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Rickard Åström

Composing new music that will take me and hopefully the listeners to new places.

Performing with musicians and artists from several corners of the world.

Bio

Rickard was born in Lund in the south of Sweden. Soon the family moved to Rome, Italy for a couple of years. Rickard's parents were busy with Archeological excavations together with the old King of Sweden.

Rickard started to play the piano at an age of 6 years. Took classical lessons but loved to improvise and dreamed of writing symphonies, as a 10 year old, he loved to listen to Beethoven as well as pop bands as Sweet and Slade.

Later on he started his education at the Gothenburg Musical University. When he was finished in 1988, work as a freelance musician awaited him. Tours, records, theater jobs, Tv and more have kept him busy for 20 years. He has been the musical director for several Musicals and Music Theater plays at The Gothenburg Opera and City Theater.

As a member of Groupa for 15 years tours brought him to India, Iceland, distant mountains in Romania and the north of Sweden. They collected two Swedish Grammys for their work on record. And a price by German record critics, Preis der deuschen Schallplattenkritik.

Rickard loves to play when he is allowed to use his intuitive capacity. To improvise together with other musicians or other performers, like dancers, actors, and healers.

News

Right now:

Will play for patients in a scientific study. Brain activity, hormone levels, EEG etc will be measured and compared to a control group without music. The objective is to prove that music is healing on many levels.

Exciting collaboration with Singer/songwriter Jennifer Ferguson (SA) www.myspace.com/fergusonastrom

Working with a project with collective improvisation together with a dancer and a Light designer.

I composed and performed a brand new musical/dance performance together with Director/writer Martin Karlsson for the Gothenburg Opera. It’s not an opera, more a contemporary dance/music theater. About finding love and getting over your own obstacles. .

Performed in the musical Cabaret as Musical director during the spring. The famous musical takes place at Rondo, Göteborg after one and a half year in Stockholm, starring Multi-platina-selling artist Peter Jöback as the Master of Ceremonies.

I opened my myspace-site. meet me there and become my friend! www.myspace.com/rickardastrom

17-18 november 2006: Writing arrangement for the Swedish Radio Symphony orchestra for a concert in Berwaldhallen, Stockholm and broadcasted national 1 January 2007. Music from the Rocky Horror show.

In November 2006 a new album was released ”En magisk resa” = "A magical jorney" for relaxation, meditation and mental work with Eva Sundlin as author and speaker and with my music.