Jimmy Koitzsch, also known by his stage name Svidden (born 1984), is a Swedish
record producer
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, songwriter and musician based in
Stockholm
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. He began his career largely affiliated with the work of
Style of Eye
Johan Linus Eklöw, (born 29 August 1979) better known by his stage name Style of Eye, is a Swedish DJ, record producer, and songwriter. He is part of the electronic music group Galantis.
He has worked with Usher, Kylie Minogue, Lily Allen, Ze ...
, who later went on to form the house music duo
Galantis and producing most of their work.
Together with the duo, Svidden has written and produced multi-platinum selling hit singles like "
Runaway (U & I)
"Runaway (U & I)" is a song by Swedish electronic music duo Galantis. It was released on 5 October 2014 as the lead single from their debut studio album ''Pharmacy'' (2015). The song features uncredited production work by Svidden, as well as Juli ...
", "
No Money", and "
Peanut Butter Jelly".
Aside from the project, he has also collaborated with artists like
Miike Snow
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,
Hilary Duff
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, and
Adam Lambert
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.
At the
58th Annual Grammy Awards
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in 2015, Svidden was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Dance recording category with the song "
Runaway (U & I)
"Runaway (U & I)" is a song by Swedish electronic music duo Galantis. It was released on 5 October 2014 as the lead single from their debut studio album ''Pharmacy'' (2015). The song features uncredited production work by Svidden, as well as Juli ...
".
In 2016 he, together with Galantis and
Henrik Jonback
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Writing credits include Britney Spears, Madonna, Avicii, Galantis, Miike Snow, Kelis, Kylie Minogue, David Guetta, Dolly Parton, Ms. Dynamite, Sugababes, and Christina Mili ...
, received SKAPs (Sweden composers and writers) award for "Producer of the year".
Discography
Singles
Featured appearances
Songwriting and production credits
Remixes
References
Living people
Swedish record producers
1984 births
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