Category Archive Music

Speaking at FSCONS in Sweden this week + attending CC gatherings and workshop // #fscons #creativecommons #urlyd #gothenburg

Later this week, I'll be heading to Gothenburg in Sweden for a bunch of really exciting activities. First, to meet up with the Creative Commons public project leads from the rest of Scandinavia to not only meet all at once for the first time, but also to discuss how we can enhance CC activities across […] Read More…

Hosting #SXSW workshop // #urlyd #labelkollektiv

After having attended the renowned SXSW festival in Austin, TX, earlier this year with Tone and my label, Urlyd Audiovisual Recordings and local label association Labelkollektiv, I have taken the initiative to make a workshop to share our experiences in not only attending the festival and performing there, but also the lessons learned from applying […] Read More…

Participating in Danish Rock Music Museum panel tonight // #aalborg #studenterhuset

Tonight I have been invited to be part of a panel to discuss the Danish music scene in general and the local music scene in general. The occasion is the forthcoming opening of the Danish Rock Music Museum (Danmarks Rockmuseum) in Roskilde, with preliminary activities that includes a tour of the country to create awareness […] Read More…

Head on with Danish Antipiracy Group chairman in debate tonight #creativecommons

As the public project lead of Creative Commons Denmark, I am on my way to Krogerup Højskole to participate in a one-on-one session with Peter Schønning, attorney and chairman of the Danish Anti-Piracy Group (Antipiratgruppen). The theme of the debate is file sharing - and will be attended by the students of the school, who […] Read More…

Platform4 opening up it’s season today! #platform4dk

Today marks the season opening in art- and technology venue Platform4, which I am co-administering. Come by this afternoon for the Friday Bar (16.00-19.00) or come tonight for the Tumba Chipfunk electronic music night (the first in a long series), where yngveSin, Au2pilot and DJ Barry Weitling will spin records.Today marks the season opening in […] Read More…

Atrap Festival a success #atrap

This past Saturday we (that is, Gratis Luft - a small creative biz run by me, Kristian Ravn and Sofie Nielsen) co-hosted the annual Atrap Festival for electronic arts in Maskinhallen in Frederikshavn. This is one the annual things we do, in fact. On the bill were ao. Bjørn Svin, Mikkel Metal and TS Collective […] Read More…

Heading for New York and #SXSW

Today I am heading for New York to stay for the next week before heading on to SXSW in Austin with the electronic duo Tone from my small label Urlyd Audiovisual Recordings. They play a gig in New York before we leave; at Littlefield in Brooklyn on Friday March 12 - come out if you […] Read More…

Tone confirmed for SXSW #urlyd #sxsw

After a year of exciting ventures into Europe – with the international release of the Small Arm of Sea-album and several tours around Europe, Tone has now set sail to head west. In March, the duo and I will head for the prestigious SXSW Festival in Austin TX in the United States. Leading up until […] Read More…

Urlyd presentation at SAE Institute, Berlin #urlyd #berlin

Tonight I have the pleasure of making a presentation of my little recording label, Urlyd, at a workshop at the SAE Institute here in Berlin. The workshop is held på Creative Commons Germany and focus on the flexibility offered to musicians and labels by the CC licensing suite, and Urlyd will act as an example […] Read More…

Food for thought by Henry Rollins #henryrollins

Last night my girlfriend and I went to hear ex-punk rock band Blag Flag leadsinger Henry Rollins perform at Astra. Since phasing out his subsequent solo hard rock band, Rollins has been touring the world as a spoken word artist - although not in the traditional sense, but more of a political speech meets monologue […] Read More…