He is a cellist and composer who studied at the
Swedish Royal Academy of Music and started his professional career as a
classical musician.In 1985 he
joined up with other ex-pupils from the Academy to form the Fleshquartet
which are now a very popular ensemble covering a repertoire from rock to
classical.Appearing on many
recordings with them he has featured on the albums Goodbye Sweden, Fire
Fire, Voice of Eden and the Swedish Grammis Award winning Flow
as well as the albums For the Stars by Elvis Costello and Anne Sofie
von Otter, In the Middle of This Riddle by Jeannette Lindstrom, Desireless
by Eagle Eye Cherry, Rhyme by Marty Willson-Piper, The Swedish
Recordings 1970-1975 by Flasket Brinner, This Is by Mercury
Motors, Horror Wrestling by Drain S.T.H.The German Years:
1977-1999 by Moondog, Deaf Dumb & Blind by Clawfinger, This
Perfect Day by This Perfect Day and I Let the Music Speak by
Anne Sofie von Otter.As a
composer his work has been heard on the soundtracks of several movies
including the Danish film Soap, the 1991 Il Capitano and
1998's Their Frozen Dream.
Anne Sofie von Otter recordings
After
the Rain(Benny Andersson/Mats Norklit)
Deutsche Grammophon D. G. 477 5901 (CD: I Let the Music
Speak)
