Raimonds Tiguls

Raimonds Tiguls (born 5 December 1972 in Talsi, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian ambient and electronic musician, composer, and producer.

Raimonds Tiguls
Born	(1972-12-05) 5 December 1972 (age 52) Talsi, Latvian SSR (now Latvia)
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, producer
Instrument(s)	Synthesizer, piano, vocal
Years active	1999–present
Website	raimondstiguls.com

Career

He has received multiple Annual Latvian Music Recording Awards.^[1] In 2003, his album Bay Lounge also won the prize for Best Instrumental, Film or Theatre Musical Album.^[2] In 2006, his album Zils. Balts. Zaļš. won the prize for Best Contemporary Folk Music Album, as well as Best Instrumental, Film or Theatre Musical Album.^[3] He is credited as the main planner and organiser of concerts at Tiguļkalns in Talsi with international guest performers.^[4]

Two of Tiguls' songs – Lec, saulīte!, with lyrics by Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce, and Dod, dieviņi!, with lyrics by Nora Ikstena – have been performed at the closing concert of the Latvian Song and Dance Festival.^[5][6]

Discography

Albums

• Moonlight sound design (1999)
• Don't turn away (2001)
• De angelis (2001; together with the Schola Cantorum Riga)
• Bay Lounge (2003)
• Zaļš. Balts. Zils (2006)
• Vēstule Ziemassvētkos (2009)
• Carmina (2011)
• Islands (2012)
• Vaira. Saules Dainas (2016; together with Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga)