Max Lorentz at Winbergs Vaxholm July 2014

Max Lorentz (born in

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, November 16, 1962) is a Swedish musician, songwriter and producer. He has also worked as a session-musician with artists including

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, Björn Skifs, E-Type,

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and

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, and has hosted the Swedish TV shows ''

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'' and '' Musikmatchen'', and appearing in ''

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'' on TV4. He hosted the radio show '' Sommartoppen'' in 1996. He has released 6 solo albums to date. His 5th, released 8 June 2011, was a

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covers collection entitled

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on which he plays one song each from every Bowie album 1967 to 1980.Kiss You in the Rain
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with poet/director Anders Gullberg and 1970s hard rock band

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with whom he has released 4 albums in two years. In 2017 he released his second

covers album. This time concentrating on Bowie songs from 1983 up to 2016. The record was called Shiningstar. 2018 saw him starting a so called "instant composition" project called

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. This resulted is the LP/album of the same name in November 2018. He contributed 3 songs to the 2009

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album "All Sewn Up - A Tribute to

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" together with

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of the

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and Motorpsycho amongst others. In 2014 he became the 5th member of the legendary British rock group

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and in 2015 a member of renowned Swedish progressive rock band

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Da Capo with guitarist

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. Max Lorentz runs a record company called Blind Boyscout Recordings with mainly digital releases of his own as well as related music.

Production discography

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"'' Judas River''" 1991 *

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"'' Himlen Gråter För Elmore James''" 1992 *

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"'' Kim Larsen & Kjukken''" 1996 *

"'' Luft Under Vingerne''" 1998 * Rolf Wikström "'' Allting Förändras''" 2001 * Silverbug "''

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"'' Live in Stockholm''" 2014

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'' 1996 *'' 12 Songs'' 2000 *'' The World Is Watching'' 2004 *''

'' (with Dr.Livingstone) 2006 *'' Arktis'' (progressive instrumental project) 2007 *'' All Sewn Up - A Tribute to Patrik Fitzgerald'' 2009 *''

'' 2011 *'' Shiningstar - Max Lorentz sings David Bowie again'' 2017 *''

'' (with Rossi of Sweden) 2018

Blind Boyscout Recordings

Releases up to date: * Arktis "''

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''" - Max Lorentz progressive instrumental recordings. * Subshow "'' Subshow''" - The complete recordings of Max Lorentz and Michael Thimrén's 1980s grunge band. *

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''" - Max Lorentz and Anders Gullberg's electro/dub project. *

Johan Walin Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a ...

"'' Put Me In The Spotlight''" - Max Lorentz' brother Johan Walin's debut LP from 1984. *

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''" - Max Lorentz' brother Johan Walin's second album from 1994. Upcoming releases: *

"''Continental''" - The 1981 post-punk LP from Max Lorentz and Michael Thimrén's band. *'' Lovely'' - Max Lorentz 1994 debut album. *''

'' - Max Lorentz second album from 1996. *'' 12 Songs'' - Max Lorentz third album from 2000. *'' The World Is Watching'' - Max Lorentz fourth album from 2004.

References

External links

Official website: www.maxlorentz.com

Interview with Max Lorentz:
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