August Rosenbaum

August Rosenbaum (born 1987) is a Danish composer, record producer and jazz pianist.

Biography

Composer August Rosenbaum has won two Danish Music Awards, performed at the acclaimed Sónar Festival, and has been shortlisted for both the Nordic Music Prize and the National Danish Critics’ Award. His album ''Vista'' from 2017 and EP ''Rasa'' (2018) were produced by Grammy nominated producer Robin Hannibal and won the award for "''Best Alternative Album"'' at the 2018 Danish Music Awards. In 2021 Rosenbaum exhibited the large scale installation ''Celeste'' at Copenhagen Contemporary together with artists Lea Guldditte Hestelund, Ea Verdoner and Cæcilie Trier. The score for the exhibition was released on the Copenhagen-based label Posh Isolation.

Rosenbaum is also known for collaborations with artists like Quadron, Rhye and MØ, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and visual artist Jesper Just. He has commissioned works for film, theatre and performances at a.o. Palais De Tokyo, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Academy of Music and The Royal Danish Ballet.

Discography

Soundtrack

Music for film, performance, exhibitions

*''Piano Works'' by August Rosenbaum, 2024, DR Koncerthuset
*''Vores Fars Sol'' by Jasper Spanning, 2024
*''Interfears'' by Jesper Just, 2024, Galerie Perrotin Los Angeles / Nicolai Wallner Copenhagen
*''All Kinds of Love'' by Casper Sejersen, Tilda Swinton, 2024
*''Celeste'' by August Rosenbaum, Lea Guldditte Hestelund, Ea Verdoner, Cæcilie Trier, 2021, Copenhagen Contemporary.
*''Seminarium'' by Jesper Just, 2021, Gl. Holtegaard / Galerie Perrotin Tokyo
*''The City'' Cecilie Bahnsen campaign film (2021, Paris Fashion Week)
*''The Summit'' Cecilie Bahnsen campaign film (2020, Paris Fashion Week)
*''En Helt Almindelig Familie'' feature film by Malou Reymann (2020, Nordisk Film)
*''Corporealities'' by Jesper Just, 2020'','' Galerie Perrotin, New York''.''
*''Servitudes'' by Jesper Just, 2019, Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Maat, Lisbon. Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen
*''Nomad (video)'' by Jasper Spanning (2018, Prxjects, New Land)
*''Circuits'' by Jesper Just (2018, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen. 2020, SMK - the Danish National Gallery, Copenhagen)
*''Interpassitivities'' by Jesper Just (2018, BAM, New York, The Royal Danish Ballet)
* ''Credo Part II ft. Coco O'' ''(video)'' by Jasper Spanning (2017, Prxjects, New Land)
*''Nebula'' ''(video)'' by Andreas Emenius (2017, Prxjects, SPRING Nordisk Film)
* ''Simon - a portrait of Simon Rosenbaum'' by Bente Milton (2017, DR)
*''King Lear'' by Peter Langdal (2016, The Royal Danish Theatre)
* ''In Your Arms'' feature film by Samanou A. Sahlstrøm (2015, Meta Film)
* ''Interruption'' by Malou Reymann (2015, Nordisk Film)
* ''Eliten'' by Thomas Daneskov (2015, Nordisk Film)
*''Black Rider'' by Robert Wilson, dir. Katrine Wiedemann (2015, Betty Nansen)
*''Laughter in The Dark'' by Kirsten Delholm (2015, Hotel Pro Forma)
* ''What Difference Does It Make'' by Ralf Schmerberg (2014, Red Bull Music Academy)
* ''Katalog 1'' by Jasper Spanning (2014, JS)
* ''16.5 Time'' by Malou Reymann (2013, Danish Film Institute)
* ''Talk Before It's Too Late'' by Daniel Kragh Jakobsen (2012, Bubbles)
* ''Dem Man Elsker'' by Malou Reymann (2012, Danish Film Institute)
* ''Les Amours Perdues'' by Samanou A. Sahlstrøm (2011, Den Danske Filmskole)
* ''Backwater'' by Thomas Daneskov (2011, Killit Film)
* ''Sirens of Chrome'' by Jesper Just (2010, Jesper Just)

Awards and nominations

Danish Music Awards

* 2018 - Alternative album of the year (Jazz, Alternative) - ''Vista'' (Won)

Danish Theatre Critics Award

* 2017 - Best Performance (Nominated for ''Interpassivities'')
Göteborg Film Festival - Dragon Award

* 2015 - Best Nordic Film (Winner - ''In Your Arms)''

Danish Music Awards
* 2014 - Best Jazz Composer (Nominated)
* 2010 - Best New Jazz Artist (Won)
Danish Critics Choice Award
* 2014 - Musician of the year (Nominated)
Nordic Music Prize
* 2014 - Best Album (Shortlisted)
* 2010 - Best Album (Shortlisted)
Danish Publishers Award
* 2014 - Best Jazz Composer (Nominated)
Danish Arts Council
* 2011-2013 - Den Unge Elite (Won)
Léonie Sonning Music Prize
* 2011 - Young Talent Award (Won)

References

External links

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Avant-garde jazz musicians
Danish jazz pianists
Danish jazz composers
1987 births
Living people
Musicians from Copenhagen
21st-century Danish musicians
21st-century Danish pianists
21st-century jazz composers