I am quite a spiritual and passionate guy, especially when it comes to playing music. I totally love my instrument, the electric bass. I have been making my living as a bassplayer for many years now, in a variety of different musical circumstances and genres. It is a true blessing and I am greatful for it everyday! My work can include situations like: TV/theatre/musicals, festivals, clubs, weddings, studiosessions or backing up artists etc.
Most of my work is freelance based and have included collaborations with artists such as e.g. Carola, Niclas Wahlgren, Janne Schaffer, Jojje Wadenius, Jan Tolf (R.I.P.), Måns Zelmerlöv, Jill Johnson, Wille Craaford, Shirley Clamp, Daddy Boastin, Agnes, Papa Dee, Tommy Nilsson, Titiyo, Victoria Tolstoy, Gladys Del Pilar, Sara Löfgren, Jimmy Jansson, Bebo Valdes, Stefan Andersson, Jan Johansen, Martin Stenmarck...
Also, I am involved with some projects on a more solid base, e.g. the very well acclaimed ABBA tribute-band â€Waterlooâ€, where I have been a steady member for the last 9 years. The band is the foundation of a big production called â€ABBA The Showâ€, with parts of the National Symphony Orchestra from London and some of the actual musicians that participated on the original ABBA recordings and toured with them during the 70s. The show is a huge success worldwide and has for instance been touring regularly in the US (the tour of 2004 started out at the soldout Hollywood Bowl Arena in LA). Among other well received tours can be mentioned the ones in Thailand, Vietnam, India, Spain, Germany, Scandinavia. Sept 26 we had an amazingly successful soldout (!) show at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London. It really was one of the most exiting gigs in my career. Wow, what a fantastic crowd!
I am truly greatful for these kind of experiences along the path that constitutes my life...
Also a Japan-tour is coming up in december... I am of course looking forward to that as well.
One of my own projects is called â€The Roots Of Funkâ€. A musical journey sort of, where I try to take the audience back to the origins of funk, both musically and soundwise. (check the audio in the mp3-player).
It has developed to be a kind of "music-collective", appearing in different lineups from time to time. I have for instance done "A 70s Tribute" on several occasions with a 17 piece band (!) totally firing up the FUNK of the decade! We played several sold out nights at jazzclub Fasching in Stockholm, private partys and also at "Sandviken Jazzfestival" for instance. Another lineup that sprung from the idea was "The Herbie Hancock Headhunters Experience" (www.myspace.com/herbiehancockexperience).
There has also been a project called "The 80s FUNK experience!" wich re-lived that, too often underestimated, superfunky syntheziser-decade to life! I simply loved to play those funky basslines (especially since there is also alot of synthbass-playing hehe) by e.g. ZAPP, Cameo, Prince, The Time etc infront of the dancing audience. =)
Playschedule:
2007
24 Sept - "Morgon tv", TV4 (with Waterloo)
26 Sep - "Royal Albert Hall", London (UK)
29 Sep - Överkalix (Sweden)
5 Oct - "Tivoli", Copenhagen (Denmark)
6 Oct - "Konserthuset", Oslo (Norway)
7 Oct - "Olavshallen", Trondheim (Norway)
9 Oct - "Vestlandshallen", Bergen (Norway)
10 Oct - "Konserthuset", Skien (Norway)
11 Oct - "Konserthuset", Skien (Norway)
18 Oct - "Åhaga", Borås
19 Oct - "Stora Björn", Borlänge
20 Oct - "Parkteatern", Örebro
23 Oct - "Kalmarsalen", Kalmar
24 Oct - "Teatern", Halmstad
25 Oct - "Sparbankshallen", Varberg
26 Oct - "Ronneby Brunn", Ronneby
27 Oct - "Ronneby Brunn", Ronneby (double-show)
30 Oct - "Konserthuset", Västerås
31 Oct - "Konserthuset", Gävle
1 Nov - "Konserthuset", Västerås
2 Nov - "Konserthuset", Växjö
3 Nov - "Konserthuset", Linköping
10 Nov - Paris (France)
16 Nov - Stavanger (Norway)
17 Nov - Partygig in Sigtuna (Swe) ----
Short tour in Japan:
18 Dec - Kyoto (Japan)
19 Dec - Kyoto (Japan)
20 Dec - "Ohmia Hall", Tokyo (Japan)
21 Dec - "Shintakanawa Prince Hotel", Tokyo (Japan)
22 Dec - "Shintakanawa Prince Hotel", Tokyo (Japan)
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2008
Tour in Germany:
3 Jan - "Rothausarena", Freiburg
4 Jan - "Jahrhunderthalle", Frankfurt (doubleshow)
5 Jan - "Color Line Arena", Hamburg
8 Jan - "Arena", Leipzig
10 Jan - "Porsche Arena", Stuttgart
11 Jan - "Arena", Trier
12 Jan - "Köln-Arena", Köln
13 Jan - "AWD Hall", Hannover
15 Jan - "Messehalle", Erfurt
16 Jan - "Königspalast", Krefeld
17 Jan - "SAP Arena", Mannheim
18 Jan - "Hallenstadion", Zürich (Schweiz)
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Tour in Scandinavia:
29 Feb - "Metro Arena", Tampere (Fin)
1 Mar - "Joensuu Arena", Joensuu (Fin)
2 Mar - "Finlandia Hall", Helsinki (Fin)
4 Mar - "Kongresscenter", Ringsted (Den)
7 Mar - "Kulturcenter Limfjord", Skive (Den)
8 Mar - "Sonderjyllandshallen", Aabenraa (Den)
9 Mar - "Falconersalen", Copenhagen (Den)
11 Mar - "Musikhuset", Aarhus (Den)
12 Mar - "Musikteatret", Vejle (Den)
13 Mar - "Musikhuset", Esbjerg (Den)
14 Mar - "Fyns Arena", Odense (Den)
15 Mar - "Tinghallen", Viborg (Den)
16 Mar - "Musikteatret", Holsterbro (Den)