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
editAnders 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.