Bogdan Cristinoiu was born in Bucharest, Romania. He is the son of the iconic composer Ion Cristinoiu.

He started music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

 very young, drums, percussion instruments and piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

. He started to take arrangement courses with his father, and also started his own recording studio. He wrote the song "Un Actor Grabit" for singer Laura Stoica

Laura Stoica

Laura Stoica was a Romanian singer, composer and actress.In 1986, she graduated from the "Popular Arts School" in Târgovişte with a degree in classic canto. Afterwards, she participated at all the major new-talent contests held in Romania...

, and won the most important prize of the moment "Best Song of the Year", offered by the Romanian Composers Union. Also, the song won the TV/Radio prize for the song that lasted the most in Romanian Top 10.

After experimenting with sound, he started to study visual arts

Visual arts

The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...

: photography

Photography

Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...

, cinematography

Cinematography

Cinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...

, digital media

Digital media

Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...

, editing

Editing

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...

. He personally met one of the people he respects the most in Hollywood, Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Walter Scott Murch is an American film editor and sound designer.-Early life:Murch was born in New York City, New York, the son of Katharine and Canadian-born Walter Tandy Murch , a painter. He went to The Collegiate School, a private preparatory school in Manhattan, from 1949 to 1961...

, sound designer and editor with multiple Oscars for both sound and editing. This was the moment when he realized that he can combine both his passions, sound & visual arts and he doesn't have to chose.

Living in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

opened him whole new possibilities of expression for music and cinematography.