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Jonas Struck

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Jonas Struck: Composer / Guitarist
Jonas Struck has been a part of the danish rock group Swan Lee from 1998-2005. He wrote the songs with singer Pernille Rosendahl and the band released 2 albums and 2 dvd's: Selling gold with "Enter" & double platinum with "Swan Lee". The Band received several Danish Music Award nominations and they've toured throughout Denmark, most of Europe and Japan.
Apart from Swan Lee, Jonas Struck released two albums with Bugpowder. Bugpowder consist of some of Denmarks finest musicians: Kasper Tranberg, Mads Hyhne & Laust Sonne.
In 2006 Jonas Stuck composed the score for Ole Christian Madsen's highly acclaimed film "Prag". The film featured Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen & Stine Stengade. The symphonic score was recorded in Prague with The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2007 Tranberg/Hyhne/Struck/Jørgens composed a new score for the old danish silent movie classic "Towards The Light" starring the legendary Asta Nielsen. The new score was recorded live at Copenhagen Jazzhouse during Natfilmfestivalen and released by Blackout music.
The last few years Jonas Struck's also been doing a lot of co-writing with other artists: Jacob Bellens, Sarah Hepburn, Peder just to name a few. Jonas has just finished the music and released the soundtrack for an TV episode called Lulu & Leon directed by Jannik Johansen, Christina Rosendahl, Henrik Ruben Genz ao. Jonas is also working on a TV episode called Laerkevej - directed by Kasper Gaardsoe. Finishing an album with Cours Lapin & just released the new Thunderstrucks album. Thunderstrucks is nominated for Nordic Council Musicprize 2009.
Scene from Asta Nielsen Towards the light
Trailer from the movie "PRAG" ..
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Jonas Struck website
Swanlee
Bugpowder
White Out Music
Black Out Music
Towardsthelight

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/01/2007
Band Members:
Influences: Bernhard Herrmann, Daniel Johnston, The Smiths, Nico, Janacek, Gil Evans, Townes van Zandt, Jim Hall, Syd Barrett, The Sonics, Ennio Morricone, Fred Neil, Vashti Bunyan, Tony Scherr, New Order and a lot of movies....
Sounds Like: Jonas Struck Playlist October 2009:

Cours Lapin: "Cours lapin"

Silver Apples : "Love fingers"

Yusef Lateef: "The Blue Yusef Lateef"

Alexander Skip Spence: "OAR"

Chet Baker: "Let's get lost" (fantastic Bruce Weber movie)

Paul Desmond/ Jim Hall Quartet Complete RCA years

Balstyrko:"Jagten på noget"

The Clash: "London Calling"

Vashti Bunyan: "Winter is blue"

Ornette Coleman: "Lonely woman"
Record Label: whiteoutmusic.dk
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Thunderstrucks nominated for Nordic Council Music Prize 2009

It's a pleasure to announce that Thunderstrucks is nominated to the Nordic Council Music Prize 2009ThunderstrucksJonas struck: GuitarKasper Tranberg:TrumpetAnders Christensen: BassKresten Osgood: Drum...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 13:51:00 GMT