Krister Axel

Krister Axel

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Background information
Birth name Krister Axel Bjornson Tidics
Born May 14, 1974 (1974-05-14) (age 41)
Paris, France
Genres Blues, Folk
Occupation(s) Musician, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Engineer
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Piano, B3, Harmonium
Years active 1994–present
Labels Noonchild Records / RockStarAlley
Associated acts Paper Sun, Whitestarr, Chris Pierce, Saucy Monky, Cheyenne Kimball, Chris Gerolmo
Website axel.me

Krister Axel (born May 14, 1974) is a French musician, poet and software engineer.

Background

Krister Axel, born in Paris, has been writing and performing roots and blues music for 20 years. He began his career as a songwriter performing in the streets of Paris, then New York City, Madison, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and now Ashland Oregon. Krister Axel claims the legendary Chris Whitley as the greatest influence on his writing. His work encompasses pop songwriting as well as a roots-based approach to instrumental pieces commissioned for movie projects. His credits include pieces for the soundtracks to Hate Crime and A Colombia and licensing with NBC Networks, Regent Theaters, and many others. Most recently, Krister had a few songs placed on the season 5 DVD of Friday Night Lights (TV series) which has been very successful in generating interest about his music. These songs are Illuminate the Sky and Georgia Rain (both from the EP Swexico), as well as Something Beautiful from the album Arms Around the River.

Krister Axel plays finger-style guitar and electric piano. Krister is a co-founder of the band The River South.

Discography

Albums and EPs

Other Productions

AWARDS

Software Engineering

References

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