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Michael Andersson

BAND/AFFILIATION:		Gyllene Tider
COUNTRY:		Sweden
PRODUCTS USED:		K BRILLIANT CRASH RIDE
		K CONSTANTINOPLE CRASH
		K CONSTANTINOPLE CRASH
		K/Z SPECIAL HIHATS
		ORIENTAL CHINA TRASH
		ORIENTAL TRASH SPLASH

Michael Andersson was born in the city of Borâs in Sweden on the 10th of october 1975 and started his drumming carreer on his mothers pots and pans, not an entirely odd progress for a young drummer but in Michael's case he would later evolve the pots and pans syndrome into real funiture beating before taking it to the drumset as we know it.

As an 8 year old he started talking lessons at the public school of music in Borâs with classical percussionist Julian Kursawa and Per Nordebring who would become his first drumset instructor.

Years went by and Michael grew older and wiser as he played in different ensembles, in different styles such as jazz and rock, classical and orchestral. 16 year old Michael was now to have his first clinic in association with a local music store and Yamaha Scandinavia and Zildjian, this was gonna be a real adventure, and the first CD that he ever recorded Mystery Island with producer/technician Erik Mossling at the Swedish Broadcasting System was gonna lay the foundation to the clinic! My guess is that at least 15 people showed up, it wasn't really what he had hoped for but some years later we did it again, a new cd Black Spot and a new crowd.

The music scene in Borâs was a small one, it didn't really take that long to start meeting people, working in the studios, and gigging in the clubs! But Michael knew that his journey had just started, and at the age of 18 he enrolled in "The Central Band of the Royal Swedish Army" were he was enlisted for ten months with drum instructor Cpt. Tommy Törner.

1996, the year of The Berklee College of Music era and friends and family for life. Michael recalls his first meeting with roommates Josh Eskin and Youki Onda, but also meeting the lovely Carol Calato for the first time, a month later he was a Regaltip artist. During the time at Berklee he studied with greats such as Ed Kaspik, Robert Kaufmann, Joe Hunt and many many more and having had an opportunity like this can't ever be replaced by any other opportunity in the world, thanks for your time and patience. Michael graduated from Berklee 1999 and moved to Los Angeles where he worked with composer/musical director Kevin Nadue and Pablo Mungia to name but a few, but the Thursday nights at the Backstage Café with the Red Orchestra were always great fun, and of course the late night sessions at Westlake and all the other great studios.

A tour suddenly came up, and then another and then another, today the list is quite long with performances with artists such as: Patricia Kaas, Ben Vereen, The Red Orchestra, Michael Sean Harris, Chrissy Faith, Cheb Mami, MOG, Hal Frazier, Scott Record, Gary Mule Deer, Lyn Lychting, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Holiday On Ice/Ice Tribe Band, Leo Sayer, Conrytmo, Khaled Habib, Dracula The Musical and many many more.

The future is exiting, the upcoming CD iMike and the Vicky Vale Galaxy is to be released on www.michaelandersson.net, and the association with Zildjian Cymbals, Calato Regaltip Drumsticks will get this album kicking! Its described as an empty canvas with sounds to manipulate the listener to hallucinate whatever comes into his or her mind! The exiting work with percussion ensemble ConRytmo is always there, they might just come and visit your event or city. Jamaican artist Michael Sean Harris who had Michael Andersson playing drums on his debut album Ten Thousand Miles is about to do it again, once more with Mr. Andersson behind the kit.

The website www.michaelandersson.net is going thru a rehap stage, and is to be relaunched on the 20th of February with exiting video clips and tracks from the iMike and the Vicky Vale Galaxy, but also the rumours has it that there is another project that will be launched there from Beat Shark Music, so we


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