Dan Sundquist

Dan Sundquist
Dan Sundquist
	Big Shadow Studio
Background information
Birth name	Thord Dan Rickard Sundquist
Born	10 September 1958 (age 66); Stockholm, Sweden, June 2015
Genres	Pop, dance, rock, film score
Occupations	producer; songwriter; composer;
Years active	1979–present
Labels	Mercury Records; Stranded Rekords; EMI; The Record Station; Sony; Warner; Universal; Fuji Pacific; 2101 Records;

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

He has produced over 70 albums^[2] and his production work has earned him seven Swedish Grammy Awards—including Producer of The Year, which he was nominated three times for.^[3] He has 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 ^{[citation needed]}.

Among these classics are Reeperbahn's Venuspassagen^[4] (1981), Jakob Hellman's, "och stora havet" (1989), Wilmer X's #1 hit "Vem får nu se alla tårar"^[5] (1991), Anne-Lie Rydé's Stulna Kyssar (1992), Uno Svenningsson's "Under ytan", a Super Smash of (1994), Melody Club's debut, and #1 hit "Electric" (2003).

Some of his latest work includes the film score for the American film Whitney^[6]—a biopic on the love story of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown for Lifetime TV, production work on Jonas Gardell's and Fredrik Kempe's musical Livet Är En Schlager, and Peter Jöback's I Love Musicals.^[7] He also composed a 31-minute running track, "The Chase", on Spotify's smartphone pioneer Running application, alongside celebrity DJ Tiësto. He has also produced and written songs with other Swedish stars like Måns Zelmerlöw, Sanna Nielsen, Helen Sjöholm, Molly Sandén, Linus Svenning, Anna Bergendahl, Andreas Weise, Fredrik Kempe, Jay Smith, and more.

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

He runs his own business called Big Shadow Music Production Company.^[8]

Background

Dan Sundquist was born to Swedish parents in Stockholm, Sweden and grew up in Näsby Park, Rågsved, Vikarbyn, Hägersten and Vaxholm, Sweden as well as in Barcelona, Spain. Having other musicians in his family led to him developing an early interest in music and the arts. He started playing the guitar at age 7 and the piano at age 11.

After a year in Nyckelviksskolan Art School in 1976, he decided to quit art studies and start his band, called "Reeperbahn" with co-creator Olle Ljungström. They got their first recording contract in 1979. He produced his first ever album in 1980 at 21 years old.

Swedish Grammy Awards

Sundquist has received several Swedish Grammy nominations and has won seven of them to date.^[9]

Year	Category	Artist/Album	Result
1996	Producer of the Year	Dan Sundquist	Nominated
1994	Producer of the Year	Dan Sundquist	Nominated
1992	Rock Group of the Year	Wilmer X - Mambo Feber	Won
1990	Rock Artist (Male)	Jakob Hellman ...och stora havet	Won
1989	Producer of the Year	Dan Sundquist	Won
1989	Christian Music	Freda' - Tusen eldar	Won
1989	Newcomer Of The Year	Jakob Hellman	Won
1989	Rock Group of the Year	Wilmer X - Teknikens under	Won
1988	Christian Music	Laila Dahl - Efter regn	Won

#1 Hits & Classics

This is a list of Sundquist's songs that have topped the Swedish Charts.^[10]

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).
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.^[11]

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.^[12]

Year	Artist	Album	Single	Notes	Producer	Songwriter	Mixer	Company
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
	Great Guns	Walk me through the storm	Single		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
1992	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
1997	Yasmine	Yes		Japan Release Only	Y
1998	Jumper	Välkommen Hit		Gold	Y
1999	Monica Starck	In From The Cold		Japan Release Only	Y
1999	Martin Svensson		Fiskar Som Viskar		Y
2000	Martin Svensson	Lyxproblem & Moderna Störningar			Y	Y
2000	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
2006	Tackey & Tsubasa		Go On	Gold		Y
2007	Måns Zelmerlöw		"Miss 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 Perrelli		Black & Blue		Y	Y	Y
	Charlotte Perrelli		Mountain		Y	Y	Y
	Charlotte Perrelli		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	Stockhouse /Jordansson
2013			Bröder	#3 ESC Sweden Final	Y		Y
2014			Pappa		Y	Y	Y
	Various Artists	Livet Är En Schlager			Y		Y
	Linus Svenning		Utan Dig		Y	Y	Y	Stockhouse /Jordansson
	Vita Bandet		Josefin		Y		Y	Stockhouse /Jordansson
	Andreas Weise	Christmas Dream EP		PLATINUM Over 9 million on Spotify, no commercials	Y	Y		Firefly Entertainment AB
2015 to 2017	Dan Sundquist	Score music to Biopic "Whitney"		Showed on Lifetime in the US	Y	Y		Red One/ Larry Sanitsky Company LLC
	Dan Sundquist	Score music to documentary "My Stolen Revolution"		Real Reel AB	Y	Y	Y	Real Reel AB
	Andreas Weise		Date With Santa	Follow-up single to Christmas Dream EP	Y	Y	Y	Firefly Entertainment AB
	Peter Jöback		Phantom of The Opera Svenska	Swedish version of the 1986 Classic		Y	Y	Sony Entertainment Sweden AB
	The Strandels		Chance of Rain	Debut single for TEN act Strandels, same team as behind Zara Larsson	Y	Y	Y	TEN
	Andreas Weise	Before Christmas EP		GOLD Over 3 million on Spotify, no campaigns	Y	Y	Y	Firefly Entertainment AB
	Steffo		Hatten Av	Hi Profile News Anchor Debut Single		Y	Y	Nyhetsbolaget AB
	Ibrahim	Sprid Ditt Ljus Album		Winner of Talang 2017 Christmas Songs in Swedish		Y	Y	Sony Entertainment Sweden AB
	Niklas Strömstedt		Ett Ljus I Mörkret	A Christmas single and a campaign song for the 2017 Christmas Show at Grand Hotel, Stockholm		Y	Y	Warner Music Sweden AB
	Niklas Strömstedt		En Gubbe Till			Y	Y	Warner Music Sweden AB
	Brolle		I'm Coming Home For Christmas	Debut Christmas song for velvet-voiced Oldies-Goldies singer Brolle		Y	Y	PJP AB/Darkest Before Dawn AB
	Jonas Gardell		Det Finns En Väg	Sweden's biggest comedian takes to the mike in Eurovision 2018		Y	Y	Warner Music Sweden AB

References

^ "Reeperbahn släpper låt till Olle Ljungström". 7 August 2021.
^ "Pop Facts".
^ "GRAMMIS-VINNARE GENOM ÅREN – 1969-2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
^ Reeperbahn - Venuspassagen (1981). Retrieved 2024-09-13.
^ "Wilmer X – Mambo Feber (1991, CD)". Discogs.
^ "Whitney Houston Lifetime Biopic Marks RedOne's Film-Scoring Debut". Billboard. 7 January 2015.
^ "Peter Jöback - Official site - Discography - English". Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
^ "Dan Sundquist".
^ "Nominerade Amason, Smith & Thell och Benjamin Ingrosso gör exklusiva liveframträdanden på Grammis". 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15.
^ Swedish Charts
^ "Reeperbahn- Förnedringen 1981 Youtube". YouTube.
^ "45cat - Track Producer - Dan Sundquist".

[1] "Reeperbahn släpper låt till Olle Ljungström". 7 August 2021.

[2] "Pop Facts".

[3] "GRAMMIS-VINNARE GENOM ÅREN – 1969-2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-03-16.

[4] Reeperbahn - Venuspassagen (1981). Retrieved 2024-09-13.

[5] "Wilmer X – Mambo Feber (1991, CD)". Discogs.

[6] "Whitney Houston Lifetime Biopic Marks RedOne's Film-Scoring Debut". Billboard. 7 January 2015.

[7] "Peter Jöback - Official site - Discography - English". Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-06-21.

[8] "Dan Sundquist".

[9] "Nominerade Amason, Smith & Thell och Benjamin Ingrosso gör exklusiva liveframträdanden på Grammis". 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15.

[10] Swedish Charts

[11] "Reeperbahn- Förnedringen 1981 Youtube". YouTube.

[12] "45cat - Track Producer - Dan Sundquist".

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