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Åsa Rydmanåsa - pronounced “awsa” - is taken from Norse Mythology meaning “goddess” in Swedish. Her album “World in Color” are a Celebration of Life and Love and conjures images of serenity and natural beauty with the listener. Åsa Rydman has a broad musical background and has received a MFA in Music at Göteborg’s University in Sweden. Her eclectic music has been described as Björk meets ABBA with a bit of Cardigans, Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Norah Jones and Dido. However, Åsa has developed her own style of creative and sensual songwriting. Her music is warm and harmonious with a mystical Nordic touch tied to philosophical lyrics and memorable melodies. Her love for jazz, electronica, Brazilians rythms and Swedish folk music is also displayed in her music. Åsa and her band Åsa’s Garden have been performing at many of NYC’s hot night spots including Fez, CBGB’s and the Living Room. She has attracted many noted, well-known musicians like drummer Alex Alexander (Dido) and bassist Conrad Korsch (Rod Stewart) among many others. Åsa has been featured on TV in Iceland, Bosnia, Brazil and Sweden. Musically, Åsa has been engaged in worthy humanitarian causes overseas, performing for the people of Sarajevo after the war and its atrocities. The full length CD “Where I Belong” is Åsa’s latest release and was recorded and produced by renowned producer Mattias Bylund and released through her independent label Musicgarden Records. www.asarydman.com |
Josefina AnderssonI grew up in the north of Sweden in a small village called Stora Lappträsk. My family had a farm and my parents taught me, my sister and brother the beauty and importance of our nature. Since we had 30 kilometres to the nearest town we had to use our imagination to entertain ourselves. I loved to sit in the kitchen humming, listening to whatever the radio played, and I always knew I was going to be a singer. When I turned 16 I got my first guitar and music to me became something more than just singing. I started creating my own songs and suddenly I had found this exciting way of communicating with the people around me. So I wrote songs, a lot of songs and after high-school I got a record deal and released my first album in Japan. After spending some time touring in Japan I decided to move to Stockholm. There, it didn’t take long before I met my “musical twin” Andreas, and together we formed the duo Waver. Our music is like a soundtrack to my childhood winters in the very north of Sweden – shimmering like the snow, dark as the long nights and with melancholic yet soaring melodies. In the fall of 2006 we released our second album ”Waver”, and right now we’re planning for a release of the album in Europe and USA. Meanwhile, I continue writing songs for Waver and all sorts of other projects, and doing what I was dreaming about sitting in the kitchen, humming… www.myspace.com/wavermusic - www.waver.se |
Linda HedbergMusic. Music for me is to tell a story. That’s the main focus when I´m writing my music. For me, music is life and passion. A life long love – something I want to share. After my education at the university of music I started work as a singer and as an actor. I worked at Lorensberg in Gothenburg where I sang every night for two years. The show contained pop, soul, rock and songs from different musicals. After living eight years in Gothenburg I moved to Stockholm where I began to work at the city theatre in a musical called Garbo-the musical. At the same time I continued to write my own music and held several concerts both in Gothenburg and in Stockholm. Right now I´m working as an artistic leader at a college of performing art. A great place, full of creativity and inspiration. |