Category Archive Urlyd

Me interviewed for German national radio #urlyd #creativecommons

Last weekend, I was invited to participate in the radio show Breitband, which airs on German national radio Deutschlandradio Kultur every Saturday. The show focused on the use of Creative Commons license in releasing music, and I was invited to tell a little about how my record label Urlyd was the first label in the […] Read More…

Tone to support Tortoise on Scandinavia tour #tortoise #urlyd #tonedk

Today it was confirmed that Tone, one of the artists on small label Urlyd, are to join Tortoise on their forthcoming Scandinavian Tour in early December. Thus, performances will be given in Stockholm, Malmö and in Lille Vega in Copenhagen. Great stuff indeed. Read more at the Urlyd website.Today it was confirmed that Tone, one […] Read More…

Tone now released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland & the Netherlands

Yesterday was a big day for my small electronic music label, Urlyd Audiovisual Recordings, because the album 'Small Arm of Sea', that was released on the label in Denmark last year, came out in Germany, Austria, Switserland and the Netherlands through the Berlin-based PonyRec label. So far, it is going far beyond expectations. The album […] Read More…

Heading for SPOT Festival

After a somewhat discouraging trip to see AaB play FC Copenhagen in the Parken national stadium in Copenhagen yesterday (AaB lost 1-0), I am now heading to Aarhus to attend the SPOT Festival, where Tone, signed to my label Urlyd Audiovisual Recordings, is playing tonight (in venue Voxhall at 18.20 / 6.20pm). Also, our Labelkollektiv […] Read More…

Now blogging on bandbase.com

Today I start as a blogger on Bandbase.com (read my first post here), a relatively new international proliferation of Denmarks biggest music-community, Bandbase.dk (formerly known as MyMusic.dk), where I have been given the role to comment on the paradigm change we are witnessing in the music business today. Not in boring traditional business lingo, but […] Read More…

Chillin’ in Riga

So we are currently chillin' in Riga, getting ready for the Tone-gig tonight. The venue, Dirty Deal, is cool and everyone is really friendly - Riga is such a nice place. On this tour we furthermore have time for some sightseeing, so tomorrow we'll head out to see the city. Suggestions are welcome. By the […] Read More…

Heading for Latvia

Tomorrow I head for the city of Riga in Latvia in the good company of Sofie Nielsen and Kristian Ravn-Ellestad (aka. Tone, who is signed to my label Urlyd). Tone is to perform Saturday at a venue called Dirty Deal Café in Riga, which looks pretty cool. On the side we also have a couple […] Read More…

Dataspor

The new documentary from my friend and filmmaker/writer/journalist/ao. Henrik Moltke, Dataspor, is now out and features the music of Tone - who is signed to my label Urlyd. Specifically, it uses a remix of the track ‘How Hard Do You Try’. Watch the movie on VimeoThe new documentary from my friend and filmmaker/writer/journalist/ao. Henrik Moltke, […] Read More…

Heading for Eurosonic + label/dj mini-tour in DE and NL

Today, as the label manager of Urlyd Records, I will head out with Tone, Kiloton and Yngvesin for a mini-tour of 4 gigs in Germany and the Netherlands, including a prestigious performance by Tone at the huge Eurosonic Festival in Groningen, Netherlands on Thursday. Before that they (+me on turntables) will play Astra Stube in […] Read More…

M-Audio Contectiv/Torq

So, preparing for the upcoming label/dj-tour in Germany and The Netherlands, I finally got around to buying one of the mp3-on-your-turntables dj-systems, namely the lowest priced one, M-Audio's Torq Conectiv - and I must say, I am blown away. The intuitive interface, the ease of hooking it up (had some small problems installing, but got […] Read More…