John Eriksson (musician)
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| John Eriksson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Musician and composer |
| Known for | Founding member of Peter Bjorn and John |
John Eriksson is a Swedish musician and composer best known as a founding member of Peter Bjorn and John.[1][2] He was born in 1974 and raised in Hortlax (Piteå), Sweden.[3]
Career
In 1994, he founded the percussion quartet Peaux, for which he was also a musician and composer.[4] From 1995 to 1999, he was a musician in the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra,[5][6] performing in concerts and recordings with Esa-Pekka Salonen, Myung-Whun Chung, Herbert Blomstedt and Evgeny Svetlanov. He was also in a percussion/trumpet duo with Tora Thorslund,[7][8][9] and in 1998 he was a marimba soloist during the Stockholm International Percussion Event.[10] From 1999 to 2008, he was a musician, arranger and composer in the Kroumata Percussion Ensemble.[11][12]
From 1999, he was one of the founding members, musician, composer, arranger and producer of the band Peter Bjorn and John.[13] More recently, he has recorded as dance music act Hortlax Cobra,[14] who produced 3 vinyl EPs.[15] Another side project is "disco-kraut" act Holiday For Strings.[16][17][18] He was also composer for projects with Teenage Engineering.[19] In 2012 he was one of the founding members of the artist collective INGRID, and Hortlax Cobra contributed a song to their Record Store Day compilation called Ingrid Volume 1.[20]
Discography
As composer, arranger
- Peter Bjorn And John: Gimme Some [21]
- Peter Bjorn And John: Living Thing (also producer)
- Peter Bjorn And John: Seaside Rock (also producer)
- Peter Bjorn And John: Writers Block
- Peter Bjorn And John: Falling Out
- Peter Bjorn And John: Peter Bjorn And John
- Peter Bjorn And John: Beats Traps and Backgrounds (EP)
- Hortlax Cobra: Night Shift (also producer)
- Hortlax Cobra: Everybody's Talking About Hortlax Cobra (also producer)
- Hortlax Cobra: Nobody Knows Hortlax Cobra (also producer)
- Hortlax Cobra: Stop and Smell the Hortlax Cobra (also producer)
- Holiday For Strings: CD
- Holiday For Strings: Two Of You (EP)
- Holiday For Strings: Favorite Flavor
- Peaux - Peaux [22]
- Kroumata - Encores [23]
- Depeche Mode - Fragile Tension (remix)
- First Floor Power - The Jacket (remix)
- Golden Filter - Hide Me (remix)
- The Temper Trap - Fools (remix)
- Peter Bjorn And John: Writers Block Remix (remix)
- Wildbirds and Peacedrums - My Heart (remix)
- Les Big Byrd - Zig Smile (remix)
- Neneh Cherry and The Thing: Accordion (remix)
As Musician: (excerpts)
- Lykke Li: Youth Novels [24]
- Lykke Li: Wounded Rhymes [25]
- Teddybears: Musik ur teaterföreställningen Don Carlos
- Magnus Granberg & Skogen – Ist Gefallen In Den Schnee [26]
- Fibes Oh Fibes: Album
- Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby: I ljuset av Cornelis
- Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills [27]
- Shout Out Louds - Oh, Sweetheart E.P.
- Taken By Trees - Open Field [28]
- Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing [29]
- Existensminimum - Last night my head tried to explode and i wrote everything down
- Monty's Loco - Man Overboard
- Marit Bergman - I think it's a rainbow
- Moneybrother - To die Alone
- Deportees - Damage Goods [30]
- Sarah Blasko - As day follows night
- Smile - A flash in the night
- Smile - Satellite Blues (Vinyl Single)
- Nicolai Dunger - A Dress Book
- Nicolai Dunger - Here's my song
- Nicolai Dunger - Sjunger Edith Södergran
- The Concretes - In Colour [31]
- Yttling Jazz - Oh lord, why can't I keep my big mouth shut
- EP's Trailerpark - L'esperit d'escalier
- Folke - Folke
- Kroumata / Lahti Symphony Orchestra: Kalevi Aho - Symphony Nr 11 (Kroumata Symphony) [32]
- Kroumata / Oslo Philharmonic : Rolf Wallin - Act [33]
- André Chini / Kroumata / Norrbottens Kammarorkester - Eallin
- A Spirit's Whisper - selected works by Bo Nilsson [34]
- Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Esa Pekka Salonen: Dallapiccola - Il Prigionerio
- Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Evgeny Svetlanov: Shostakovitj - Symphony Nr 7
- Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Leif Segerstam: Sven-David Sandström-High Mass
- Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Leif Segerstam: Lutoslawski, Penderecki Celloconcerto
References
- ↑ Selena Fragassi, "Peter, Bjorn, and John drummer John Eriksson", URChicago, http://www.urchicago.com/interviews/2009/4/23/peter-bjorn-and-john-drummer-john-eriksson.html
- ↑ Marah Eakin, "Peter Bjorn And John’s John Eriksson on the band’s all-time favorite covers", Onion AV Club, May 5, 2011, http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/peter-bjorn-and-johns-john-eriksson-on-the-bands-a,55601/
- ↑ Kobran från Hortlax - Piteå den 12 april 2011 - Arkiv - Kuriren - Norrbottens-Kuriren
- ↑ Ingrid Strömdahl kultur@svd.se. "Recension: Peaux - Peaux (Övrigt) | Musik | SvD" (in Swedish). Svd.se. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "JOHN ERIKSSON - You think the sounds of classical percussion and indie rock are worlds apart? Peter Bjorn And... - Modern Drummer : MD". Readperiodicals.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ Roberts, Michael (2009-08-26). "Q&A with John Eriksson of Peter Bjorn and John - Denver Music - Backbeat". Blogs.westword.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/search?q=dans+på+de+saligas+britta+byström&x=0&y=0
- ↑ http://www.mic.se/avd/mic/prod/micpdf.nsf/dl/JOR2204f1.pdf/$file/JOR2204f1.pdf
- ↑ "Edition Reimers - Mats Larsson Gothe". Editionreimers.se. 1965-06-29. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "SR, P2 1998-11-18 | Svensk mediedatabas". SMDB. 1998-11-18. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ Kroumata-Ensemblen
- ↑ "Slagverksorkester i världsklass - Nöje - Kristianstadsbladet - Nyheter dygnet runt". Kristianstadsbladet.se. 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "BIOGRAPHYPeter Bjorn and John". Peter Bjorn and John. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ Rich Juzwiak, "Today’s Song: Hortlax Cobra ‘Berlin’", Gawker, http://gawker.com/5911230/todays-song-hortlax-cobra-berlin
- ↑ Lydia Kellam, "CONVERSATION WITH JOHN ERIKSSON OF PETER BJORN AND JOHN", The Swede Beat, December 19, 2009, http://www.theswedebeat.com/music/interview_pbj
- ↑ "Peter Bjorn and John: Gimme Some" (Review), Drowned in Sound, http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16086
- ↑ Tom Breihan, "Peter Bjorn and John Drummer John Eriksson Busy With Side Projects", Pitchfork, March 31, 2010, http://pitchfork.com/news/38351-peter-bjorn-and-john-drummer-john-eriksson-busy-with-side-projects/
- ↑ Goodman, William (October 26, 2010.) "Peter, Bjorn, & John's New 'Pure Pop Rock' Album." Spin Magazine.
- ↑ "Scion Magazine 18: Teenage Engineering". YouTube. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Lykke Li/Peter Bjorn and John/Miike Snow Label Ingrid Announce Record Store Day Compilation", Pitchfork, April 3, 2012, http://pitchfork.com/news/46001-lykke-lipeter-bjorn-and-johnmiike-snow-label-ingrid-announce-record-store-day-compilation/
- ↑ "Peter Bjorn And John - Gimme Some (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2011-03-29. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Peaux | Svensk mediedatabas". SMDB. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "BIS Records". Bis.se. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Lykke Li - Youth Novels (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Magnus Granberg & Skogen - Ist Gefallen In Den Schnee (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Taken By Trees - Open Field (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Sahara Hotnights - What If Leaving Is A Loving Thing (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Deportees - Damaged Goods (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Concretes, The - In Colour (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ Kalevi Aho, Kroumata*, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä - Symphonic Dances / Symphony No. 11 (CD, Album) at Discogs
- ↑ "Wallin: Act, Etc / Grubinger, Van Zweden, Axelrod, Et Al". ArkivMusic. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ A spirit's whisper by Bo Nilsson (f. 1937) | Vejle Bibliotekerne
Additional sources
- Halperin, Shirley (February 22, 2008). "In the Studio: Peter Bjorn and John". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- Lucas, John (May 17, 2007). "Peter Bjorn and John". Georgia Straight. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- Sterdan, Darryl (April 14, 2009). "No Writer's Block for Peter Bjorn and John". Canoe.ca. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
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