Fredrik Thomander is a Swedish

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,"Epicenter of attention". bassist and

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. For many years he performed in Swedish pop bands. He has written and produced songs, mainly of pop music, for various singers and bands, and he operates a recording studio in

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Early life

Thomander grew up in

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. As a teenager he played in a band called White Line.

Career

After playing together in local bands in the 1980s, Thomander and writer Anders Wilkström continued to write songs, sometimes under the name Epicenter. Epicenter songwriting collaborations have included

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, Anne Roboff, and

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. Many of the pair's songs have been recorded by pop music bands, including ATC,

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and

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. Thomander recorded with Rachel Platten on her album ''Be Here''. Thomander sang and played bass in the band Vildsvin (Wild Boar) in the 1990s. He is the co-composer of ''Leaving Home'' by Nicke Borg which was in the finals of the

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and spent 9 weeks on the Swedish charts, peaking at #9 He played bass in the band Treat beginning in 2013. In 2016 Thomander opened Palma Music Studios in Mallorca."Palma Music Studios takes delivery of first Unity monitors in Mallorca"
. ''Audio Media International'', 19 December 2017: By Colby Ramsey

References

External links

Palma Music Studios

Epicentre"Fredrik Thomander - Credits"
''AllMusic'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomander, Fredrik 1971 births Living people Swedish songwriters