Dan Sundquist

Dan Sundquist
Big Shadow Studio
Background information
Birth name	Thord Dan Rickard Sundquist
Born	(1958-09-10) September 10, 1958 Stockholm, Sweden, June 2015
Genres	Pop, dance, rock, film score
Occupation(s)	producer songwriter composer
Years active	1979–present
Labels	Mercury Records Stranded Rekords EMI The Record Station Sony Warner Universal Fuji Pacific 2101 Records
Website	www.dansundquist.se

Dan Sundquist^[1] (born Thord Dan Rickard Sundqvist September 10, 1958 ), in Stockholm, Sweden, is a Swedish music producer, songwriter and composer.

He has produced over 70 albums,^[2] and his production work has earned him seven Swedish Grammy Awards, among them Producer of The Year, which he was nominated three times for. He has so far had 15 #1 hits in Sweden and countless Top 10's, certifying at least 18 Gold and 11 Platinum awards. A handful of these albums have become classics and a part of Scandinavian pop culture.

Among these classics are Reeperbahn's Venuspassagen 1981, Jakob Hellman's exclusive ...och stora havet 1989, Wilmer X's #1 smash "Vem får nu se alla tårar"^[3] 1991, Anne-Lie Rydé's Stulna Kyssar 1992, Uno Svenningsson's "Under ytan", a supersmash of 1994, Melody Club's debut and #1 hit "Electric" 2003.

Some of his latest works include the film score for the American film Whitney^[4] - a biopic on the love story of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown on Lifetime TV, production work on Livet Är En Schlager - a musical by Jonas Gardell and Fredrik Kempe, and Peter Jöback's I Love Musicals.^[5] Composed a 31-minute running track, "The Chase", on Spotify's smartphone pioneer Running application, alongside celeb DJ Tiësto. He’s also produced and written hits with other Swedish stars like Måns Zelmerlöw, Sanna Nielsen, Helen Sjöholm, Molly Sandén, Linus Svenning, Anna Bergendahl, Andreas Weise, Fredrik Kempe, Jay Smith, and many more.

He is also responsible for the score music of several Swedish classic feature films, including Vinterviken 1996, Adam & Eva 1997 and Bästa Sommaren 2000.

Was hired staff writer and producer of RedOne Productions/2101 Songs in Hollywood, CA between July 2014 and July 2015. Runs his own business Big Shadow Music Production Company and Publishing.

Background

Dan Sundquist was born to Swedish parents and grew up in Näsby Park, Rågsved, Vikarbyn, Hägersten and Vaxholm, Sweden and in Barcelona, Spain. Having musically talented people in his family most certainly groomed him into an early interest in music and arts. He started playing the guitar at age 7, and piano at age 11.

After a year in Nyckelviksskolan Art School in 1976, he decided to quit art studies and start his band Reeperbahn with Olle Ljungström, getting their first recording contract 1979. He produced his first album in 1980, 21 years old.

Swedish Grammy Awards

Sundquist has had several Swedish Grammis nominations and has won seven to date.^[6]

#1 Hits & Classics

This is a list of Sundquist's songs that have topped the Swedish Charts,^[7] and classics that have influenced the Swedish pop culture.

• 2010 Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours. #1 ESC Norway. Gold sales
• 2010 Anna Bergendahl - This Is My LIfe. (Lionheart) #1 ESC Sweden, Gold sales
• 2002 Melody Club - "Electric" (Virgin/EMI) #1 Hit Tracks & Gold sales
• 1996 Jumper - "När Hela Världen Står Utanför" (Warner) #1 Hit Tracks & Platinum sales
• 1996 Jumper - "Tapetklister" (Warner) #1 Hit Tracks & Platinum sales
• 1995 Uno Svenningsson - "Under Ytan" (Record Station/BMG) Classic Song
• 1994 Orup - "Vid Min Faders Grav" (Warner) #1 HIT Gold sales and voter’s choice on Tracks radio show
• 1994 Orup - "Som Isarna När Det Blir Vår" (Warner) #1 HIT Gold sales and voter’s choice on Tracks radio show
• 1991 Wilmer X - "Vem Får Nu Se Alla Tårar" (EMI) #1 Hit, Gold Sales, 10 consecutive weeks on Svensktoppen.
• 1991 Anne-Lie Rydé - "En Sån Karl" (EMI) #1 Hit on Svensktoppen.
• 1989 Jakob Hellman - "Vara Vänner" (EMI) #1 Hit on Tracks, Gold sales, 2-time Grammy awards
• 1989 Desperados - "Louise" (EMI) #1 Hit on Tracks & Sommartoppen radio shows.
• 1988 Fredá - "I En Annan Del Av Världen" (Record Station/Cantio) #1 Hit on Tracks, Platinum sales, Grammy Award
• 1988 Wilmer X - "Teknikens Under" (EMI) #1 on Tracks, Grammy #1 Hit on Tracks, Gold sales, Grammy Award
• 1986 Fredá - "Vindarna" (Cantio) #1 on Sommartoppen Radio Show - voter’s choice
• 1983 Anne-Lie Rydé - "Segla PÅ Ett Moln" (EMI) #1 Hit on Tracks Radio Show - voter’s choice
• 1981 Reeperbahn - Venuspassagen (Mercury) Cult Status/ Massive great reviews/Over 25.000 sold^[8]

Film Scores

This is a list of Sundquist's credits as a composer.

• 2014- Whitney - (RedOne Productions/LifeTime) Directed by Angela Bassett
• 2014- Att Skära Mig Fri (SVT) Directed by Setareh Persson
• 2013- My Stolen Revolution (Min Stulna Revolution) Directed by Nahid Persson-Sarvestani
• 2009- En Film Om Olle Ljungström (SVT Documentary) Directed by Jacob Frössén
• 2000- Den Bästa Sommaren (Memfis/Sonet) Directed by Ulf Malmros
• 1997- Adam & Eva (SF) Directed by Hannes Holm & Måns Herngren
• 1996- Vinterviken (Filmlance/Sonet) Directed by Harald Hamrell
• 1995- En På Miljonen (SF) Directed by Hannes Holm & Måns Herngren
• 1992- Hassel- Botgörarna (SVT) Directed by Mikael Håfström
• 1992- Hassel- De Giriga (SVT) Directed by Mikael Håfström

Discography

Albums, Singles, Tracks, TV & Film Scores

This is a list of Sundquist's credits as a producer, songwriter and mixing engineer.^[9]

Year	Artist	Album	Single	Notes	Producer	Songwriter	Mixer
1979	Reeperbahn	Reeperbahn	Disco Made Me Crazy	Debut Album	Y	Y
1980	Bitch Boys	H:son Produktion		Debut Production	Y
	Reeperbahn		Inget		Y	Y
	Prince Valiant		Sommerlath Blues/Stockholm Huzzle	Debut Solo Project	Y	Y
	Janne Anderson Pop	J A Pop			Y
1981	Reeperbahn	Venuspassagen			Y	Y
	Date-X	Date-X			Y
	Reeperbahn		Till Mitt Liv		Y	Y
	Ekovox		Soldat Med Brutet Gevär		Y
	Reeperbahn		Lycklig/Apparaten		Y	Y
1982	Dan Sundquist		Förlorad		Y
	Protectors	Teenerama Twist					Y
	Japop		Meningslöst Motstånd	1st Production on a Major	Y
	Japop	Rysk Pop			Y
	Reeperbahn		Dansar		Y	Y
	Reeperbahn	Samlade Singlar			Y	Y
	Protectors	Come Back Baby			Y
	Pinballs		EP		Y
1983	Peter LeMarc	Cirkus					Y
	Peter LeMarc		Kom Klappa Min Kanin		Y
	Ekovox		Festival		Y
	Heinz & Young	Buzz Buzz Boys					Y
	Prins Valiant	Vaddå Jag Dyster?		1st Solo Album	Y	Y
	Ubangi		Messin' With My Guy		Y
	Maria Wickman	Ok, Jag Ger Mig		ESC Sweden	Y
	Anne-Lie Rydé	Anne-Lie Rydé			Y
1984	Fredá	En Människa			Y
	Anne-Lie Rydé	I Mina Rum			Y
	Prins Valiant	Mucho Macho		2nd Solo Album	Y	Y
	Ubangi		The Little Cat & The Dirty Dog		Y
	Tove Naess	Isn't It Crazy			Y
1985	Bel Air		På Äventyr			Y
1986	Fredá	Välkommen Hero			Y
	Fredá		Vindarna	#1 Swedish Charts	Y
	Stan The Man		Night’s The Night		Y
	Pugh Rogefeldt		Kommer Det En Vind				Y
	Gemini		Wild About That Girl	Co-write with Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA)		Y
1987	Laila Dahl	Efter Regn		Swedish Grammy	Y
	Wild Force	Wild Force			Y
	Bai Bang	Bai Bang			Y
	Fredá		Glädjetåg	Christmas Album Tip Tap	Y
1988	Fredá	Tusen Eldar		Swedish Grammy & Platinum Album	Y
	Wilmer X		Polaren Pär	Compilation "Den flygande holländaren"	Y
	Martin Rössel		Jag Tror På Dig		Y
	Anna Book		Namn & Nummer		Y
	Anna Book		Det Finns Mycket Som Man Inte Känner Till		Y
	Fredá		I En Annan Del Av Världen	#1 Swedish Charts	Y
	Wilmer X	Teknikens Under		Swedish Grammy	Y
	Fingerprints		Mitt Ibland Änglar	#3 ESC Sweden Final	Y
1989	Desperados	Desperados			Y
	Desperados		Louise	#1 Swedish Charts	Y
	Tapirerna	Trick & Tro			Y
	Jakob Hellman	...Och Stora Havet		Swedish Grammy & Gold Album	Y
	Jakob Hellman		Bara Vara Vänner	#1 Swedish Charts	Y
1990	Suzzies Orkester	No 6			Y
	Bebop	Kärleken Tur & Retur			Y
	Adolphson & Falk	Indigo			Y
1991	Wilmer X		Vem Får Nu Se Alla Tårar	#1 Swedish Charts	Y
	Wilmer X	Mambo Feber		Swedish Grammy & Gold	Y
	Laila Dahl		Annie	#4 ESC Sweden Final	Y
1992	Anne-Lie Rydé		En Sån Karl	#1 Swedish Charts	Y
	Anne-Lie Rydé	Stulna Kyssar		#1 Swedish Charts & Platinum	Y
1993	Wilmer X	Snakeshow		English Album	Y
	Kayo		Om Natten	Massive Airplay	Y
	Kayo	Kärleksland			Y
1994	Orup	No 5		Gold	Y
	Orup		Vid Min Faders Grav	#1 Swedish Charts	Y
	Orup		Som Isarna När Det Blir Vår	Massive Airplay	Y
	Svante Thuresson	En Salig Man			Y
	Uno Svenningsson		Under Ytan	Swedish Classic & Sync Track	Y
	Uno Svenningsson	Uno		Platinum	Y
	Keith Collin	The Future Has Begun			Y
1995	Anne-Lie Rydé	Vilda Fåglar”/UNICEF	Till Dig		Y
	Olle Ljungström & Titiyo	Vilda Fåglar”/UNICEF	Det Gåtfulla Folket		Y
	Joey Tempest	A Place To Call Home		Gold	Y
	Olle Ljungström	Tack		Gold	Y
	Anne-Lie Rydé	Prima Donna			Y
1996	Orup	Flickor Förr o Nu		Gold	Y
	Jumper	Jumper		#1 Swedish Charts & Platinum	Y
	Jumper		Tapetklister	#1 Swedish Charts	Y
	Jumper		När Hela Världen Står Utanför	#1 Swedish Charts	Y
1997	Jumper		Hon Har Ett Sätt	#3 Swedish Charts	Y
	Yasmine	Yes		Japan Release Only	Y
1998	Jumper	Välkommen Hit		Gold	Y
1999	Monica Starck	In From The Cold		Japan Release Only	Y
	Martin Svensson		Fiskar Som Viskar		Y
2000	Martin Svensson	Lyxproblem & Moderna Störningar			Y	Y
	Charlotte Nilsson		Jag Vill Bara Älskas Av Dig		Y
2001	Pop Shop		Life On Mars	Single	Y
	Pop Shop	How To Tango			Y
	Anne-Lie Rydé		En Riktig Man		Y
	Jan Johansen		Cross My Heart		Y	Y	Y
2002	Dan Bäckman/Felix Herngren	Jan Banan		Swedish Comedy Master	Y		Y
	Patrik Isaksson		Dom Lyckliga 22		Y
	Patrik Isaksson		Hur Kan Du Lova Mig		Y
	4U		4U			Y
	Melody Club		Electric	#1 Swedish Charts	Y
2003	Melody Club	Music Machine		#1 Swedish Charts & Gold	Y		Y
	Wilmer X		Lyckliga Hundar		Y
	Lucas DelCourt		Le Chaos		Y
	Fredrik Kempe		Finally	ESC Sweden	Y	Y	Y
	Fredrik Kempe		With U All The Time		Y		Y
	Karl Martindahl		Love Turns Water Into Wine	ESC Sweden	Y		Y
	Anne-Lie Rydé		Säg Att Du Har Ångrat Dig	ESC Sweden	Y		Y
2004	Sara Löfgren	Starkare		Gold	Y		Y
	Johan Becker		Let Me Love You		Y		Y
	Various Artists	Fånga En Ängel			Y		Y
	Arja Saijonmaa		Vad Du Än Trodde Så Trodde Du Fel	ESC Sweden	Y	Y	Y
	The Wallstones		Invisible People	ESC Sweden	Y		Y
	The Wallstones		Love Turns Water Into Wine	ESC Sweden			Y
2005	Åsa Jinder	Då Rädslan Tar Farväl			Y		Y
2006	Playzone 2006		Illusion			Y
	Tackey & Tsubasa		Go On	Gold		Y
2007	Måns Zelmerlöw		Ms America	Gold	Y		Y
	Nanne G		Skor	Gold	Y		Y
	Nanne G		Hornen I Pannan		Y		Y
	Nanne G		Kom Hit		Y		Y
	Svante Thuresson/Anne-Lie Rydé		Den Första Gången	ESC Sweden	Y		Y
	Regina Lund		Rainbow Star	ESC Sweden	Y		Y
2008	Måns Zelmerlöw		Impossible		Y	Y
	Måns Zelmerlöw		A Stranger Saved My Life		Y		Y
	Vox Archangeli	Gregorian Chants EP			Y
	Charlotte Perelli		Black & Blue		Y	Y	Y
	Charlotte Perelli		Mountain		Y	Y	Y
	Charlotte Perelli		Holy Man		Y	Y	Y
	Sanna Nielsen		Out of Reach	Gold	Y		Y
	Måns Zelmerlöw		Ms America Remake		Y		Y
2009	Annamaria Espinosa		Innan Alla Ljusen Brunnit Ut	ESC Sweden	Y		Y
	Black Jack	Summertime Blues			Y		Y
	Molly Sandén		Säg Att Det Är Regn		Y		Y
	Molly Sandén		Stanna Kvar		Y		Y
	Molly Sandén		Kärlek		Y		Y
2010	Black Jack	Festival			Y		Y
	Anne-Lie Rydé	En Dans På Rosor			Y		Y
	Taylor Dayne		Facing a Miracle			Y
	Anna Bergendahl		This is my Life	#1 Swedish Charts, Gold & ESC FINAL	Y		Y
	Anna Bergendahl	Yours Sincerely		#1 Swedish Charts & Gold	Y	Y	Y
	Didrik Solli-Tangen	My Heart is Yours		#1 Norwegian Charts, Gold & ESC FINAL	Y		Y
	Gravitonas		Kites				Y
2011	Malena Ernman		I Det Fria		Y		Y
	Jay Smith		King of Man		Y		Y
	Jay Smith	King of Man			Y	Y	Y
2012	Peter Jöback	I Love Musicals			Y		Y
	Ralf Gyllenhammar		Bed On Fire	#6 ESC Sweden Final	Y		Y
	BlackJack		Casino		Y		Y
2013	Linus Svenning		För Varje Andetag		Y		Y
	Linus Svenning		Bröder	#3 ESC Sweden Final	Y		Y
2014	Linus Svenning		Pappa		Y	Y	Y
	Various Artists	Livet Är En Schlager			Y		Y
	Linus Svenning		Utan Dig		Y	Y	Y
	Vita Bandet		Josefin		Y		Y
	Andreas Weise	Christmas Dream EP			Y	Y	Y
2015	Dan Sundquist	Score music to Biopic "Whitney"		Showed on Lifetime in the US	Y	Y
	Andreas Weise		Date With Santa		Y	Y	Y

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