I was born 1961 in Örebro, Sweden, where I grew up listening to my father’s jazz albums, playing piano in the local music school and in church. I am now living in Gothenburg with my family, working as a performing musician, composer, arranger and educator.
My goal is to write and perform music that I would enjoy to listen to myself, and to leave a lasting fingerprint on each note.
MUSIC STUDIES
Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola, Jönköping, Sweden.
Musikhögskolan, Örebro University, Sweden - MFA in Music Education - Additional studies in Composition & Arranging.
Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA - studies in Jazz Composition.
Academy of Music and Drama, Gothenburg, Sweden - studies in Organ, Conducting & Orchestration.
PROFESSIONAL CREDITS
Compositions and arrangements for symphony orchestras, concert bands, big bands, choirs, jazz combos, TV-shows, CD-albums.
Numerous performances with major Swedish artists.
Extensive experience as pianist and music director - shows, concerts, radio, TV, CD’s.
Music teacher since 1987, currently teaching at Göteborgs Högre Samskola, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Music director at Church of Sweden, Askim, Sweden.
PIANO TEACHERS
Rut Schön
Lars Engkvist
Gösta Nylund
Albena Zaharieva
Ray Santisi
Neil Olmstead
TEACHERS MUSIC THEORY - COMPOSITION - ARRANGING
Rolf Johansson
Staffan Hedin
Olov Helge
Anders Flodin
Olof Persson
Barrie Nettles
Bill Scism
Ted Pease
Bob Pilkington
Steve Prosser
Hans Balstedt
Greg Hopkins
Joel Eriksson
Ulrika Emanuelsson
TEACHERS CONDUCTING
Louis Stewart
Jan Yngwe