John Eriksson (musician)

John Eriksson (born 8 January 1974, Hortlax (Piteå), Sweden) is a Swedish musician and composer best known as a founding member of Peter Bjorn and John.[1][2]

This article is about the musician. For the footballer, see John Eriksson (footballer).
John Eriksson
Born (1974-01-08) 8 January 1974
Hortlax (Piteå), Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Musician and composer
Years active1994–present
Known forFounding member of Peter Bjorn and John

Career

He was born in 1974 and raised in Hortlax (Piteå), Sweden.[3] In 1994, he founded the percussion quartet Peaux, for which he was also a musician and composer.[4] From 1995 to 1999, he was a musician in the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra,[5][6] performing in concerts and recordings with Esa-Pekka Salonen, Myung-Whun Chung, Herbert Blomstedt and Evgeny Svetlanov. He was also in a percussion/trumpet duo with Tora Thorslund,[7][8] and in 1998 he was a marimba soloist during the Stockholm International Percussion Event.[9] From 1999 to 2008, he was a musician, arranger and composer in the Kroumata Percussion Ensemble.[10][11]

From 1999, he was one of the founding members, musician, composer, arranger and producer of the band Peter Bjorn and John.[12] More recently, he has recorded as dance music act Hortlax Cobra,[13] who produced 3 vinyl EPs.[14] Another side project is "disco-kraut" act Holiday For Strings.[15][16][17] He was also composer for projects with Teenage Engineering.[18] In 2012 he was one of the founding members of the artist collective INGRID, and Hortlax Cobra contributed a song to their Record Store Day compilation called Ingrid Volume 1.[19]

Discography

As composer, arranger
  • Peter Bjorn And John: Gimme Some [20]
  • Peter Bjorn And John: Living Thing (also producer)
  • Peter Bjorn And John: Seaside Rock (also producer)
  • Peter Bjorn And John: Writers Block
  • Peter Bjorn And John: Falling Out
  • Peter Bjorn And John: Peter Bjorn And John
  • Peter Bjorn And John: Beats Traps and Backgrounds (EP)
  • Hortlax Cobra: Night Shift (also producer)
  • Hortlax Cobra: Everybody's Talking About Hortlax Cobra (also producer)
  • Hortlax Cobra: Nobody Knows Hortlax Cobra (also producer)
  • Hortlax Cobra: Stop and Smell the Hortlax Cobra (also producer)
  • Holiday For Strings: CD
  • Holiday For Strings: Two Of You (EP)
  • Holiday For Strings: Favorite Flavor
  • Peaux – Peaux [21]
  • Kroumata – Encores [22]
  • Depeche Mode – Fragile Tension (remix)
  • First Floor Power – The Jacket (remix)
  • Golden Filter – Hide Me (remix)
  • The Temper Trap – Fools (remix)
  • Peter Bjorn And John: Writers Block Remix (remix)
  • Wildbirds and Peacedrums – My Heart (remix)
  • Les Big Byrd – Zig Smile (remix)
  • Neneh Cherry and The Thing: Accordion (remix)

As Musician: (excerpts)
  • Lykke Li: Youth Novels [23]
  • Lykke Li: Wounded Rhymes [24]
  • Teddybears: Musik ur teaterföreställningen Don Carlos
  • Magnus Granberg & Skogen – Ist Gefallen In Den Schnee [25]
  • Fibes Oh Fibes: Album
  • Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby: I ljuset av Cornelis
  • Shout Out Louds – Our Ill Wills [26]
  • Shout Out Louds – Oh, Sweetheart E.P.
  • Taken By Trees – Open Field [27]
  • Sahara Hotnights – What if leaving is a loving thing [28]
  • Existensminimum – Last night my head tried to explode and i wrote everything down
  • Monty's Loco – Man Overboard
  • Marit Bergman – I think it's a rainbow
  • Moneybrother – To die Alone
  • Deportees – Damage Goods [29]
  • Sarah Blasko – As day follows night
  • Smile – A flash in the night
  • Smile – Satellite Blues (Vinyl Single)
  • Nicolai Dunger – A Dress Book
  • Nicolai Dunger – Here's my song
  • Nicolai Dunger – Sjunger Edith Södergran
  • The Concretes – In Colour [30]
  • Yttling Jazz – Oh lord, why can't I keep my big mouth shut
  • EP's Trailerpark – L'esperit d'escalier
  • Folke – Folke
  • Kroumata / Lahti Symphony Orchestra: Kalevi Aho – Symphony Nr 11 (Kroumata Symphony) [31]
  • Kroumata / Oslo Philharmonic : Rolf Wallin – Act [32]
  • André Chini / Kroumata / Norrbottens Kammarorkester – Eallin
  • A Spirit's Whisper – selected works by Bo Nilsson [33]
  • Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Esa Pekka Salonen: Dallapiccola – Il Prigionerio
  • Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Evgeny Svetlanov: Shostakovitj v Symphony Nr 7
  • Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Leif Segerstam: Sven-David Sandström-High Mass
  • Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Leif Segerstam: Lutoslawski, Penderecki Cello concertos

References
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  2. Eakin, Marah (5 May 2011). "Peter Bjorn And John's John Eriksson on the band's all-time favorite covers". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. "Hortlax Cobra Strikes from the Minds of Peter Bjorn and John". Thump. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. Strömdahl, Ingrid (April 11, 2002). "Recension: Peaux – Peaux (Övrigt)". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2013-11-13.
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  6. Roberts, Michael (2009-08-26). "Q&A with John Eriksson of Peter Bjorn and John – Denver Music – Backbeat". Blogs.westword.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
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  11. "Slagverksorkester i världsklass – Nöje – Kristianstadsbladet – Nyheter dygnet runt". Kristianstadsbladet.se. 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
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  14. Lydia Kellam, "CONVERSATION WITH JOHN ERIKSSON OF PETER BJORN AND JOHN", The Swede Beat, December 19, 2009, http://www.theswedebeat.com/music/interview_pbj%5B%5D
  15. "Peter Bjorn and John: Gimme Some" (Review), Drowned in Sound, http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16086 Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
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  18. "Scion Magazine 18: Teenage Engineering". YouTube. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  19. "Lykke Li/Peter Bjorn and John/Miike Snow Label Ingrid Announce Record Store Day Compilation |". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork. April 3, 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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  22. "BIS Records". Bis.se. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  23. "Lykke Li – Youth Novels (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  24. "Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  25. "Magnus Granberg & Skogen – Ist Gefallen In Den Schnee (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  26. "Shout Out Louds – Our Ill Wills (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  27. "Taken By Trees – Open Field (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  28. "Sahara Hotnights – What If Leaving Is A Loving Thing (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  29. "Deportees – Damaged Goods (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  30. "Concretes, The – In Colour (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  31. Kalevi Aho, Kroumata*, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä – Symphonic Dances / Symphony No. 11 (CD, Album) at Discogs
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  33. A spirit's whisper by Bo Nilsson (f. 1937) | Vejle Bibliotekerne

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