Bardi Johannsson (born September 10, 1975) is an Icelandic rock musician, film composer, writer, TV show host (of surrealist Icelandic TV show Konfekt), author, clothing designer, film director and more. He is mostly known for his work with Bang Gang (who have released three albums to date, and are working on a fourth) and Lady & Bird, a side project alongside French artist Keren Ann.
Aside from these primary musical outlets, Bardi has been involved in a vast array of other audio-visual projects, most significantly he has written music for commercials (Emporio Armani, Yves Rocher, Citroën) and for the National Theater of Iceland & Centre Dramatique d'Orleans (Museum of the Sea by Marie Darrieussecq); he has appeared at the Festival Aix En Provence; and he co-produced and co-directed a short film called Red Death (which was shown at the Centre Pompidou, Paris).
Bardi has also been active in terms of writing scores for movies and documentaries, such as Haxan (performed by the Bulgarian symphony orchestra) and Óskar Jónasson’s Reykjavik Rotterdam (2009), which won Best Original Film Score at the Icelandic Edda Film awards for the best original film score and was nominated for the Scandinavian Film Music Awards at Giff Film Festival (2010)
Bardi has also co-written a fake documentary about himself called Who Is Bardi?. A compilation of Bardi's soundtrack and theater work will be released in 2010.
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Bardi started playing music at a young age, he studied the piano and guitar and had a track featured on a children's album. He met up with singer and musician Esther Talia Casey in his teens, who later became lead singer on the debut album of his most notorious band, Bang Gang. Bardi and his friend Henrik Baldvin Björnsson started the band Bang Gang, initially making surf rock music. Two years later Bardi took the name for his own project.
Bang Gang is the brainchild of prolific singer/songwriter/producer Bardi Johannsson. Bang Gang was formed in 1996. BANG GANG DISCOGRAPHY
Lady & Bird is a collaboration between Keren Ann Zeidel and Bardi Johannsson. They have released two CD’s and played special concerts with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra in Haskolabio (Reykjavik), Orchestre Lamoureux in Salle Pleyel (Paris) and a choir and harpist at the American Church in Paris.
Albums
Singles
Feature film soundtracks
- Winner of the Icelandic Edda Film awards for the best original film score (2009) - Nomination for the Scandinavian Film Music Awards at Giff Film Festival (2010)
Music for Documentaries
Music for Short films
Music for TV series
Music for TV plays
Music for plays (as composer)
The National Theater of Iceland. Writer: Max Frisch. Director: Kristín Jóhannesdóttir. Music: Bardi Johannsson (2009)
Producer & Co Writer
Label: EMI Capitol. Co writer and featuring Ending Song. (2003)
Label: Naive. Co Producer, recording and mix of 8 tracks.(2004)
Label: EMI. Capitol. Co writer: For you and I. (2004)
Label: Sena. Producer and recording. (2005)
Label: Sena. Producer and Recording. (2005)
Label EMI Capitol. Co writer: Caspia. (2007)
Label: Nacopajazz/Discograph. Producer of the tracks: Silly and Like In A Film. (2007)
Label Sony Music. Co writer: Is it a sign? / Est-ce Un Hasard. (2008)
Label: Cod. Producer of the track: Temptation.
Label: Kölski. Producer, recording and mix of 6 tracks.(2009)
Label: Discograph/Bang. Co writer and Producer.(2009)
Label: Erased Tapes. Co mixing and Co producer of 4 tracks. (2010)
Label: Bernadette. Co writer of the track: End Of My Rope. (2010)
Credits also include Laurence Revey, Védis, Tvihöfði, Merzedes Club, Páll Óskar, Regína Ósk
Commercials
Commercials in Iceland: Vörður, BKI Kaffi, Glitnir fjármögnun, Síminn: Meira frelsi, Skyr.is, Umferðarstofa, Vís, Shell, Síminn: Stop the time (performed by Rosa). Atlantsskip, Íslenskt grænmeti, Apple, Flugstöð Leifs Eiríkssonar, Baugur Group, Iceland Express, Stofn, MS ís, Hagkaup, Fréttablaðið (with Eberg), Debenhams.
Short films
Books
Other work include....
Performance by the choir of church of Grafarvogur. Written by Bardi Johannsson and Henrik B Björnsson.