Dirty Loops
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Dirty Loops | |
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| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop Rock |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Verve, Universal Music |
| Members | Jonah Nilsson Henrik Linder Aaron Mellergardh |
| Website | http://www.dirty-loops.com |
Dirty Loops is a band from Stockholm, Sweden, consisting of Jonah Nilsson (vocals and piano), Henrik Linder (bass) and Aaron Mellergårdh (drums). They describe their style as "Classic Jazz-Jam".
Background
The band's three members all studied music at Södra Latin together. Nilsson studied classical theory while Linder and Mellergårdh studied Jazz.
After high school they attended the Royal College of Music in Stockholm together. Jonah Nilsson has also studied music at Bethel College. Henrik Linder attended Adolf Fredrik Music School as a child. The band was formed in 2010.[1]
Henrik Linder began his music career at age four as a pianist. At age 13, he began playing bass.
Jonah Nilsson started singing even as a child, while his parents were in the choir of the Katarina Church, Stockholm. At age 11 he began playing piano. He was a background singer and played piano on Danny Saucedos tour in 2005, the year when Danny debuted on the Swedish TV show Idol.
History
The band used to gather in a rehearsal room in the old town and play together. Then, one day they decided to record a music video in a fusion version of Lady Gaga's "Just Dance " . Then they quickly became an internet phenomenon. With millions of views on Youtube and Myspace with covers of Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Adele, and Lady Gaga, the phone started ringing.
First on the ball was producer and songwriter Andreas Carlsson (Swedish Idol). In February 2011, he was tipped off to investigate Dirty Loops' covers on Youtube. The same evening, he sought out to contact the band and mere days thereafter, became the band's manager.
September 3, 2011 the band played along with Danny Saucedo on Swedish Rockbjörnen, Aftonbladet Music gala.
The manager Andreas Carlsson has placed great emphasis on building the band's trademark. Above all, he advises to be careful with what they put up on and what they publish on the Internet. They have set up in several television interviews but have not played in any TV studios.
Andreas Carlsson has helped the band to get a global record deal. In 2012, the band traveled to the U.S. to face several major music profiles, among others, singer Brian McKnight, drummer Simon Phillips and bassist Nathan East . Eventually they signed a record contract with world renowned producer and record label director David Foster and Universal Music subsidiary Verve.
Debut album Loopified
Their debut album was released April 16 2014 in Japan and May 19 in the UK, and is scheduled to be released June 10 in the US.
Social Media
Dirty Loops had their breakthrough via Youtube where millions of people have heard their work. Since 2013, The band has also started a collaboration with Google and have already had several so-called hangouts on Google+. According to their manager, the band has big plans for a future using social media.
Tours
In late 2012 the band supported David Foster and Andreas Carlsson in Japan, China, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand for the "David Foster & Friends Tour." They played for tens of thousands of people during the tour. One highlight of the tour was when Jonah did a duet with Chaka Khan.
Members
- Jonah Nilsson - vocals, keyboards
- Henrik Linder - bass guitar
- Aaron Mellergardh - drums
Discography
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [2] |
DEN [3] |
NOR [4] | |||
| 2014 | Loopified | 19 | 26 | 25 | |
References
- ^ http://www.dirty-loops.com/about/
- ^ "Dirty Loops discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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