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Riaan Nieuwenhuis is a composer and multi-instrumentalist, based in South Africa. His music spans the genres of Indie Rock to New Age, Classical and Blues. Compositions range from spacious, ethereal and melodic piano, to adrenalin-pumping, power-driven rock instrumentals.

Riaan has travelled the world, exchanging musical ideas and interacting with foreign musicians. Fusing his own ideas with these and local South African influences, he creates dynamic and delicate world compositions while maintaining his originality.
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From the Press:
Wat met Willem Welsyn: Riaan Nieuwenhuis (nicheradio.co.za podcast)
"Rooi Rose Magazine gives Collaborator Album 4 stars
"Nuwe album ’n voltooide kring" (Die Burger)
Album Review: Riaan Nieuwenhuis (rwrant.co.za)
Nuwe CD vir talentvolle plaaslike musikant
"Riaan Nieuwenhuis: Collaborator" (undergroundpress.co.za)
"Riaan Nieuwenhuis: Collaborator" (samusicscene.co.za)
"Ek het gemik vir ’n rou en swaar klank" (lintnet.co.za)
"Louder Than Words" (vhmusic.co.za)
"Riaan Nieuwenhuis: Collaborator" (texxandthecity.com)
"Riaan se jongste skepping" (Eikestadnuus)
Nieuwenhuis has once again delivered a unique body of original music.

Following the success of the Mediator and Instigator albums, and numerous single tracks, Riaan Nieuwenhuis released Collaborator in February 2016.

The success of the album, coupled with and a string of live performances, has led to Riaan sharing the stage with the likes of THE BLACK CAT BONES and OGOD.

Due to growing popularity, Riaan was invited to perform the Collaborator set at Oppikoppi 2017, to great applause.

The Gauteng leg of the tour included several Media interviews as well an Album launch at Rumours Rock City in Randburg.



Mix 93.8 - Lunchtime Live with Saskia V & Damian
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Oppi Radio
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Zone Radio Interview - Part 1
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Zone Radio Interview - Part 2
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WAT met Willem Welsyn Interview - Part 1
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WAT met Willem Welsyn Interview - Part 2
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Francois van Coke
"An Instrumental Rock Album that reminds one of the Fathers of Rock Music to the likes of Led Zeppelin, Cream and Black Sabbath, played by crafty musicians..."

Valiant Swart
"Adrenalin vibes. The playing, production and instrumentation is excellent."

Anton Goosen
"...The result is a huge iron statement in Rock, with extremely successful compositions and arrangements. This CD is not for the Justin Bieber market, it is for music lovers. This is Rock in its naked truth."

Vernon Swart (Drummer, Valiant Swart, Visual artist)
"Riaan Nieuwenhuis' new album COLLABORATOR is a rollercoaster of blistering rock instrumentals that takes no prisoners. As the title suggests, it features collaboration with fine musicians, on top form!"

Francois Kruger (Drummer, Springbok Nude Girls)
"The guitar parts and tasteful solos are solid and Riaan proves himself as guitarist to be reckoned with. Some seriously cool vintage rock drumming on this album too. This is a collection of well crafted rock songs by a multi-instrumentalist who understands instrumental music."

Nico Erwee, (musician /composer)
"Trying to get my brain around this one. Seriously the best Rock album ever to come out of S.A. Well done Riaan Nieuwenhuis and the muso’s on Collaborator."

Niel Sandilands (Actor/Director Hollywood, Musician)
"Multi-instrumentalist Riaan Nieuwenhuis has walked the walk. Collaborator is hot. Smoking hot" "Mature, crafty, full-bodied... less like wine, more like 100% proof Bourbon"

Neels van Jaarsveld (Actor)
"Cool, smooth, intelligently layered. Fearless and multi-talented. Nieuwenhuis continues to impress with Collaborator."

Andries Bezuidenhoudt (Brixton Moord and Roof orkes, Visual artist)
"The tunes on Collaborator work really well on the N1, preferably somewhere in the Great Karoo, but close to a town with a bar and a refrigerator with a purposeful compressor. Titles such as “Coordinates” and “Deep Dust” are apt descriptions of these driving instrumental compositions. “Prelude” is short, sweet and beautiful for when you wake up in a strange bed and hit the road again."

The Collaborator album also featured on the program "Tempo" (RSG national radiostation ) presented by Ettienne Ludick.

Thank you all sparring collaborators: Emlyn Allright, Willem de Wet, Kyle Lourens, Andre van Dyk, Andre Fick and Conrad Sutherland