Sanders Bohlke (born February 28, 1984) is an American songwriter and recording artist born in

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, Mississippi. His music has been variously described as experimental folk and indie alternative. He released his self-titled debut album in 2006 and has since put out a second studio album, ''Ghost Boy'', in 2012, the EP ''The Night'' in 2015, as well as numerous singles, most recently "Never Wake", in July 2018.

Early life and education

Bohlke was born in

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and raised in the Mississippi Delta region. He attended the

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Career

He released his first album, ''Sanders Bohlke'', in 2006. He released his sophomore album, ''Ghost Boy'', in 2012. The album was produced by Jeffrey Cain of

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and features engineering and mixing work by Darrell Thorp (

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). In 2016, Bohlke formed the duo Rookie Season with drummer Brad Odum. The project has a distinctly R&B flavour, unlike Bohlke's solo material. Bohlke's other musical activities include a collaboration with

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), and an electro-soul project called Svibes with German EDM producer Chris Deluca ( Funkstörung,

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, Björk). Bohlke composed the music for the short films ''Jack's Apocalypse'' (2015), ''Red Folder'' (2016), ''Passage'' (2017), and ''Washed Away'' (2019). He has also worked on the short film ''Ricochet'', in which he got co-directing, production, and soundtrack credits. Bohlke's music has appeared on various TV shows including ''

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'', '' Suits'', '' Revenge'', and the films '' Love and Honor'' and '' Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close''.

Discography

Solo

Studio albums * ''Sanders Bohlke'' (2006) * ''Ghost Boy'' (2012) EPs * ''The Night'' (2015) Soundtracks * ''Jack's Apocalypse'' (2015) * ''Red Folder'' (2016) * ''Passage'' (2017) * ''Washed Away'' (2019) * ''Ricochet'' (2019) Singles * "The Weight of Us" (2009) * "Somewhere the War" (2009) * "Search and Destroy" (2009) * "Misdirection" (2010) * "I'm Gonna Make It" (2010) * "Quiet Ye Voices" (2010) * "Nearly Summer" (2012) * "Elevate" (2012) * "Soldier" (2014) * "Never Wake" (2018) Appearances * "He Will Not Cry Out" ''He Will Not Cry Out'' ( Bifrost Arts, 2013) * "I Can't Love You" ''Killers'' ( Funkstörung, 2015)

Rookie Season

* ''The Collide'' (2017)

Svibes

* "Back & Forth" (2019) * "Don't Let Go" (2019) * "Quicksand" (2019) * "Dreaming of the Pause" (2019) * "Heathen" (2018) * "What You Need" (2018) * "The Ra Ra Ra" (2018) * "Colored Walls/Fly Low" (2018)

References

External links

Sanders Bohlke on Communicating Vessels

Rookie Season official website

Svibes Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bohlke, Sanders 1984 births Living people American composers American folk singers People from Sardis, Mississippi Singer-songwriters from Mississippi