Andreas Öberg Musical artist

Andreas Öberg (born 6 August 1978) is a Swedish virtuoso guitarist, gold and platinum certified song writer, producer/vocal producer and educator. As a song writer, Andreas has had many Nr1's on the charts in Japan, Korea and a few other Asian countries with pop idols such as Girls' Generation, TVXQ, SHINee, Kim Hyun Joong and VIXX. With around 3 million physical albums sold world wide (downloads not included), Andreas is a sought after writer and producer. A highly accomplished guitar player/composer with an advanced knowledge of the fretboard, he is noted for his very fast chops and innovative use of altered scales and harmony. With a repertoire which transcends many genres, his primary influence on the guitar is George Benson. Since early 2012 Andreas has been focusing on his career as pop/rnb song writer and producer, writing for artists on the Asian, US and European markets. Notable releases including Andreas' songs are: RIAJ Platinum certified album Girls & Peace by popular Korean girl group Girls' Generation, their RIAJ Gold certified album "Love & Peace" (including 4 songs co-written by Oberg) and also the RIAJ Platinum and Gold certified albums "Tree" by TVXQ and "Sexy Second" by Japanese boy band Sexy Zone. The two last albums mentioned both peaked on 2nd place of the Global Album chart (listing the most sold albums in the world weekly) during the first week of each release early 2014 . Andreas has also written songs on RIAJ Gold certified single releases by Kim Hyun Joong and SHINee