Lars Anders Johansson (born July 4, 1973) [1] is a Swedish artist manager, A&R representative known as manager for A-Teens, Carola, Sahara Hotnights, Smith & Thell, Veronica Maggio and others.[2][3][4]
Anders Johansson | |
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| Born | 4 July 1973 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Music manager, A&R |
| Employer | Buddys |
Biography edit
Anders Johansson grew up initially in Alnö, Sundsvall, but moved early to Stockholm. Following studies in England and United States, he joined Stockholm Records as an intern and later A&R manager, with Ola Håkansson as one of his mentors.[2][5] Here, he signed LOK in 1997 and recruited the members of A-Teens, founded in 1998.[2] In 2001, he became A&R manager at Universal following their acquisition of Stockholm Records.[2][5]
Thereafter, Johansson founded his own artist management company, Albot & Albot in 2008, and became a manager for Veronica Maggio, Sahara Hotnights and Carola.[2][6] In parallel, he was engaged by Melodifestivalen to manage A&R from 2012.[7][8]
In 2016, he partnered with NYC-based Jon Allen under the Buddys name. Their clients have included Veronica Maggio, Smith & Thell, Sandro Cavazza, NOTD, Estraden, and others.[5][3][4][9]
Since 2018, Johansson has been appointed board member of Music Managers Forum Sweden (MMF).[10][11]
Johansson was awarded MVP at the Denniz Pop Awards 2022.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ "Lars Anders Johansson". Allabolag (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ a b c d e Granström, Klas (2010-12-15). "Stjärnmakaren - Porträtt: Anders Johansson" [The Star Maker - Portrait: Anders Johansson]. Affärsvärlden (in Swedish). No. 50–52. Stockholm. pp. 18–23.
- ^ a b "26. Management & artistutveckling - Anders Johansson, Buddys / Albot & Albot". Musikbranschpodden (in Swedish). DMG Education. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ a b c Valsinger, Christel (2022-09-13). "4 SNABBA: ANDERS JOHANSSON, MVP PÅ DENNIZ POP AWARDS". Musikindustrin.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ a b c Isgren, Fanny (2021-05-06). ""VÅGA DRÖM, VÅGA VARA NAIV. DET KRÄVS FÖR ATT KUNNA LYCKAS." – ANDERS JOHANSSON". Innovative Music Management (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Johansson, Lars (2009-04-20). "Listorna som fortfarande är toppen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ Nylin, Lars (2012-06-12). "MELODIFESTIVALEN FORTSATT SAMARBETE MED ANDERS JOHANSSON". Musikindustrin.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Gustafsson, Martin; Ström, Christian (2013-01-03). "Ilskan mot SVT inför schlagern". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ Nylin, Lars (2019-09-03). "SOLSKEN ÖVER BUDDY'S". Musikindustrin.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Nylin, Lars (2018-06-26). "MANAGEMENT NY STYRELSE FÖR MMF – OCH NYSTART PÅ ALLVAR". Musikindustrin.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "Styrelsen". MMF Sweden (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
References edit
- Granström, Klas (2010-12-15). "Stjärnmakaren - Porträtt: Anders Johansson" [The Star Maker - Portrait: Anders Johansson]. Affärsvärlden (in Swedish). No. 50–52. Stockholm. pp. 18–23.
- Isgren, Fanny (2021-05-06). ""VÅGA DRÖM, VÅGA VARA NAIV. DET KRÄVS FÖR ATT KUNNA LYCKAS." – ANDERS JOHANSSON". Innovative Music Management (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- "26. Management & artistutveckling - Anders Johansson, Buddys / Albot & Albot". Musikbranschpodden (in Swedish). DMG Education. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2023-01-29.