Per Andreasson

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Per Andreasson
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Background information
Birth namePer Rickard Henrik Andreasson
Born (1981-02-18) 18 February 1981 (age 43)
Mariefred, Sweden
Genres Alternative rock, garage rock, hard rock, punk rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)drums, vocals
Years active2007–present
Labels Universal
Website Royal Republic Officiell website

Per Rickard Henrik Andreasson (born 18 February 1981 in Mariefred) is a Swedish Drummer, Rocksinger and Songwriter. He is co-founder of the Swedish rock-band Royal Republic. [1] [2]

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Career

Per Andreasson studied Music at the Malmö Academy of Music. In 2007 he founded the band "Royal Republic" along with three other students Adam Grahn (vocals, guitar), Jonas Almén (bass) and Hannes Irengård (guitar). [3] The band recorded their first album, We are the Royal in 2010 in Malmö. In 2012 they released their second album titled Save the Nation. The third album Royal Republic and the Nosebreakers with songs from the previous albums re-interpreted in an acoustic and country-like way was released in 2014. In 2016 the Swedes recorded their fourth album "Weekendman". Last three albums were recorded by Michael Ilbert at Hansa Studio 1 and Hansa Mix Room. [4] The band has signed a contract with Vertigo/Universal Music. [5] [6] Royal Republic are active on the touring circuit in Europe and the United States. [7] [8] The band played at the tradition-rich German festivals Rock am Ring , [9] Rock im Park [10] and the Highfield-Festival. [11]

Other activities

Discography

see Royal Republic Discography

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References

  1. ↑ GND-Normdaten: Royal Republic
  2. ↑ "Mariefredssonen Per gör succé i rockband". ekuriren.se. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Odyssey. "Odyssey – Management – Royal Republic". Odyssey. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "MICHAEL ILBERT: Neues ROYAL REPUBLIC Album chartet auf #14!: Golden Gate Management". www.goldengatemanagement.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "MusikWoche – News – Universal Music nimmt Royal Republic unter Vertrag". www.mediabiz.de. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Royal Republic präsentieren ihr neues Album 'Weekend Man". umusicpub.de. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Royal Republic play their 2nd sold out show in Hamburg in 3 months". independent.co.uk. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Royal Republic Tourdaten – Festivals & Konzerte 2017/2018". www.festivalhopper.de. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Royal Republic: Da wackelt die Matte". rhein-zeitung.de. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  10. ↑ Germany, nordbayern.de, Nürnberg. "Rock im Park 2017 – nordbayern.de". www.nordbayern.de. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ cb (20 August 2016). "Fotos: Royal Republic live beim Highfield Festival". wdr.de. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Andreasson, Per (27 September 2015). "My percussion-piece TinPlay will be performed on TV Brazil at 22hs by an ensemble from Conservatório Brasileiro de Música". twitter.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Per Andreasson on Naxos.com Archived 2009-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ oe1.orf.at. "Zeit-Ton – DI – 01 04 2014 – 23:03". orf.at. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "Per Andreasson". Spotify. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  16. ↑ editionsvitzer (28 April 2011). "Tinplay by Per Andreasson" . Retrieved 19 March 2018– via YouTube.
  17. ↑ RECORDS, CHANDOS. "Chandos Records Classical Music CDs and MP3 Downloads OnLine". Chandos Records. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  18. ↑ Andreasson, Per. "Fun Fact: I briefly played drums for Rednex. I wish I could share a clip of me playing Wish You Were Here on Swedish TV but... it's gone". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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