Christopher Rojas
Encyclopedia
Christopher Rojas is a multi-platinum composer, musician
, songwriter
, and record producer
and attended Hunter College High School
from 1994–2000, Hunter has been ranked the top public high school in America by The Wall Street Journal
.He majored in violin at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where he studied under the highly respected violinist and professor Mitchell Stern, and later studied composition at New York University.
, P!nk
, The Backstreet Boys, Heidi Montag
, Tiffany Evans
, Jessica Simpson
, Delta Goodrem
, Jamie-Lynn Sigler
, Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu
, and Teddy Geiger
., as well as Anastacia
, MC Lars
, Pink
, Brian Littrell
.
Releases include Party On The Moon
recorded by Vanessa Hudgens for her second studio album Identified
on Hollywood Records
, Angels On Earth
recorded by Tiffany Evans
on Columbia Records
, She Could Be
recorded by Christian Bautista
on Warner Music, later revived by Corbin Bleu
on Hollywood Records
, the title track to Teddy Geiger
's debut album, Underage Thinking
(Columbia Records
), which bowed at #8 on the Billboard Top 200, and the dark dance-inspired song Fingers from Pink's 2006 album I'm Not Dead
on Arista Records/ZLG
.
In 2011 Chris co-founded 'The DigiTour', the worlds first YouTube
tour. He is currently Co-President of Greenhouse Entertainment, a division of De Passe Jones Entertainment
, alongside Co-President Meridith Valiando.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Biography
Rojas grew up in Flushing, QueensFlushing, Queens
Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City...
and attended Hunter College High School
Hunter College High School
Hunter College High School is a New York City secondary school for intellectually gifted students located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It is administered by Hunter College, a senior college of the City University of New York. Although it is not operated by the New York City Department of...
from 1994–2000, Hunter has been ranked the top public high school in America by The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
.He majored in violin at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where he studied under the highly respected violinist and professor Mitchell Stern, and later studied composition at New York University.
Career
In 2003 Rojas signed with publisher Zomba Enterprises and BMG publishing He has worked with such names as Big Time RushBig Time Rush
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
, P!nk
P!nk
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
, The Backstreet Boys, Heidi Montag
Heidi Montag
Heidi Blair Pratt is an American media personality and singer. She came to prominence with her starring role on the MTV reality series The Hills from 2006 to 2010. Montag has also appeared on I'm a Celebrity.....
, Tiffany Evans
Tiffany Evans
Tiffany Evans is an American singer and occasional actress.-2003–2006: The Beginning:Evans was born in Bronx, New York and is the seventh of 10 children born to Carol and Lonnie Evans. Before she achieved success, she and her family were living in their van for years. She got her first break on...
, Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Ann Simpson is an American recording artist, actress, television personality, and fashion designer whose rise to fame began in 1999. Since that time, Simpson has achieved many recording milestones, starred in several television shows, movies, and commercials, launched a line of hair and...
, Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home...
, Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Jamie-Lynn Sigler is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO television series The Sopranos.-Early life:...
, Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu Reivers , known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, producer, and singer-songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids drama series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!...
, and Teddy Geiger
Teddy Geiger
-Singles:-Album appearances:-Television and movie appearances:-External links:****...
., as well as Anastacia
Anastacia
Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
, MC Lars
MC Lars
Andrew Robert MacFarlane Nielsen is an American rapper, known by his stage name MC Lars. He is the self-proclaimed originator of "post-punk laptop rap". He was one of the first underground rappers to sample and reference post-punk and emo bands...
, Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
, Brian Littrell
Brian Littrell
Brian Thomas Littrell is an American singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. He is also a contemporary Christian recording artist and released a solo album, Welcome Home, in 2006...
.
Releases include Party On The Moon
Identified
Identified is the second studio album by Vanessa Hudgens, released on July 1, 2008 in the U.S., June 24, 2008 in Japan, February 13, 2009 in most European countries and February 16, 2009 in the United Kingdom. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics.One...
recorded by Vanessa Hudgens for her second studio album Identified
Identified
Identified is the second studio album by Vanessa Hudgens, released on July 1, 2008 in the U.S., June 24, 2008 in Japan, February 13, 2009 in most European countries and February 16, 2009 in the United Kingdom. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics.One...
on Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
, Angels On Earth
Tiffany Evans (album)
Tiffany Evans is the self-titled debut album by R&B singer Tiffany Evans, it was released by Columbia Records on April 22, 2008 . The first single was "Promise Ring", which features Ciara. The second was "I'm Grown", which features Bow Wow. The album is executive produced by Ciara & The Clutch...
recorded by Tiffany Evans
Tiffany Evans
Tiffany Evans is an American singer and occasional actress.-2003–2006: The Beginning:Evans was born in Bronx, New York and is the seventh of 10 children born to Carol and Lonnie Evans. Before she achieved success, she and her family were living in their van for years. She got her first break on...
on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, She Could Be
Another Side (Corbin Bleu album)
- Songs :The song "Deal with It" was originally written and sung by Jay Sean, who originally intended it to be the title single of his second album My Own Way . He later gave it to Corbin Bleu, whose version of the song features background vocals by Jay Sean...
recorded by Christian Bautista
Christian Bautista
Christian Joseph Morata Bautista , more popularly known by his screen name Christian Bautista, is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of Star In A Million, a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning the 4th place in the competition in 2003...
on Warner Music, later revived by Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu Reivers , known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, producer, and singer-songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids drama series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!...
on Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
, the title track to Teddy Geiger
Teddy Geiger
-Singles:-Album appearances:-Television and movie appearances:-External links:****...
's debut album, Underage Thinking
Underage Thinking
Underage Thinking is the 2006 official debut album by then 18-year-old singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger, released on March 21. Geiger wrote almost all the songs featured on the album himself, as well as a cover of Avion's "Seven Days Without You"....
(Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
), which bowed at #8 on the Billboard Top 200, and the dark dance-inspired song Fingers from Pink's 2006 album I'm Not Dead
I'm Not Dead
I'm Not Dead is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Pink. The album was released on April 4, 2006 in the United States....
on Arista Records/ZLG
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
.
In 2011 Chris co-founded 'The DigiTour', the worlds first YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
tour. He is currently Co-President of Greenhouse Entertainment, a division of De Passe Jones Entertainment
De Passe Jones Entertainment
de Passe Jones Entertainment is an American entertainment content provider led by Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones that sources, develops, acquires, and produces a variety of television, motion picture, theater, new media, and print content....
, alongside Co-President Meridith Valiando.
Discography
- 2000, Holiday Hits 2005, Vol. 2, Various Artists
- 2001, Here to Heaven, Jamie-Lynn Sigler
- 2003, Peace, Jim Brickman
- 2003, Secret Is Out, Darryl
- 2004, In This Skin, Jessica Simpson
- 2004, Mistaken Identity, Delta Goodrem
- 2004, Naked Truth, Sarah Hudson
- 2004, Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 16, Various Artists
- 2004, Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 17, Various Artists
- 2004, Rejoyce: The Christmas Album, Jessica Simpson
- 2004, Sick and Tired [EP], Anastacia
- 2004, Take My Breath Away/Fly, Jessica Simpson
- 2005, 94.9 Lite FM: Holiday Hits 2005, Various Artists
- 2005, 96.5 KYXY: Holiday Favorites, Various Artists
- 2005, Angels, (single) Jessica Simpson
- 2005, In This Skin, Jessica Simpson
- 2005, Magic 107.7 FM Continuous Holiday Music: Holiday Hits, Various Artists
- 2005, Songs of the Season, Vol. 5, Various Artists
- 2006, Never Gone, The Backstreet Boys
- 2006, The Graduate, MC Lars
- 2006, I'm Not Dead, Pink
- 2006, Nobody Knows, Pink
- 2006, Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 22, Various Artists
- 2006, Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 23, Various Artists
- 2006, Underage Thinking, Teddy Geiger
- 2006, Welcome Home, Brian Littrell
- 2007, Another Side, Corbin Bleu
- 2007, Dear Mr. President, Pink
- 2007, I'm Not Dead, Pink
- 2007, Pink Box, Pink
- 2008, Identified, Vanessa Hudgens
- 2008, Holiday Hits 2005, Vol. 5, Various Artist
- 2008, Pinoy Biggest Hits, Various Artists
- 2009, "Speak Love", (single) Hugh Sheridan
- 2009, "Sexy People" (single), Lolene
- 2010, "Electrick Hotel", Lolene
- 2010, "Superficial", Heidi Montag
- 2010, "Bittersweet" (single), Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- 2010, "Can I", Jaicko
- 2010, "(TBD)", The Sex Cassettes
- 2010, "B.T.R.", Big Time RushBig Time RushBig Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
- 2010, "Daddy I'm A Rockstar", Cymphonique
- 2010, "I <3 U Crazy Mad", Going the DistanceGoing the Distance (2010 film)Going the Distance is a 2010 romantic comedy film directed by Nanette Burstein, and starring Justin Long and Drew Barrymore. The movie began filming in New York City in July 2009, and was released on September 3, 2010.-Plot:...
(film) - 2011, "What Does It Take", (single) Dave Days
- 2011, "Supergood, Superbad", Tomohisa Yamashita
- 2011, "Checkmate", Namie AmuroNamie Amurois a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
- 2011, "#1", (single) Namie AmuroNamie Amurois a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
- 2011, "Dance With Me", (single) Justice CrewJustice CrewJustice Crew are an all-male hip-hop dance and pop music group based in Sydney. They are most notable for winning the fourth season of Australia's Got Talent in 2010. The group consists of Emmanuel Rodriguez, Samson Smith, Len John Ruela Pearce, John Len Ruela Pearce, Lukas Bellesini, Paulie...
ft. Flo RidaFlo RidaTramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from... - 2011, "WorldWide", (single) Big Time RushBig Time RushBig Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
- 2011, "Run", Jessica MauboyJessica MauboyJessica Hilda Mauboy , is an Indigenous Australian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. In 2006, Mauboy was the runner-up on the fourth season of Australian Idol, she had auditioned for the talent show in Alice Springs to pursue a recording career...
- 2011, "Sexy People", Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (film)
- 2011, "Elevate", Big Time RushBig Time RushBig Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...
External links
- Christopher Rojas at MSN Music
- [ Christopher Rojas credits] at Allmusic
- [ Christopher Rojas songs] at Allmusic
- Christopher Rojas official website