Posted on 19/06/2018

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Sonar 2018

I just returned from Sonar 2018 in Barcelona with a smile on the face. The festival is very well-arranged, with everything running smoothly despite the huge crowds. I also attended Sonar last year, and the circumstances and settings were remarkably similar between the two years. In fact to the point where you knew exactly where […]

Posted on 13/12/2017

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47B – A Musical Power house

The back building on Gl. Kongevej 47B, DK-1610 Copenhagen has a long history of music attached to it. Over the years it has been the home of many recording studios and music companies: Hookfarm Studio Ranum Studio Bløndal Studio Teen Town Studio Grape House Studio Showstoppers Stunt Records / Jazzklubben Sundance Records & Publishing Sound [...]

Posted on 17/08/2017

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PUK Studio

Hidden in the countryside in the upper-mid part of Jutland, between the towns of Randers and Hadsten lies a Danish recording studio with a long history. Starting as a medium size residential facility in an old farm by John “Puk” Quist and his wife Birthe, the studio got a a local reputation for a good […]

Posted on 10/05/2017

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PUK Studio

Hidden in the countryside in the upper part of Jutland, between the towns of Randers and Hadsten lies a Danish recording studio with a long history. Starting as a medium size residential facility in an old farm by John "Puk" Quist and his wife Birthe, the studio got a a local reputation for a good [...]

Posted on 24/04/2017

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Strøm

[gdlr_divider type=”solid” size=”100%” ] The new Epicenter For the last 10 years the Copenhagen association “STRØM” has arranged events, urban festivals, and promoted electronic music in Denmark. And has been steadily growing each year. Head of Strøm – Frederik Birket-Smith – and his team have been avidly fighting for funding and acceptance of the community […]

Posted on 11/04/2017

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Bløndal Studio

ANOTHER HOME AWAY FROM HOME Before opening my own commercial facility in 1986 I worked for quite a long period in the Hjörtur Bløndal Studio, located in the same building in Gammel Kongevej 47B, 4th floor, where I later opened my studio. The Icelandic born Bløndal was another early synth adaptor, collector and studio owner, […]

Posted on 16/10/2016

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Don Buchla – 1937-2016

Synthesizer pioneer and inventor Don Buchla sadly passed away on Sep.,16, 2016. In a long and unique career, Buchla was creating electronic musical instruments from the early 60’s and matched – or even preceded – Bob Moog in creating the first complete electronic music instrument – the Model 100. Don Buchla’s visions were different from […]

Posted on 10/10/2016

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Lars HUG retires from music

Danish singer Lars HUG (Lars Haagensen) announces, that he will no longer make music, probably to pursue his succesful painting career. I worked together with him on many occasions and for extended periods, and there is no doubt he has paid his musical dues. Even though working with Lars was not always pleasant – as witnessed in the recent documentary about […]

Posted on 01/10/2016

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Elektronisk Musik Danmark

On October, 1., a new association for Electronic Music – Elektronisk Musik Danmark – was formed. It’s purpose is to inform about electronic music and work for it to be accepted as an established art form, facilitate networking and influence the political decision takers. Previously In Denmark, the electronic music community has been very scattered among […]