Frank Birch Pontoppidan - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Producer,engineer and mixer and multiinstrumentalist from Copenhagen Denmark.Working with artists like:John Parish,Howe Gelb,Kashmir,Grandaddy,Who Made Who,The Garbo,Beth Hart,Kevin Welch,Mani spinx,Tina Dickow,Brimstone Butterfly,Nikolaj Christensen,Little Jimmy Reeves,Giantsand,Junker,Pete Droge,Baal,Boo Hewerdine,Hush,Nephew,nikolaj nÃ¸rlund,mark linn,Caroline Henderson,Amber.started in 1986 in the legendary sweet silence studio in Copenhagen and soon became a hard working engineer (engineered and mixed his first album at age 17). been working inside and outside of Copenhagen (Nashville, New York and London) since 1993 Beyond a producer, engineer and mixer Frank is a skilled musician often playing a variety of instruments on his productions.

My Interests

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Member Since: 5/21/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/frankbirchpontoppidan
Influences: WILCO.....the band,flo and eddie,todd rundgren,bob marley,wilco,jayhawks,ryan adams,hank williams,keef,the move,jeff beck,evh,The tubes,glyn johns,who,lowell george,doc watson,p.droge,brendan o'brien(no.1 guitarplayer),gram parsons,stones,beatles,Cat Stevens,Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Ravi Shankar,Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart,Charles bukowski,Randy Newman, Elvis Costello,Ray Charles,Elliott Smith,The Clash,merle haggard, gram parsons, the byrds, muddy waters, jim keltner, led zeppelin, daniel lanois, Ramblin' Jack. The Germs. Woody. Bobby Dylan. Willie Nelson. Bright Eyes. Cash. Big Star. Ziggy Stardust. Iggy. Tommy Waits. Elvis (Costello) Leonard Cohen. Townes Van Zandt. The Stones .Gram Parsons........
Sounds Like: non plus ultra
Record Label: http://music.sunstudio-int.com/
Type of Label: None

My Blog

who made who

so,wmw is in the mix,no. 2 is on Its way.......F
Posted by Frank Birch Pontoppidan on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:31:00 PST

pocketlife

I just got a call from Palle,he told me that my friend Ole, guitarplayer and songwrither from the band pocketlife has passed away on 22 december.I met Ole while i was living in AArhus for a while,we m...
Posted by Frank Birch Pontoppidan on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:42:00 PST

January

Hi there,since snow didn't come this year i decided that i'd work instead of sking.Who made who is getting closer,The Garbo made me mix one more,Mani and i started a new record,.......
Posted by Frank Birch Pontoppidan on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:47:00 PST

News is....

News is.... Who made who is in the works, first session is on tape and being worked on as i write..more sessions will follow in december and january.Another exiting project is "Black sugar"...one song...
Posted by Frank Birch Pontoppidan on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:59:00 PST

THE GARBO

Frank is currently in sunstudio A with The Garbo mixing three tracks for a forthcoming album.
Posted by Frank Birch Pontoppidan on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:53:00 PST

WHO MADE WHO

Frank and who made who will join forces in october...who made who is recording a new cd to follow their brilliant debut album....
Posted by Frank Birch Pontoppidan on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 11:32:00 PST

Howe Gelb

Hi everybody,just finished a session with howe at sunstudio...recorded a bunch of new material for a later release.F
Posted by Frank Birch Pontoppidan on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:52:00 PST

MANI SPINX

Remember...if you are near Aarhus Denmark friday june 2'nd,go and see Frank play with MANI SPINX(the latest project from Frank and Sunstudio)at the spot festival at TRAIN.Show starts at eight.
Posted by Frank Birch Pontoppidan on Wed, 24 May 2006 10:32:00 PST

music

musicplayer will up soon.F
Posted by Frank Birch Pontoppidan on Wed, 24 May 2006 10:28:00 PST