Lars Halvor Jensen
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Lars Halvor Jensen (born July 23, 1973) is a Danish record producer and songwriter. He has found success in many genres of music, particularly pop, rockand R&B and co-owns DEEKAY Music, a production and publishing company with studios in both Copenhagen, Denmark & Los Angeles, CA.
Early life
Lars Halvor Jensen was born in Hilleroed, Denmark, the son of Irving Halvor Jensen & Ellen Jensen. He grew up in Farum, a small city north of Copenhagen, Denmark. At the age of 18, he was drafted by the military and spent the next two years in the Danish army as a sergeant.
Introduction to the music business
In 1995, he attended a school for music in Denmark called "Den Rytmiske Hoejskole". On the first night he met the person who was later to become his writing and business partner, Martin Michael Larsson. Lars & Martin started writing songs and producing tracks together and making their first complete demos with the help of Norwegian singer, Christina Undhjem. When school ended, Lars, Martin & Christina kept working on the demos and eventually landed a record deal with MCA Records Denmark (now Universal Music DK), the first act signed to the newly opened label branch in Denmark. Under the band name "You Know Who, they released their eponymously named first album in 1997, an album which sold in excess of 48.000 copies in Denmark and spawned several top 10 hits.
From artist to songwriter & producer
Having spent lots of time on the road promoting the debut album, Lars & Martin now decided to focus on songwriting and production and their first project was Christina Undhjem's solo album, on which they produced and co-wrote half of the tracks. The album was successful in Denmark and earned a Gold Status in 1998. Lars & Martin continued writing songs and in 1999 they landed a major publishing deal with Rondor Music UK, one of the world's largest and most renowned independent publishers at the time.
They started getting releases in the UK with artists like Samantha Mumba, Mis-teeq & S Club 7 in the early 2000's, earning them several UK platinum and gold records.
International success
In 2003, Lars & the DEEKAY team had a session with Blue, a session which produced two international smash hit singles for the band, Breathe Easy and Bubblin'. After this, Lars went on to co-write & produce hit singles for other major UK artists such as Sugababes, Lemar & JLS.
Moving to the US
In the fall of 2009, Lars moved to Los Angeles, California in order to focus more on the US music scene and work with US writers & artists.
Discography
Go to DEEKAY page.
References
External links
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