{"id":4,"date":"2012-09-24T08:30:36","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T06:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-06-22T00:09:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T22:09:53","slug":"biografi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/biografi\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johan-Bjorklund-9-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johan-Bjorklund-9-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johan-Bjorklund-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johan-Bjorklund-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johan-Bjorklund-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johan-Bjorklund-9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Johan-Bjorklund-9-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"usercontent\">\n<h2>Johan Bj\u00f6rklund (b. 1975)<\/h2>\n<p>Freelance musician (drums, percussion and electronics), composer, band leader, teacher and artistic coach. Born in Hedekas, Northern Bohusl\u00e4n, Sweden. Living in Gothenburg since 1997.<\/p>\n<div data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" data-en-clipboard=\"true\">With ongoing extensive work as a bandleader and\/or a driving force for several different bands since 1999 (Mess, Johan Bj\u00f6rklund Dynamic Flavours, Thymeshift, Thymeshift United, Parallel Activity, Yoleeyo, MIRE III, Monochromatics) Johan is regarded as a strong and sought after profile on the Nordic jazz\/impro\/rock\/whatever music scene.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Collaborations and work with among others:<\/div>\n<div>Arve Henriksen (NO), Lisen Rylander L\u00f6ve, Lina Nyberg, Hilmar Jensson (ICE), <br \/>Klas-Henrik H\u00f6rngren, Maria Palmqvist, Emil Bishara (ISR), Armand van Wijck (NL), Ulf Ivarsson, Thomas Gunillasson, Zara Tellander, Johannes Lundberg, John L\u00f6nnmyr, Joona Toivanen, Anders Augustsson, Mejram, Celso Paco &amp; Dynamo De Luxe, :nu and many more.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Johan has under the alter ego Disturbance\u00a0released 2 solo records, Manipulated and Tribal Elektronix, both in 2019.<\/div>\n<div>2023 saw the release of the third solo record Johan Bj\u00f6rklund -&#8221;Pj\u00e4xer\u00f6d 2.0&#8221; featuring Arve Henriksen, Thomas Markusson a.o.<\/div>\n<h2>Education:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1991-94 Musiklinjen, Agnebergsgymnasiet, Uddevalla<\/li>\n<li>1994-96 Musiklinjen, Ljungskile folkh\u00f6gskola<\/li>\n<li>1996-97 Musiklinjen, Skurups folkh\u00f6gskola<\/li>\n<li>1997-99 Improvisationsmusikerlinjen, Musikh\u00f6gskolan G\u00f6teborg (HSM)<\/li>\n<li>2000 Musik &amp; Management, Musikh\u00f6gskolan (HSM) and Handelsh\u00f6gskolan\u00a0 G\u00f6teborg<\/li>\n<li>2020-22 NoCom Master Composition\/Improvisation HSM G\u00f6teborg and NMH Oslo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bands\/collaborations:<\/h2>\n<p>Mess \u2022 Brownouts \u2022 Disturbance \u2022 Mark H\u00f6rnlund \u2022 Monochromatics \u2022 Yoleeyo \u2022 Thymeshift \u2022 Johan Bj\u00f6rklund Dynamic Flavours \u2022 Lawn Penguin \u2022 Celso Paco &amp; Dynamo Deluxe \u2022 Emil Bishara \u2022 Alice Hernqvist \u2022 Mike Lloyd \u2022 Risan \u2022 M.E.R. \u2022 Robert Gustafsson Trio \u2022 Irie Songs\/Yellow Pages \u2022 Adeps \u2022 Andreas Hall Kvartett &amp; Trio \u2022 Zara Tellander Band \u2022 Mylla \u2022 Gustaf Karl\u00f6f Trio \u2022 Erena Rh\u00f6se Earthbeat \u2022 Hilmar Jensson \u2022 Lina Nyberg \u2022 Magnus Nystr\u00f6m \u2022 RatedX \u2022 Jonny Wartel \u2022 Maria Mebius \u2022 Tommy Kotter \u2022 \u00c4nglaspel \u2022 Mette Sommer \u2022 Jojje Wadenius \u2022 Andreas Gidlund \u2022 Staffan Svensson \u2022 Thomas Gustafsson \u2022 Peter Axelsson \u2022 Lars Lindgren \u2022 David Sundby \u2022 Bo Wiklund \u2022 Fabian Kallerdahl \u2022 Jenny Will\u00e9n \u2022 Johannes Lundberg \u2022 Owe Almgren \u2022 Andreas L\u00f6fman Trio \u2022 Martin Perk Trio \u2022 Cue Act \u2022 Transorganic Experience \u2022 Bohusl\u00e4n Big Band \u2022 Lindha Kallerdahl \u2022 Monica Dominique \u2022 G\u00f6teborgs Kammark\u00f6r\/Gunnar Eriksson \u2022 Per-Erik Hallin \u2022 Staffan Mossenmark \u2022 Peter Friestedt Group \u2022 Mountain Dew \u2022 Stella Damorkester \u2022 Agneta Sj\u00f6din \u2022 Midaircondo \u2022 Cressento \u2022 Jon Balke \u2022 Anders Jormin \u2022 :nu \u2022 Arve Henriksen \u2022 Armand van Wijck \u2022 Maria Palmqvist \u2022 Joona Toivanen \u2022 Thomas Markusson \u2022 R\u00e4fven \u2022\u00a0 Andre Kassen \u2022\u00a0 Paul Schreiter and many more!<\/p>\n<h2>Grants\/Awards:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1997 F\u00f6reningen L`JAZZ Ljungskile Youth Talent Grant<\/li>\n<li>1997 Munkedals kommun Cultural Grant<\/li>\n<li>1997 M.A. Dahlgrens Grant<\/li>\n<li>1998 M.A. Dahlgrens Grant<\/li>\n<li>1998 Therese Kamphs Grant<\/li>\n<li>1999 M.A. Dahlgrens Grant<\/li>\n<li>2001 STIM &#8211; Composer Grant<\/li>\n<li>2002 V\u00e4stra G\u00f6talandregionen Cultural Grant<\/li>\n<li>2002 Vuxenskolans Artist Grant<\/li>\n<li>2003 Swedish Art Grant Commite Working Grant<\/li>\n<li>2004 Swedish Art Grant Commite Working Grant<\/li>\n<li>2006 Gothenburg City Cultural Grant<\/li>\n<li>2006 Swedish Art Grant Commite Working Grant<\/li>\n<li>2008 Swedish Art Grant Commite Working Grant<\/li>\n<li>2008 Musicians Union Cultural Grant<\/li>\n<li>2010 Swedish Art Grant Commite Working Grant<\/li>\n<li>2014 Swedish Art Grant Commite Working Grant<\/li>\n<li>2018 Swedish Art Grant Commite Working Grant<\/li>\n<li>2019 Gustaf Malmgrens Cultural Grant<\/li>\n<li>2025 Gustaf Malmgrens Cultural Grant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johan Bj\u00f6rklund (b. 1975) Freelance musician (drums, percussion and electronics), composer, band leader, teacher and artistic coach. Born in Hedekas, Northern Bohusl\u00e4n, Sweden. Living in Gothenburg since 1997. With ongoing extensive work as a bandleader and\/or a driving force for several different bands since 1999 (Mess, Johan Bj\u00f6rklund Dynamic Flavours, Thymeshift, Thymeshift United, Parallel Activity, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/biografi\/\" class=\"more-link\">Forts\u00e4tt l\u00e4sa<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8221;ABOUT&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2674,"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/2674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johanbjorklund.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}