Mellophone

I met Mikkel, our brilliant guitarist, about ten years ago, and we immediatly teamed up as good friends with rockstar dreams in common. We played together in various constellations over the years, but it wasn't until I met Thomas at The Aarhus School of Architecture 6 years ago, that the ground for a super band was laid. I arranged an encounter between the two and myself a few years ago, and things just fell into place. Mellophone is sort of retro "handheld" folk/rock. We share a mutual love for vintage instruments, the good melody and musicianship with guts and a heart, and playing with these guys is just amazing. Check out our website for more information and audio downloads. http://www.mellophone.dk/
  • Thomas Eskild: guitar/vocals
  • Mikke Rørbæk: guitar
  • Palle Hjorth: keys
  • Michael Nielsen: bass
  • Søren Madsen: drums
Listen to audio file (mp3-format) Mellophone - The waltz.mp3

Dooley

I've played with Dooley for about a year, and I'm really happy about the way it progresses. We've just taken the courageous decision to start singing in danish. It's weird why that should be such a hard decision, because danish is after all what we all share and understand - but the obligation to have something to say, and say it the right way, is so much more present and pressuring.
We're trying to develop a certain sound, with Claus' high pitched vocals on top of atmospheric and airy guitars, laid on a solid base of bass and drums. We haven't made any "real" recordings yet, but below is a short sample of what we're about. Please note that this is only an extract of a crappy rehearsal room recording. It's also recorded before the decision was made to write/sing in danish :)
  • Claus: vocals
  • Ask Ravn Olsen: guitar
  • Jakob Bjørn: guitar
  • Kasper Duus: bass
  • Søren Madsen: drums
Listen to audio file (mp3-format) Dooley - Take things at a time (extract)

TCM

TCM is my "for hire" party band with the awesome Jan Daggry. We're all each dedicated to more "serious" projects, but when TCM gets together, it's all about having fun, and giving people a nice evening. TCM is an abbreviation of "The Cool Motherfuckers" - and that is, hands down, the worst band name ever, and I refuse to use it! I'm 30 years old for cryin' out loud! :)
We're still a great band though, so if you're looking for someone to beef up your party with the best of boogie, soul and pop - please let me know.
  • Jan Daggry: vocals/guitar
  • Henrik Pedersen: keys
  • Michael Nielsen: bass
  • Søren Madsen: drums

Former bands

This is an archive of few of the very talented and nice people I've had the pleasure to play with - literally.
The Megaton Turn Project
The charismatic Kim Munk was the mastermind behind this excellent band, with whom I had many great experiences. We won second price in a local music contest "Vi har scenen - Har I musikken?" in 1999, and below are samples from what we won; recording of a demo. I actually also played the bass for a while, when Christoffer left the band, to dedicate his time to his own band Buring Primitive (who I also played with a few years before). Anders Bech has since had great success with his solo project, Mofus - and Kim and Morten still play together in Broken beats.
  • Kim Munk: guitar/vocals
  • Morten Smerup: guitar
  • Christoffer Mariager: bass
  • Anders Bech: keys/synth
  • Søren Madsen: drums
Listen to audio file (mp3-format) The Megaton Turn Project - Explosion.mp3
Kingsize
I had lots of fun playing with the gifted hammond player Claus Sand, and the Dunvad brothers. Maybe the songs weren't that ground breaking, but we gave a lot of people a great time. Kingsize was blues rock, with a teeny twist of seventies club rock. We never really got to do a decent recording, but below is, nonetheless, a sample of what it sounded like. Peter and Claus are both still very active blues musicians, but Rasmus has since dedicated his time to being a family man and a succesful art director.
  • Rasmus Dunvad: vocals/guitar
  • Peter "planeten" Dunvad: bass
  • Claus Sand: keys
  • Søren Madsen: drums
Listen to audio file (mp3-format) Kingsize - Hard rock Pete.mp3
Impotators
I played with these guys for about 4-5 months, after their former drummer, the female Vivi Di Bap, left the band. Probably some of the hardest music I ever played, but at the time of me joining the band, the musical interests of the other members were heading in separate directions. Some wanted to rap, others wanted to play trip hop, so the decision was made to dissolve the band. Mads has great success with "Je m'appele Mads " now, Sofus makes jungle albums, and Morten is still one of the finest bass players around.
  • Mads Geertsen: vocals
  • Sofus Forsberg: guitar
  • Morten Ehlers: bass
  • Søren Madsen: drums