Toni Castells (born in Berga, Spain) is an independent artist and composer known for his eclectic and transcendental music that defies traditional boundaries and genres.

Currently based in London, Castells’ work blends elements of classical crossover, new age, neo-classical, ambient, and electronica to create music that invites listeners on a journey through expansive, dreamlike worlds, much like the evocative scores of Zimmer and the contemplative pieces of Richter.

Aged 6 Castells was certified as ‘gifted’ and featured in Maria Teresa Gomez Masdevall’s academic book High Capacities in Boys and Girls: detection, identification and integration in school and family.

Momo's debut album Unharmed was released independently on 23 October 2006 and featured soprano Amelia Whiteman and Spanish singer Elisabeth Rodergas (better known as Beth), who had represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 finishing in eighth position and who famously Terry Wogan referred to as the "Kylie Minogue in dreadlocks".

[10] The album also featured Dublin-born singer Roberta Howett, who finished in ninth place in the first UK series of television talent show The X Factor in 2004.

[11] Castells premiered a live adaptation of Unharmed at Bush Hall in London on 13 July 2007 in collaboration of the Sacconi Quartet and visual content from British photographer Conor Masterson.

[8] Throughout 2009 and 2011 Castells performed as Famous Jack at music venues such as The Dublin Castle, The Water Rats, The Troubadour, 93 Feet East, Hoxton Underbelly, Windmill Brixton, The Bull & Gate, The Cobden Club, Bar Music Hall Shoreditch, Roadtrip Old Street, The Haverstock Arms, 333 Old Street, The Legion, The Garage, The Hope & Anchor, Monkey Chews and The Camden Head.

[8] The London Trilogy is a body of 3 works created by Castells during 2012 and 2018 inspired by the Law of Impermanence, the First Dharma Seal (primary characteristic or principle) in Buddhist philosophy.

[14] Castells states that the piece revolves around the Charles Darwin quote "the impossibility of conceiving this immense and wonderful universe, including man with his capacity for looking far backwards and far into futurity, as the result of blind chance or necessity".

[16][17] 'Life from Light' was readapted in 2014 by invitation of Tete-a-Tete Opera and, sponsored by the Arts Council England, was performed over two nights at London's Kings Place Hall One on August 7 and 8, 2014.

[21] The piece was written for soprano, countertenor, piano trio and mixed choir and features sonifications of light curves captured by NASA’s Kepler space observatory.

[25] The composition was inspired by the findings of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness published in December 2014 that stated that in the UK over 9 million adults often or always feel lonely.

[28] Castells stated: “I like to raise awareness about the double-edged effects of modernisation upon Western society and loneliness is one of these big issues.” [27] The premiere received the support of the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

[29] For the premiere of ‘Hhumann X’ at LSO St Luke's in 2018, Castells collaborated with Spanish pianist José Menor, violinist Harriet MacKenzie and soprano Honey Rouhani.

Burgs was trained extensively in the Jhana practices by Pa Auk Sayadaw in Burma and in Dzogchen by His Holiness Dodrupchen Rinpoche in Sikkim India.

As part of its special Artist-In-Residency programme, the Saatchi Gallery presented the piece alongside another multi-media installation by Kate Daudy both created as a response to 'Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh' inviting the viewer to contemplate notions of legacy and transition.

[36] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the exhibition in London closed early on March 20, 2020, and the artifacts were returned to Egypt on August 28 of that year instead of continuing on to Boston and Sydney.

[8] Through 2017 and 2018 Castells started a writing collaboration with British singer-songwriter Catty Pearson, co-writing some of the songs of her 2018 independently released debut EP ‘Time Tells Me’.

Launched on June 30, 2009 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, the exhibition featured collaborative works from a collection of artists, which were auctioned off that night to benefit Coram, a charity for underprivileged children.

[1] He is also the founder of Xmas Rocks for Charity, a fundraising concert that took place in December 2007 at the Notting Hill Community Church to raise money for Depression Alliance and the Mood Foundation.