Erik Rydmark SONG SHAPER

ALL TRACKS IN THE PLAYLIST ABOVE ARE DEMO VERSIONS OF SONGS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ARTISTS TO RECORD. FOR MORE AVAILABLE SONGS CHECK OUT www.songshaper.se CONTACT [email protected] FOR FURTHER INFO!Biography: Erik started his musical journey behind the piano at an early age, but it was not until he picked up the guitar at age 11 that he decided to pursue a career in the field of music. In 1993, at the age of 13 Erik started his first band called “Total Eclipse”. In 1995 they did their first studio recording and after numerous performances they landed the gig of opening for Swedish metal band “Dismember” in early 1996. In 1997 the band went their separate ways. In the spring of 1996 Erik did his first solo guitar recording called “Exotic Ride”.After an audition in the spring of 1996, Erik was one out of four electric guitarists from the whole country who gained admission to the prestigious music high school, Södra Latin in Stockholm. After being a strict rock guitarist Erik made his first real encounter with jazz music. Erik slowly made the transition from rock to jazz-guitar and also got into jazz arranging and composition. Erik finished his first big band arrangement of one of his own compositions in 1998. The arrangement was later performed by the school big band at Jazz Club Fashing, in Stockholm. Erik also played the jazz clubs around Stockholm with his own jazz-fusion band during that time.During the summer of 1999 Erik finished his second solo guitar recording, “Moments”.In the fall of 1999 Erik entered Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA, on a scholarship. Erik had the privilege to study for Greg Hopkins, Dick Lowell, Ted Peace, Ed Tomassi, Bret Willmott and Mark White amongst others. He continued to develop his writing and playing skills and was able to network with great talents from all over the world. Erik graduated in the spring of 2002 with the highest honours, Summa Cum Laude, with a major in Jazz Composition.At age 20 Erik started his first business, Rydmark Music Productions, later renamed Song Shaper in 2005. Some of the clients during that time include: Abel and Baker AB, Acando AB, Global Image AB, Cirkör Event AB, BlÃ¥sette Big Band, Teamwork Big Band, Air Mail Big Band, dB Big Band, Övik Big Band and numerous arrangements/productions for pop, rock, jazz groups and artists. Film music for “Look both ways” and “The Loons”. After graduating from Berklee in 2002 Erik moved back to his hometown of Stockholm, Sweden. He then hooked up with his long time friend and piano player Sven Lundholm, and set up shop in a brand new studio located on Lidingö, an island 10 minutes from Stockholm City. They started writing and producing pop, rock and rnb songs for numerous artists. Their song “If it’s time to say goodbye” ended up on Idols finalist Christian Forss’ second solo album, “Hungry Heart”, in 2005. Erik and Sven have had the privilege to work with artists and studio professionals like Sonja Aldèn, Emma Holmgen, Moa Holmsten, Emil Heiling, John-Martin, Linda Stenmark etc. Co-writes include Quint Starkie (BOA, Alcazar, Sophie Zelmani) and Peter Karlsson.In 2006 Erik and Sven started working with up and coming global boyband, “Streetwize”. In Jan 2007 they produced the backing-track for their “Childline” televised performance of the 80’s classic, “Room in your heart”. Other artists featured on the show included Westlife, Shayne Ward and Sugarbabes. During the spring of 2007 Erik’s and Sven’s song “Cinderella is dead” was recorded by British rocker Carina Lirola. The song feature Reb Beach (Winger/ Whitesnake) on guitar, Jens Johansson (Stratovarious / Yngwie Malmsteen) keyboards, Patrick Johansson (Yngwie Malmsteen) on drums and Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth / Steve Vai / Mr Big) on bass. Listen to it at www.myspace.com/carinalirola.Recent cuts includes: "Press play don't stop" written & produced for DeDe Lopez (Sweden) "One hot minute" produced for DeDe Lopez (Sweden) "Wasting my love" written for Amelia Bloom (Australia)Erik is a member of the Swedish performing rights organisation, STIM.For further info: [email protected]