPC Keys61,KAWAI MP7SE,KORG MS, CASIO GP-500 GRAND HYBRID PIANO, CASIO PX5S / PX560M / XW-P1CO, STUDIOLOGIC SL/Mixface, Audio Interface: RME FIREFACE 802 Monitors: YAMAHA NS-10M STUDIO, JBL Control 1 Headphones: Bayerdynamic DT770PRO Software: CUBASE Pro, Spectrasonics VSTi, Korg VSTi, PS Sounds, Camelot Pro, Audio Modeling & many more... Powerfull PC with SSD drives
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I'll deliver my best to their projects
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I'm doing this for the last 25 years
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Allways try to find & play what the song needs
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop-Rock, Jazz-Fusion, Funk, AOR, Rock, Reggae...
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Courrently working on finishing my second instrumental jazz-fusion studio album which features some stellar world class musicians and working with clients on Sound Better
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I simply love music, love to play, compose, arrange & record music I'm very thankfull & greatfull that music can be my main job in life.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Laptop loaded with Cubase and a lot of VSTi, good soundcard, great headphones, midi keyboard (with sounds), portable active speakers.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: After reciving the song and dirrections from the client I open my DAW-Cubase and import the song and start listening and learning it. After I learn the song I start to record-add my parts. When I'm sattisfied with the resaults I send the rough mix in mp3 format to the client for it's evaluation and feedback. If the client wants some changes I do them and once the client is sattisfied with the resoult I send them the Wave file track(s).
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring my 25+ years of studio & live experience as a professional piano/keyboard player & arranger to a clients song and deliver exactly what the client wants & needs for his music.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Lyle Mays, Keith Jarret, Russell Ferrante, Dave Grusin, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, David Sancious, David Foster, Keith Emmerson, Rick Wakeman, Jan Hammer. Earth, Wind & Fire, Sting, Toto, Steely Dan, Mezzoforte, Michael Franks...
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Record keyboard tracks like piano, rhodes, organ, synthesizers, strings, or any other instrument that keyboards can produce which can help and enhance my clients needs for their music.
I was the piano & keyboards palyer in this production
- Keyboards - SynthAverage price - $100 per song
- PianoAverage price - $125 per song
- Pop-Rock ArrangerAverage price - $350 per song
Will be glad to provide you with great keyboard tracks for your projects. I can offer 3 revisions. Turn-around time 5-7 days for most work but I can typically accommodate whatever time frame you need.
- NORD STAGE 4
- YAMAHA MODX+
- AKAI MPC KEY61
- KAWAI MP7SE
- KORG MS
- SPECTRASONICS VSTi
- CASIO GP-500 GRAND HYBRID PIANO
- CASIO PX5S/PX560M/XW-P1
Special Lounch price 10% discount
- "SUPERSTAR CROATIA 2024" - Season 2.Nov 19, 2024
Happy to announce that for the 2nd year in a row will be the main keyboard player for the talent show Superstar Croatia which airs live on RTL every Saturday starting on the 23rd of November till the 14th December. Also glad to have the support from YAMAHA Music with their fantastic keyboards!
- "STATUS" Award for best "Jazz keyboard player" in 2022Apr 05, 2023
I'm happy to ananounce that I've recived the annual "Status" award for best jazz instrumentalist of the year 2021. in the category "Jazz Music-Keyboards" which is heald by the Croatian Musicians Union. That's my 4th "Status" award to this date but this is a bit more special for me cause it's a first one that I've recived in the Jazz category.