Sune Rose Wagner (born 24 July 1973) is a Danish

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, and

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, best known for playing in the

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The Raveonettes. In addition to his own bands, Wagner has produced, recorded, and mixed

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s by acts such as Dum Dum Girls,

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, and Louise Burns.

Biography

Wagner was born in

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and evolved into Psyched Up Janis,Psyched Up Janis Biography
,

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, retrieved 2012-06-12 with whom he recorded five albums. The band eventually moved to

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, and then to the

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, then split up in 1999 after playing a farewell

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at the

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. He had formed The Tremolo Beer Gut in 1998, and then formed his most successful band, The Raveonettes, with Sharin Foo after settling in

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.Williamson, John (2003) "Adventurous style wins rave reviews; When Sune Rose Wagner started writing tracks for The Raveonettes, he had no band members and little to go on. Four years later, his originality has won an army of fans", ''

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'', 18 October 2003, p. 19, retrieved 2012-06-12 During 1999 to 2000, he also worked as an assistant for

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Søren Solkær Starbird. Wagner released his first (self-titled)

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in 2008 (also his first album sung in Danish), followed by live performances in 2009.Crawford, Matt (2009)
Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes: Birds of a Feather
, sfstation.com, 9 January 2009, retrieved 2012-06-12Michael Jose Gonzalez (2009)
Sune Rose Wagner og Mellemblond VoxHall, Århus, onsdag d. 11. marts 2009
, gaffa.dk, 9 March 2009, retrieved 2012-06-12 In 2010, he released a single with fellow Sønderborg musician Michael Falch, a reworking of Falch's song "Nu Rider Vi Stormen Af".Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (2010)
Sune Wagner og Michael Falch udgiver single
, gaffa.dk, 8 October 2010, retrieved 2012-06-12

Solo discography

Albums

*''Sune Rose Wagner'' (2008, Auditorium)

Singles

*"Hvad Der Sker" (2008, Auditorium) *"Nu Rider Vi Stormen Af" with Michael Falch (2010, KrebsFalch) *"Ambush" (2018, Juvenile Delinquent Music) *"After All" (2018, Juvenile Delinquent Music)

Soundtrack appearances

*" When Will I Be Loved" (with Steen Jørgensen) and "Sleepwalk" on ''Songs for a Soundtrack - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Simon & Malou'' (2009, Mermaid Records) *"Let My Baby Ride" and " More Human than Human" on ''Altered Carbon'' (2018,

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)

Production

*Dum Dum Girls, ''Only in Dreams'' LP (2011,

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) *Dum Dum Girls, ''He Gets Me High'' EP (2011, Sub Pop) *Dum Dum Girls, ''End of Daze'' EP (2012, Sub Pop) *Louise Burns, ''The Midnight Mass'' LP (2013, Light Organ Records) *Crocodiles, ''Crimes of Passion'' LP (2013, Frenchkiss Records) *Dum Dum Girls, ''Too True'' LP (2014, Sub Pop)

References

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