Years active 1979–present Music group Reeperbahn Role Music Producer | Name Dan Sundquist Website www.dansundquist.se | |
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Birth name Thord Dan Rickard Sundquist Born September 10, 1958 (age 65)
Stockholm, Sweden, June 2015 ( 1958-09-10 ) Occupation(s) producer
songwriter
composer Albums Venuspassagen, Peepshow, Intriger Genres Pop music, Dance music, Rock music, Film score Record labels EMI, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, Mercury Records Similar People Olle Ljungstrom, Fred Asp, Jan Kyhle, Wille Crafoord Profiles | ||
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Dan Sundquist (born Thord Dan Rickard Sundqvist September 10, 1958 ), in Stockholm, Sweden, is a Swedish music producer, songwriter and composer.
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He has produced over 70 albums, and his production work has earned him seven Swedish Grammy Awards, among them Producer of The Year, which he was nominated three times for. He has so far had 15 #1 hits in Sweden and countless Top 10's, certifying at least 18 Gold and 11 Platinum awards. A handful of these albums have become classics and a part of Scandinavian pop culture.
Among these classics are Reeperbahn's Venuspassagen 1981, Jakob Hellman's exclusive ...och stora havet 1989, Wilmer X's #1 smash "Vem får nu se alla tårar" 1991, Anne-Lie Rydé's Stulna Kyssar 1992, Uno Svenningsson's "Under ytan", a supersmash of 1994, Melody Club's debut and #1 hit "Electric" 2003.
Some of his latest works include the film score for the American film Whitney - a biopic on the love story of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown on Lifetime TV, production work on Livet Är En Schlager - a musical by Jonas Gardell and Fredrik Kempe, and Peter Jöback's I Love Musicals. Composed a 31-minute running track, "The Chase", on Spotify's smartphone pioneer Running application, alongside celeb DJ Tiësto. He’s also produced and written hits with other Swedish stars like Måns Zelmerlöw, Sanna Nielsen, Helen Sjöholm, Molly Sandén, Linus Svenning, Anna Bergendahl, Andreas Weise, Fredrik Kempe, Jay Smith, and many more.
He is also responsible for the score music of several Swedish classic feature films, including Vinterviken 1996, Adam & Eva 1997 and Bästa Sommaren 2000.
Was hired staff writer and producer of RedOne Productions/2101 Songs in Hollywood, CA between July 2014 and July 2015. Runs his own business Big Shadow Music Production Company and Publishing.
Background
Dan Sundquist was born to Swedish parents and grew up in Näsby Park, Rågsved, Vikarbyn, Hägersten and Vaxholm, Sweden and in Barcelona, Spain. Having musically talented people in his family most certainly groomed him into an early interest in music and arts. He started playing the guitar at age 7, and piano at age 11.
After a year in Nyckelviksskolan Art School in 1976, he decided to quit art studies and start his band Reeperbahn with Olle Ljungström, getting their first recording contract 1979. He produced his first album in 1980, 21 years old.
Swedish Grammy Awards
Sundquist has had several Swedish Grammis nominations and has won seven to date.
#1 Hits & Classics
This is a list of Sundquist's songs that have topped the Swedish Charts, and classics that have influenced the Swedish pop culture.
Film Scores
This is a list of Sundquist's credits as a composer.
Discography
Albums, Singles, Tracks, TV & Film Scores
This is a list of Sundquist's credits as a producer, songwriter and mixing engineer.