Jens Gad

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Jens Gad
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Occupation(s) producer, songwriter, musician
Years active1986 – present
Website jensgad.com

Jens Gad is a German producer, songwriter and guitarist [1] of Danish parents. He started making music at a young age. [2]

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Gad produces music for many artists (Sandra Cretu / Sandra Gambino) and was previously co-producer for the musical project, Enigma. In the past he has released albums under the name of "Enigmatic Obsession", "Jens Gad Presents" for his new instrumental work, and also under the name of "Achillea", for his new world-influenced music which features different female vocalists on each album, singing in different languages. [3]

Gad works from his 007 music studio in the city of Avalon on Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles. [4] Jens is the older brother of Toby Gad.

In 2019, Gad was featured in the Visual Collaborative Polaris catalogue for the creative sector, he was interviewed alongside people such as; Remi Vaughan-Richards, Bahia Shehab and Yvonne Sangudi. [5]

In 2019 Jens worked with Sandra Gambino on her debut album "Shades of Love".

Projects

Jens Gad's own musical project, Achillea, has released two albums: The Nine Worlds (2005) in collaboration with singer Helene Horlyck and Amadas Estrellas (2007) in collaboration with Spanish singer Luisa Fernandez. [6]

Discography

Albums

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References

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  2. "JensGad.com, biography". Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2015-05-17. Archived 2019-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Jens Gad's discography on USA label Sequoia Groove". Sequoiarecords.com. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  4. "Jens Gad - New Album".
  5. Agbana, Rotimi (2 April 2019). "Shehab, Bobby, Tosin Oshinowo, others featured on Visual Collaborative". Vanguard (Nigeria) . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  6. Sequoia Records, bio of Achillea
  7. The Nine Worlds album photo and description
  8. Le Spa Sonique album photo and description
  9. Amadas Estrellas album photo and description