Krister Axel
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Krister Axel Bjornson Tidics |
| Born | May 14, 1974 (age 49) Paris, France |
| Genres | Blues, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Engineer, Blogger |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Piano, B3, Harmonium |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Noonchild Records / RockStarAlley |
| Associated acts | Paper Sun, Whitestarr, Chris Pierce, Saucy Monky, Cheyenne Kimball, The River South |
| Website | axel.me, CHILLFILTR.com |
Krister Axel (born May 14, 1974) is a French-born musician, poet and software engineer living in Ashland, Oregon.
Background[edit]
Krister Axel was born in Paris in 1974. He began his career as a songwriter performing in the streets of Paris, New York City, Madison, Wisconsin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Ashland, Oregon. Krister has cited Chris Whitley as the greatest influence on his writing. His credits include pieces for the soundtracks to Hate Crime, A Colombia, and licensing with NBC, Regent Theaters, and many others. Krister had several songs featured on the season 5 DVD of Friday Night Lights.
Krister plays finger-style guitar and electric piano. He is also a co-founder of the band The River South. In February 2018, Krister launched CHILLFILTR, a roots-based music blog.
Discography[edit]
Albums and EPs[edit]
- Swexico (EP), Noonchild Records (2004)
- produced by Krister Axel and Brian Susko
- Permanent Friday Night, Noonchild Records (2005)
- produced by Krister Axel
- Arms Around the River, Noonchild Records / RockstarAlley (2007)
- produced by Krister Axel, Cynthia Catania and Brandon Krueger
- Fast Train, RockstarAlley (2008)
- produced by Krister Axel
- Pain & Joy, Avian Recording Company (2010)
- produced by LOONER (band)
- Sky Meet Sea, RockstarAlley (2012)
- produced by Krister Axel
- The River South EP, Ashland IO (2016)
- produced by Krister Axel
- Follow the Light, Ashland IO (2018)
- produced by Shawn Pander
- Weightless Heart (single), Ashland IO (2019)
- produced by Shane Leonard
Other Productions[edit]
- Sunshine Allison, Rise, Riggadig records (1995)
- produced by Krister Axel, David Kellogg, and Sunshine Allison
- Sunshine Allison, Eastside, Riggadig records (1997)
- produced by Krister Axel and Sunshine Allison
- "Always on My Mind" (single), unreleased (2002)
- produced by Krister Axel and Chris James
- Paper Sun, "Tragic" and "Brooklyn" tracks 1 and 6 from Humanity (EP), digital release (2003)
- produced by Krister Axel, Paper Sun, and Chris Fuhrman
AWARDS[edit]
- Songprize Winner 2005 (for "Georgia Rain")
- Two-time Rock City Music Awards nominee 2005
- NXNE Showcasing Artist 2005
- SXSW Showcasing Artist 2006
- Four Songs featured at Cinequest Film Festival 2006 ("A Colombia" by Ryan Byrne)
- Three-time Rock City Music Awards nominee 2006
- Amoeba Records Homegrown Artist, March 2006
- Songprize Winner 2008 (for "Always A Circle")
- ATMA - Best Independent Artist December 2017 -
- ATMA - Best American Song December 2017 -
- Hollywood Songwriting Contest - Adult Alternative Finalist 2017 (for "Seeing Stars")[1]
- Hollywood Songwriting Contest - Adult Alternative Finalist 2017 (for "There's Nothing Beneath Us") - link
- Hollywood Songwriting Contest - Adult Alternative Nominee 2017 (for "Never Say Goodbye") - link
- International Songwriting Awards - Semi-finalist 2017 (for "Seeing Stars") - link
- International Songwriting Awards - Semi-finalist 2017 (for "Follow the Light") - link
- Song of the Year semi-finalist 2018 (for "There's Nothing Beneath Us") - link
- American Songwriting Awards - Winner 2018 (for "Go My Way") - link
- American Songwriting Awards - Nominee 2018 (for "A Little Dying") - link
- American Songwriting Awards - Nominee 2018 (for "Someday") - link
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