Oskar Ekman is a Swedish music manager, label owner and former agent."BOKNINGSBOLAG SEX NYA PÅ BLIXTEN & CO"
''MI: Musik Industrin'', 4 February 2013. Retrieved on 6 February 2020. Known primarily for co-founding independent label

YEAR0001 YEAR0001 is an independent record label based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 2015 by Oskar Ekman and Emilio Fagone, it is under an exclusive distribution agreement with Dutch distributor FUGA. Artist roster * Bladee * bod ��家巷* Cha ...

alongside Emilio Fagone, Ekman also played in several bands including

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and

Last Days of April Last Days of April is an indie pop band from Stockholm, Sweden. History Last Days of April formed in 1996. The band found some underground success with their first demo release. A full-length was issued in 1997, then an EP on Bad Taste Records i ...

."Last Days of April Review"
Retrieved 6 February 2020. February 6, 2020 "YEAR0001 - Editorial"
'' Subbacultcha'', 3 June 2019. Retrieved on 6 February 2020 Prior to founding YEAR0001, he served as manager to Swedish pop act

Lorentz Lorentz is a name derived from the Roman surname, Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum". It is the German form of Laurence. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lorentz Aspen (born 1978), Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboar ...

."Sony Music Sweden - Lorentz"
'' Andre Jofre Portfolio''. Retrieved on 6 February 2020.Höglund, Sara-Märt
"Kärlekslåtar: Vrålande F1-motorer och vågskvalp"
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Svenska Dagbladet ''Svenska Dagbladet'' (, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. History and profile The first issue of ''Svenska Dagbladet'' appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of the ...

'', 10 June 2014. Retrieved on 6 February 2020.

Career

2004 - 2016

From 2004 to 2013, Ekman worked as an agent for Swedish booking companies Luger and Blixten."Svensk Hiphop Internationellt"
Retrieved on 6 February 2020. After exiting his role at Blixten, he managed Swedish artist

during the production and release of his 2014 album,

Kärlekslåtar ''Kärlekslåtar'' is the solodebut studio album by the Swedish recording artist Lorentz. After two albums released with his younger brother, Sakarias Berger as the previously Grammis-awarded duo Lorentz & Sakarias, he debuted as a solo artist in ...

. The album would go on to be nominated for a Swedish Grammis and was received positively by critics."Grammis Nominations 2015"
''

Grammis The Grammis are music awards presented annually to musicians and songwriters in Sweden. The oldest Swedish music awards, they were instituted as a local equivalent of the Grammy Awards given in the United States. The awards ceremony is generall ...

'', 10 February 2015. Retrieved on 6 February 2020. While managing Lorentz, he shared an office with YEAR0001 co-founder Emilio Fagone, prompting their decision to go into business together.

2016 - Present

Since 2016, Ekman has worked with several internationally acclaimed Swedish artists, including

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Dungen Dungen ("the grove", ) is a Swedish rock band based in Stockholm. Often classified as psychedelic rock, Dungen is also influenced by Swedish (and other) folk music, classic rock, progressive rock, garage rock and alternative rock. The band ...

and

Viagra Boys Viagra Boys is a Swedish rock band from Stockholm. The band was formed in 2015, with several members coming from the bands Les Big Byrd, Pig Eyes, Nine, Nitad, and Neu-Ronz. In 2018, they released their first album, '' Street Worms''. Nils Hansso ...

, primarily as a manager.Stosuy, Brandon
"Dungen: Ta Det Lugnt"
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'', 16 September 2004. Retrieved on 6 February 2020.Corcoran, Nina
"Viagra Boys: Street Worms"
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'', 1 October 2018. Retrieved on 6 February 2020.Garvey, Meaghan
"Yung Lean: Stranger"
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'', 11 November 2017. Retrieved on 6 February 2020."Swedish act V**GRA BOYS pockets IMPALA's European Album of the Year award"
''

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''. Retrieved on 6 February 2020."IMPALA - INTERVIEW WITH YEAR0001 CO-FOUNDER OSKAR EKMAN"
retrieved on 6 February 2020."YEAR0001 Management Roster"
retrieved on 6 February 2020. The formation of

was assisted by Ekman, who booked them their first studio session with Daniel Fagerström, a former member of Swedish punk band The Skull Defects alongside

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. In addition to his work at YEAR0001, Ekman has worked with several artists in a variety of capacities, notably as an A&R for Swedish rapper Henok Achido during the recording of the Grammis-nominated album ''Bror Utan Sol: Bland Rök Och Stearin''."Henok Achido"
Retrieved on 6 February 2020."Grammis 2020 Nominations"
retrieved on 6 February 2020. in 2016, Ekman sold his car in order to purchase Robotberget studios from Swedish band

Miike Snow Miike Snow (pronounced "Mike Snow") is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Bloodshy & Avant and American singer Andrew Wyatt. The band is often represented by a silhouette image of a jackalope. In their ca ...

"Building a brand (and a business) around your music"

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. 3 July 2018. Retrieved on 6 February 2020. He was present during the shooting incident that occurred outside of a 2016

show in

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.Gustavsson, Sanna
"Svenske Yung Lean hamnade i skottdrama"

Expressen ''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being '' Aftonbladet''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue". ...

. 20 March 2016. Retrieved on 6 February 2020.

Discography

References

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