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Giorgio Tuinfort

Giorgio Hesdey Tuinfort (born 30 April 1981) is a Dutch record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his production work for Senegalese-American singer Akon and French DJ David Guetta.

Giorgio Tuinfort

Giorgio Hesdey Tuinfort

(1981-04-30) 30 April 1981
Paramaribo, Suriname

  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • keyboardist

  • Piano
  • keyboards

Production and songwriting[edit]

Giorgio has written- and produced for the world most renowned artists, amongst them Akon, David Guetta, Michael Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, Rihanna, Sia, Lady Gaga, Martin Garrix, Avicii, Ariana Grande, Céline Dion, Charlie Puth, Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, Usher, Lionel Richie and Sean Paul.

Awards[edit]

Giorgio was nominated for a Grammy Award four times, winning twice. He won the prestigious BMI Songwriter Award an unprecedented 30 times. He is recipient of the Buma Export Award (an award given to Dutch composers who have sold the most records abroad). He was also awarded the Golden Harp (Dutch music accomplishment award) and a Gouden Kalf (Dutch equivalent of the Oscars) for his music score for the Dutch film Bolletjes Blues. In 2015, Giorgio was commended by the Dutch royal family as recognition to his achievements and contribution to Dutch music on an international scale.


Giorgio is a Spotify Secret Genius

StemDrop[edit]

Tuinfort is part of the trio which created StemDrop,[3] a new evolution in global music collaboration. StemDrop launches a song with one of the greatest songwriters online via TikTok. TikTok creators globally are exclusively provided with music stems and invited to produce their own versions of the brand-new song. StemDrop is a collaboration between Syco Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Republic Records.


Drop #001 was launched on October 19, 2022. It is the song “Red Light”, written by the hit-making team Max Martin, Savan Kotecha and Ali Payami.

Personal life[edit]

Giorgio is known for avoiding the limelight and not being present on social media, citing "Music should speak for itself".