About
BIOGRAPHY
BIG SWEDE is a Composer / Producer / Engineer / Sound Designer / Programmer / Multi-Instrumentalist / Remixer / DJ / Drummer, who maintains a prolific recording and production career, doing business as Las Vegas based BIG SWEDE STUDIOS.
Big Swede is all over the place musically, running his recording studio, music production company and record label. He is making music in a variety of styles, from Electronica to Rock, Club/Dance to Hip-Hop, Big Beat to Jazz, Metal to Soundtrack and beyond. Home to Big Swede, Refurbished, X-World/5, Tweek Show, Protecto (with Reeves Gabrels – The Cure, David Bowie), 3 Of A Different Kind, Prune Bros & a large catalog of songs.
There has been radio airplay in many countries around the world with both EDM and rock songs including: Aliens In Hollywood, Totally Connected, Date Night In A Straitjacket, Only Want The Best, Show Up For The Showdown, Consider Loving Me Next and Space Dancing, among others.
The Big Swede catalog includes about 1000 tracks and counting.
BIG SWEDE’s music has appeared in over 400 episodes of television in a variety of shows including NCIS, CSI, The Mentalist, David Makes Man, NCIS: Los Angeles, Lie To Me, Alphas, 90210, JAG, Real World, MTV Video Music Awards and Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Commercials include Mercedes, Samsung, Dish, Back Market, Zeiss and Lowe’s.
Sampling and programming credits include Van Halen, Kiss and Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.
Voice-over recordings include Scottie Pippen (Dream Team basketball legend) for Nike, Jessie Tyler Ferguson (actor – Modern Family) for “Backstage With Disney On Broadway” and Karen Black (actress).
Collaborations include Reeves Gabrels (The Cure, David Bowie), Jimmy Z (Eurythmics, Etta James), Miles Evans (Gil Evans Orchestra, Sting), Oscar Hernandez (Celia Cruz, Spanish Harlem Orchestra), Rod Jackson (Slash’s Snakepit), Les Hemstock (Hemstock & Jennings), Andy LaRocque (King Diamond), Johnny Griparic (Walter Trout, Slash’s Snakepit), Greg Hampton (Alice Cooper, Lita Ford), Paul Ill (Pink, Christina Aguilera), Magnus Rosen (Avalanche, Hammerfall) and Papa Dee.