Snow Is Falling 2016 Singback

Bio? Sure, let me give it a try… 

"Music is my therapy and through it I always find my way home. It is rewarding in a way that nothing else is.” 

It all started when I was 8 years old and a music teacher told me "Music is not for you," after hearing me play the recorder for a few months. It’s true, I sucked big time. But. hey, I thought I at least deserved a shot at one of those cooler instruments. Anyway, I followed his advice and quit taking music lessons. 
But my interest in music did not end there, it grew despite this, and when I was about 13, I began to sing and taught myself how to play the  piano. Pretty soon I bought my first synthesizer, then drum machines and all kinds of music machines during my teens. 

After high school and a year of music studies, I started playing keyboards and singing backing vocals for hard rock act Charizma. We toured all over Europe. At the same time I started singing in renowned Swedish gospel choir “Solid Gospel.” After getting a university education in TV/Radio production, I moved to the U.S to study vocals and performance at the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA for a year ---a year with great teachers and opportunities to play with others and meet some great musicians. Returning from the US, Charizma was revived and turned into a 5 piece rock band. We recorded an album in Germany and toured a lot. 

After a couple of years I became the lead singer of Charizma and for 12 years we toured about 15 countries in Europe and the United States. During this time we also recorded 3 full length albums, competed in the Eurovision Song Contest qualifications in Poland and Estonia. Our song “Run to God” became a hit on Christian hit radio in the U.S and we played some major shows in California. In 2003 we had our biggest hit in Sweden with "Waiting here for you" which made it all the way up to Top3 on the sales charts. Our follow up single “Where do you go” also performed well on the list. Songs like "Run to God," "Emily" and "Where do you Go” were played frequently on Swedish and American radio. 

Vocally I have always been inspired by gospel, pop and traditional R&B while at the same time being a big fan of synth pop of all kinds. After Charizma went into ABBA-esque sleep mode, I have been writing music sporadically, made remixes for others and released music as part of the duo Buster Inc. As an art director I have also worked a lot with graphic design for music and directed/edited a couple of music videos. 

But, here I am, back behind the microphone again, and it’s great place to be! My latest tracks and remixes have all been very inspired by the 80's.

Snow Is Falling 2016 Singback

Johan Mauritzson