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Special Agent: Rasmus Kihlberg
Groove Agent 3 sports some totally new modules. In two of them
we're able to enjoy the inspiring drumming and fine percussion work
of Rasmus Kihlberg.
For me as a producer, finding a person like Rasmus was a stroke of
luck. Even though we've been acquainted for over twenty years and
played together a number of times, it wasn't until October 2005 that I
started to think about Rasmus as a very exciting Special Agent.
Spitfire, Arne Domnerus and Kasper Villaume. He's also made live performances
with many European artists such as The Cardigans, Björn Skifs, Tomas Ledin,
Anders Berglund, Jill Johnson, Toots Thielemans, Putte Wickman, Tommy Körberg,
Jojje Wadenius, Monica Zetterlund, Jennifer Brown, Johnny Griffin, Deborah Brown,
Nils Landgren, Viktoria Tolstoy and Ulf Wakenius.
Asking a drummer to play a basic rhythm is easy. Then asking for
some similar patterns with only minute variation isn't too hard either.
But instructing someone to produce 25 different renditions that still
remain true to the style in question, that's a tall order. Very few musi-
cians are experienced and mentally organized enough to be able to
deliver that. Then, after those 25 levels have been recorded, there are
25 fills needed and an additional 25 levels of half tempo feel. That's
where total musical understanding comes in.
I knew Rasmus could manage to do all that, and so he did! It's very
un-Swedish to confess such self-confidence, but for a producer it's a
godsend to find that in a musician. So, he was not afraid of trying, but
would he manage to deliver?
Some background: Rasmus
Kihlberg was educated at Malmö
Music University and has worked
as a musician at Tambourine
Studios and Gula Studion with
Tore Johansson. His recording
credits include Titiyo, Shakira, A-
ha, Junior/Senior, Charlotte
Church, Saint Etienne, Tom Jones,
Bonnie, Pink, Hideki Kaji, Tomoyo
Harada, Dan and Gullan
Bornemark, Jan Lundgren Trio,
Viktoria Tolstoj, The Ark, Ainbusk
Singers, Sylvia Vrethammar,
English
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