My path – in short
After a year of immersion, studying psychology at the University of Copenhagen, I realized that I had to pursue a bigger dream; music. In 2010, I was admitted to the Rhythmical Conservatory in Copenhagen, and was given the opportunity to fully plunge myself in music – studying during the day and singing at night. My time at the conservatory gave me a strong musical network, and where I had previously focused on the practical aspects of music, I now also gained theoretical experience. After graduating, I decided to strengthen my mercantile skills at Copenhagen Business School, and studied “Intercultural Market Communication” (with French as my main language); the communicative education at CBS, with the biggest focus on business economics and marketing. After graduating and years of employment, I took over the responsibility for, and the operation of, the family business Flensted Mobiles, which led me to the collaboration with Antoni Legacy, who represents the artist Ib Antoni and his works. Here, I am now in charge of business development, as well as various tasks within sales and marketing.
Privately, I live in a small apartment on top of the roofs in Copenhagen and divide my time between my work in the retail and design industry and in the music industry. My heart beats fervently for the beautiful museums in Copenhagen, Glyptoteket, Thorvaldsen’s and our wonderful theatre dubbed “The Old Stage” – for American RnB – music with bandoneon, harmonica, and melodica – for huge backing vocal arrangements – simmering stews and dry champagne – and then I love running.
My core competencies in music…
… is singing and songwriting, which I have worked actively with for over 20 years. I am very skilled in backing vocal arrangements and adlib progressions.
In addition, I have extensive experience with…
… singing and microphone technique, and performance, which is a completely natural part of making a living from one’s music. The same applies to band leadership and the organization and spirit it requires. For several years I have taught singing and piano, and have had students between the ages of 6-45, where I naturally focus on vocal coaching, but also coaching in general, as singing usually opens many doors to many spaces within us. Here, my experience with, and great interest in, psychology and therapy come handy. Both from my time on stage and for teaching purposes, I have experience with stage fright and working with one’s limits and exceeding them. For almost 10 years I have been very active in my home studio. I have produced speak (spoken recordings) for companies and have written and produced my own songs and co-written with others, as a topline writer. Through my work as a singer, I am used to being outgoing, and having made a living from music and dealing with the music industry has taught me a lot about life as an entrepreneur. Besides singing, I also play piano, guitar and most recently my grandfather’s old Hohner Melodica. I write songs (and sing) in both Danish, English, and French. Over time, music has taken me to many different places, for example on a tour around Scotland to “The Most Remote Bars in Britain” – to singing for Disney – and countless jobs with jazz and party bands at weddings in France, Austria, and Israel.
My work in the retail and design industry
One of my core competencies within the mercantile area is branding. I love diving into a company, clarifying its most important cornerstones and pillars and creating a stronger foundation on which to build on. My many years of collaborations all over the world have taught me a great deal about communication, rhetoric, cultural differences, and business psychology. I have been project manager on many tasks concerning product design and product development, both in collaboration with museums and manufacturers from all over the world. Since 2012, I have had my fingers deeply buried in digitization, sales and marketing, as well as participating in countless fairs in Europe. Since I was the manager of a team of 10 employees for 2 years, I have worked a lot with team building, company coaching and conflict management. In my work as a part of the team that created the book “The Man Who Drew Denmark” I gained extensive experience with project management, translation, graphic design, proofreading, as well as PR and event management. I have never been afraid of getting engaged in various responsibilities, and over time have been a member of several councils and boards. I love languages, and in particular English. Due to my Francophile mother and my studies, I speak French. This led me to my interest in Spanish and I stayed 2 months in South America to learn the language, which I now speak moderately. I also speak German for everyday needs.
Records and artists that have shaped me:
“The Pink Panther” by Henry Mancini, “La Glorie de Mon Père” by Vladimir Cosma, Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in The Key of Life”, Whitney Houstons first record, “Never Say Never” by Brandy, Toni Braxton’s “Secrets”, Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous”, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”, “Brown Sugar” by D’Angelo, “The Writings on The Wall” by Destiny’s Child, Meshell Ndegeocello’s “Peace Beyond Passion”, George Michael’s “Ladies & Gentlemen”, “Sex, Love & Pain 2” by Tank, Faith Evans’ “The First Lady”, Jazmine Sullivan’s “Reality Show”, “He is Christmas” by Take 6, “Classics for The O.G.’s Volume 1” by Fingazz, Chet Baker’s “Chet Baker Sings”, Anita Baker’s “Rhythm of Love”, Mac Ayres’ “Drive Slow”, Joni Mitchell’s “Blue”, Santana’s “Black Magic Woman”, Mariah Carey’s “#1’s”, Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic, The Seven EP by Emily King, Waltz for Debbie by Monica Zetterlund and Bill Evans, TRAPSOUL by Bryson Tiller, One Man Band by James Taylor, “You Should Be Here” by Kehlani, “Amoroso” by João Gilberto, “Three Rings” by T-Pain, and also Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Steely Dan, H.E.R., Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, Etta James, Frank Ocean, Don Blackman, Earth Wind & Fire, Kelly Price, Drake, Luther Vandross, Erykah Badu, Chris Brown, Terese, Missy Elliott, Midnight Star, Kim Burrell, Stacy Barthe, Trey Songz, Musiq Soulchild, Bon Iver, Snoop Dogg, and I could go on…
Publications that I contribute to
2014: I released my first single on Spotify, “Slap Af”.
2012: Tinkerbell ”Vingernes hemmelighed” (“The Secret of The Wing), where I have the role as the Danish lead singer for Tinkerbell
2012: Barbara Moleko: “Lykken Er…”, singing back-up vocals on various songs
2012: LOC: “Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 1” and ”Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 2, singing back-up vocals on various songs (for instance on the song “Under Nul”).
2010: Claes Cem’s ”Californian Babe” and ”Texan Love”, singing back-up vocals
2009: Looter Beats: ”The Legend Of The Brown Baron”, singing back-up vocals on various songs
