A Sun Hill Production AB — since 2009, commonly referred to as Sun Hill Production — is a Swedish production company in the entertainment industry. Including record label, publishing, live entertainment, CD, DVD and Blu-ray productions & management.
History
2009: Founding
The company produces music & filmed entertainment as well as live entertainment in Sweden.
2010-2011
"Sun Hill" began its productions with producing and releasing a 3-disc DVD box set with the Swedish multi musician, comedian, linguist icon & songwriter
Robert Broberg. This collaboration went on to produce Mr. Brobergs 70th anniversary show for national Swedish TV and on October 26, 2011 this show was later released to DVD & CD. The music can also be found on digital platforms.
Swedish rock band
Europe Live! At Shepherd’s Bush, London is another release Sun Hill produced for the DVD and Blu-ray format (both formats included Europe’s first live CD as well). Main concert was filmed at Shepherds Bush in London, U.K. Recording started on December 28, 2009 at Stockholm Ice Stadium to be followed in 2010, September 17 with the band's performance at the amusement park
Gröna Lund also in Stockholm. The recordings ended with the main show at Shepherd's Bush. Up on its release in June 2011 it reached nr 1 on the national Swedish sales chart.
After the tragic death of
Marcel Jacob, Sun Hill become the natural partner for Marcel's music and his legacy in his own band
Talisman.
2012 - 2020 Music
"Sun Hill" released
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's both albums ''
Care Of My Soul Vol. 1'' and ''
Care Of My Soul. Vol. 2'',
Talisman, with the band's four first albums and continuing
Talisman legacy with additional Talisman albums released both on CD and vinyl.
Over the years artists like
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,
Europe,
Robert Broberg,
Clif Magness
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,
Brett Walker,
Clockwise, Masquerade, Fortune, Southpaw,
Coldspell,
Erika, to name a few is also found under the label.
In 2019
Marcel Jacob and
Pontus Norgren
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Biography
Norgren replaced former HammerFall guitarist Stefan Elmgren, who decided to focu ...
's project
Humanimal was re-released to the digital format and CD.
In December 2019
Talisman released the first new song in 12 years, a song called
Never Die(A song for Marcel)
Talisman reunited for a song in memory for their fallen brother
Marcel Jacob who took his own life on July 21, 2009.
Any and all proceeds from this recording will to go to suicide awareness and mental illness in cooperation with
Suicide Zero.
Live entertainment
In 2013 "Sun Hill" arranged
Michael Schenker and his Temple Of Rock - tour in Sweden. "Sun Hill" also arranged the very first
Stockholm Rocks
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1 million people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million i ...
music festival held in the heart of
Stockholm
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, in 2014. Bands like
TNT,
Santa Cruz,
Pretty Maids,
Reckless Love,
Vandenberg,
Gus G,
Marty Friedman,
Imber,
Corroded
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,
Xandria,
Avatarium,
Joe Lynn Turner,
Grand Magus
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Career
The band was formed in 1996 under the name ''Smack'' by former Cardinal Fang vocali ...
and
Allegiance Of Rock among others have performed at the Festival.
2014 Sun Hill arranged and was the promoter for "Wings Over Sweden" tour with Swedish rock band
Europe where the band performed the album
Wings of Tomorrow in full together with selected hits and fan favorites.
References
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Film production companies of Sweden
Music organizations based in Sweden