| William C. Woxlin | |
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William C. Woxlin in 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peder William Christopher Woxlin |
| Born | 21 January 1988 |
| Origin | Borlänge, Dalarna, Sweden |
| Genres | Synth, Synthpop, Minimal, Ambient, Electropop |
| Occupations | Artist/Composer Actor Playwriter Author Academic |
| Instruments | Synthesizer Vocals Piano |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Associated acts | Sywnthkrawft (2005-2007) Borlange All-Stars (2004-2006) DJ WeeJay (2002-2005) Super Synth Farmacia (1998-2002, 2005) |
William C. Woxlin, SBA, BMS (full name Peder William Christopher Woxlin Johansson, born on 21 January 1988) is a Swedish artist, author, academic & composer. He mostly creates music in the minimalist & synth genre. In 2009 he shortened his name from William Johansson to William C. Woxlin (Woxlin being an old family surname). During 2010, William C. Woxlin finalized his thesis (bachelor's degree), in business and management, called "Perspektiv på HR-arbete vid nedskärningar - en studie om effekter och handlingar, utifrån tre perspektiv, för den fortsatta överlevnaden",[1] receiving bachelor of science in business administration and management.[2] Also in late 2010, William C. Woxlin, became the editor-in-chief at Dalarnas Författarförbund (The Dalecarlean Authors Society of Sweden).[3]
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He started out as a solo pianist in 1994 (then 6 years old) playing at different events and later he started to take piano lessons. Later he became a part of Super Synth Farmacia, a group which made songs on computers and toy keyboards, later in 2002 they disbanded. He was also a member in a music collective called Borlange All-Stars. In 2006 Borlange All-Stars disbanded because they couldn't find anything more to express through their music. In 2008 he released his new solo album, Reality After Midnight, after working with it for almost one year; it was later released on iTunes. The last single of the album, Devil May Care, featured Tess and was released on Spotify, 20 August 2009.
During 2009 Woxlin will take a hiatus from music and live performing. Instead he will finalize his first novel, Ad Infinitum.[4] and record spoken-word albums with poems by Vladimir Mayakovsky and François Villon.
In 2005 Woxlin decided to create the band Sywnthkrawft together with Gustav Jacobsson, Viktor Jacobsson and Daniel Thyberg (who later left the group). Between 2005 and 2007, they released three albums and three singles.
Although their initial sound was ambient inspired, Sywnthkrawft soon switched to a more instrumental synthpop influenced sound. They gained some success with the single, The Photographer's Exceptional Pictures for Body and Mind. On 8 March 2007, it debuted on #1 on the Swedish chart Dalatoppen and held its position for 7 weeks. Their last album, Goodbye, Spaceblade (Re-recorded), were released only weeks before they embarked on a hiatus even though a new album (SK3 - The Space Musical) were in production and planned for a 2008 release.
While never formally breaking up, after Goodbye, Spaceblade (Re-recorded), Woxlin decided to concentrate on his solo project. As time went by Woxlin increasingly dismissed the possibility of reforming the band, since the three remaining members don't talk with each other any more.[5]
In 2007 he was announced to be the playwriter and director for the Academic Studenttheatre of Dalarna,[6] His first musical-play was named 69: Det Stora Svenska Rymdprojektet - en riktig metamorfos (69: The Big Swedish Spaceproject - A real metamorphosis) and revolved around the moon landing, made in 1969.[5] The play featured Hans Villius as a narrator. In 2008 he became a producer for the movie: The 1 Second Film.[7] In February 2011, his first collection of haikupoems, "Mannen som fanns överallt", was released.[8]
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