Andreas Öberg
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| Andreas Öberg | |
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 Andreas Öberg, Swedish guitarist |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andreas Öberg |
| Born | August 6, 1978 |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Jazz Club Soul |
| Occupations | Guitarist Songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | Andreas Oberg |
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Andreas Öberg is a Swedish guitar player.
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[edit] Early life
Öberg was born in Stockholm on August 6, 1978. He began playing guitar at the age of 8 years old and studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.[1][2]
[edit] Career
Öberg is a world acclaimed guitar player and composer. His albums Six String Evolution and My Favorite Guitars were released on Resonance Records in 2010 and 2008 and reached No 15 and No 22 on the US Radio JZ Chart. Andreas was also a featured soloist/performer on the album Resonance Big Band which received a 2010 US Grammy Award.
Öberg has performed/recorded with artists like Les Paul, Eros Ramazzotti, Jennifer Batten, Frank McComb, Robyn, Bill Champlin, DJ Qbert, Toots Thielemans, John Patitucci, Andreas Carlsson, Michael Manring, Bireli Lagrene, Larry Coryell, Barbara Hendricks, Jeff "Tain" Watts, James Carter, Martin Taylor, Stuart Hamm, David Kikoski, Rasmus Faber, John Taylor, Lewis Nash, Joey DeFrancesco, Mark Murphy, Stochelo Rosenberg, John Pizzarelli and Harvey Mason.[1]
As a song writer, Andreas has co-written songs with Andreas Carlsson, Michele Vice-Maslin, Adrian Newman, Ludwig Goransson, Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott, Kalle Engström. Jany Schella, Chris Antblad, Fredrik Thomander, Johan Becker, Dan Sundquist, Carl Björsell and many more.
Öberg is also a teacher and lecturer at the Musicians Institute (formerly GIT) in Hollywood.[citation needed]
In 2009, Öberg created the Andreas Guitar Universe, together with ArtistWorks Inc, founded by former AOL executive David Butler. AGU is an interactive internet guitar training program with students of different styles and levels from all over the world.
In 2010, Öberg released his first club/dance single on i-tunes called "Parenzo Summer", produced and arranged by U-NAM.
Öberg is also a songwriter and composer, having written numerous of titles for TV, internet and radio world wide.
[edit] Awards, competitions and nominations
- Gibson International Guitar Competition, Audience Prize, Montreux, Switzerland (2006)
- Gevalia Award (2004)[1]
- Hagström Guitar Award (2003)[1]
- Swedish Armstrong Society Award (2003)[1]
- Fasching Award (2002)
- Guitar People's Prize, nomination(2004)[1]
[edit] Discography
- Six String Evolution (2010)
- My Favorite Guitars (2008)
- Solo (2006)
- Young Guitarist (2005)
- Andreas Invites Yorgui & Ritary (2004)
- Andreas Öberg Live In Concert (2006) (DVD)
[edit] Publications
- Gypsy Fire (2005) 60-page instructional book and CD
- Jazz Combustion CD_ROM (2008) Instructional video
- Duets CD_ROM (2009) Instructional video with Frank Vignola
[edit] External links
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