_N0A8192 copy

CLAES CEM, ENGLISH BIO 2016

Claes Cem is a professional musician and singer/songwriter with roots in the Danish soil and the American folk/pop tradition. He is the quintessential self-made ‘free bird’, having learned his craft on his own, outside the established channels. His musical style is catchy, energetic, and contagious, and he moves comfortably in most rhythmic genres.

Claes began exploring the world of music at the tender age of 8, teaching himself how to play his mother’s guitar ambidextrously. His childhood sound track comprised people like Paul Simon, Sting, Billy Joel, and Dave Matthews – artists whose music greatly influenced his own later singing and guitar playing.

Growing up, Claes discovered the world of songwriting and began penning down his joys, pains, and life lessons. He started performing more professionally and for a while toured with the Scottish band ‘Injuns’. By 2008, he received the ‘Best Singer’ accolade in the Danish version of the famed Emergenza Contest. From then on, Claes has cultivated his solo career and has to date performed more than 1,000 shows worldwide, gracing Germany, Scotland, Thailand, America, and Denmark with his gift of song.

In 2008, Claes released his first solo EP, produced in collaboration with Grammy Award winning engineer/producer Carlos Bedoya. Since then, Claes has worked with several prominent American music professionals, e.g. Jamie Slocum of Curb Records and multi-platinum award winning producer/songwriter Scott Mathews. Claes’ music has been featured on tv shows such as ABC’s ‘Extreme Makeover’ and ‘The Bachelor’.

Currently, Claes is completing his solo debut album, MOMENTUM, to be released Summer 2016. To be released alongside the album is the single video ‘Catch on Fire’, recorded in the innovative VR 360 technology and directed by legendary film director Brett Leonard. The music for the album is composed and produced by Claes and his good friend, the talented Danish music professional Julian Winding.

Download EPK

CLAES CEM, DANSK BIO 2016

Claes Cem er professionel musiker og singer-songwriter med rødder i den danske muld og den amerikanske folk/pop-tradition. Han er indbegrebet af den autodidakte frie fugl, som har lært sit håndværk fra grunden og uden for de etablerede kanaler. Hans stil er ligefrem, smittende og ukrukket, og han bevæger sig hjemmevant i de fleste rytmiske genrer.

Claes startede sin udforskning af musikken allerede som 8-årig, da han lærte sig selv at spille på sin mors guitar. Lydsporet til hans barndom bestod af bl.a. Paul Simon, Sting, Billy Joel og Dave Matthews – kunstnere, hvis musik fik stor indflydelse på hans egen senere sang- og spillestil.

I de unge år fik Claes øjnene op for sangskrivningens kunst og begyndte at sætte ord og musik på sine egne livserfaringer. Han begyndte at optræde for alvor og turnerede en overgang med det skotske band ‘Injuns’. I 2008 modtog han anerkendelsen som ‘bedste sanger’ ved den danske udgave af den berømte Emergenza Contest. Siden da har Claes dyrket sin solokarriere og har i dag over 1.000 optrædener bag sig i bl.a. Tyskland, Skotland, Thailand, USA og Danmark.

I 2008 udkom Claes’ debut-EP, produceret i samarbejde med den Grammy-vindende producer Carlos Bedoya. Siden har Claes samarbejdet med flere prominente amerikanske branchefolk, og hans musik har bl.a. været brugt i tv-shows som ABC’s ‘Extreme Makeover’ og ‘The Bachelor’.

Seneste nye fra Claes er debutalbummet MOMENTUM, der udkommer sommeren 2016. Sammen med albummet kommer også single-videoen ‘Catch on Fire’, der er optaget i den innovative VR360-teknologi og instrueret af den legendariske filminstruktør Brett Leonard. Musikken til albummet er skrevet og produceret sammen med Claes’ gode ven Julian Winding.