William Benckert
Composer, pianist and music producer with 10+ years of professional experience. My work spans across commissions for leading Swedish institutions, collaborations with platinum-selling artists, award-recognised video game music and live performance.
About…
I am a pianist, composer, and music producer working at the intersection of jazz, electronica, and modern classical music.
My work includes commissions for leading Swedish institutions and collaborations with platinum-selling artists, with streams in the across platforms. As both a solo artist and pianist for pop acts, my performances have been featured on Swedish national TV and radio.
Any musical idea for your project is possible. My specialty lies in adapting musically and taking on a variety of genres, an ability honed from composing, producing and releasing over 130 songs for a range of different settings and formats.
Let’s get in touch and explore what we can create together.
Selected Works
Music Composition Commissions
David Tennant Does a Podcast With… — UK (2025)
Composed/recorded the music for the internationally distributed podcast series featuring actor David Tennant. Produced by Sony Music Entertainment UK.
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) — Stockholm (2019)
Arranged/produced the song What a Wonderful Plastic World for the Academy’s 100-year anniversary at the CAETS international conference. Media appearance in SVT Morgonstudion (Swedish national TV) and Sveriges Radio (national radio).
H3H3 Ballrider (Video Game) — (2018)
Co-wrote and produced music for the video game developed by Outerminds, featuring the H3H3 Youtube creators. Awarded Music Composition Award at Montréal Expo Gaming Arcade (MEGA) 2018. Music released under alias HiP CoLouR.
Swedish National Archives (Riksarkivet) — Stockholm (2018)
Commissioned to reinterpret the Swedish National Anthem using archival sound sources for the institution’s 400-year anniversary; performed for the Swedish Royal Family. Media appearance in TV4 Nyhetsmorgon (Swedish national TV).
Nobel Prize Museum — Stockholm (2016)
Commissioned to compose Particle Accelerator for the exhibition Experiment, interpreting scientific processes through sound. Music released under alias HiP CoLouR.
Collaborations and Productions
En Mammas Sång — Stockholm (2025)
Pianist for the single En Mammas Sång by vocalist Mimmi Olsen, produced by Platinum-selling DJ/producer Albin Myers. Released April 2025.
Journeys in Voice — London (2024)
Pianist for Light My Way, featured in the book Journeys in Voice by UK jazz vocalist and choir leader James Rose (arranger for The Real Group, Voces8 and others). Published by Singergy Publishing.
Home, Away — (2024)
Jazz-electronica single made with Mitchell Peterson (aka slowya.roll), Anatole Muster (UK based accordionist/producer) featuring bassist Hadrien Feraud (bassist for Chick Corea, Hiromi Uehara and others)
A Long, Long Time Ago (EP) — Writer / Producer / Multi-instrumentalist (2021)
EP released under the alias HiP CoLouR. Collaborations include Frederic Robinson (Hospital Records artist), Nelward, and Swedish artist Vilhelm Lizell. The release has accumulated over 1.8 million streams across Spotify and YouTube Music.
Things — Producer / Instrumentalist (2018)
A cover of Louis Cole’s original tune Things, featuring vocalist Matilda Smedius (voice of Brigitte in the Blizzard game Overwatch). The track has accumulated 700.000+ streams. Released under alias HiP CoLouR.
Pianist for Pop Artists
Oscar Zia — Pianist, Sweden (2016) Live pianist for Swedish Platinum-selling pop artist Oscar Zia. I also played piano for an acoustic version of the platinum-certified single Human, produced by Smith & Tell (Grammis/Swedish Grammy winners 2020). Performances included TV4 Nyhetsmorgon (national television), Mix Megapol (national radio), and Växjö Pride Festival.
Amanda Winberg — Pianist, Stockholm (2016)
Pianist for Swedish pop artist Amanda Winberg (Swedish Idol 2015). Live television performance on TV4 Nyhetsmorgon and additional concerts in Stockholm.
