Anders Johansson (artist manager)

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Anders Johansson
Born (1973-07-04) 4 July 1973 (age 50)
NationalitySwedish
OccupationMusic manager, A&R
EmployerBuddys

Lars Anders Johansson (born July 4, 1973) [1] is a Swedish artist manager, A&R representative known as manager for A-Teens, Carola, Sahara Hotnights, Smith & Thell, Veronica Maggio and others.[2][3][4]

Biography[edit]

Anders Johansson grew up initially in Alnö, Sundsvall, but moved early to Stockholm. Following studies in England and United States, he joined Stockholm Records as an intern and later A&R manager, with Ola Håkansson as one of his mentors.[2][5] Here, he signed LOK in 1997 and recruited the members of A-Teens, founded in 1998.[2] In 2001, he became A&R manager at Universal following their acquisition of Stockholm Records.[2][5]

Thereafter, Johansson founded his own artist management company, Albot & Albot in 2008, and became a manager for Veronica Maggio, Sahara Hotnights and Carola.[2][6] In parallel, he was engaged by Melodifestivalen to manage A&R from 2012.[7][8]

In 2016, he partnered with NYC-based Jon Allen under the Buddys name. Their clients have included Veronica Maggio, Smith & Thell, Sandro Cavazza, NOTD, Estraden, and others.[5][3][4][9]

Since 2018, Johansson has been appointed board member of Music Managers Forum Sweden (MMF).[10][11]

Johansson was awarded MVP at the Denniz Pop Awards 2022.[4]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Lars Anders Johansson". Allabolag (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e Granström, Klas (2010-12-15). "Stjärnmakaren - Porträtt: Anders Johansson" [The Star Maker - Portrait: Anders Johansson]. Affärsvärlden (in Swedish). No. 50–52. Stockholm. pp. 18–23.
  3. ^ a b "26. Management & artistutveckling - Anders Johansson, Buddys / Albot & Albot". Musikbranschpodden (in Swedish). DMG Education. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  4. ^ a b c Valsinger, Christel (2022-09-13). "4 SNABBA: ANDERS JOHANSSON, MVP PÅ DENNIZ POP AWARDS". Musikindustrin.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  5. ^ a b c Isgren, Fanny (2021-05-06). ""VÅGA DRÖM, VÅGA VARA NAIV. DET KRÄVS FÖR ATT KUNNA LYCKAS." – ANDERS JOHANSSON". Innovative Music Management (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  6. ^ Johansson, Lars (2009-04-20). "Listorna som fortfarande är toppen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  7. ^ Nylin, Lars (2012-06-12). "MELODIFESTIVALEN FORTSATT SAMARBETE MED ANDERS JOHANSSON". Musikindustrin.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  8. ^ Gustafsson, Martin; Ström, Christian (2013-01-03). "Ilskan mot SVT inför schlagern". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  9. ^ Nylin, Lars (2019-09-03). "SOLSKEN ÖVER BUDDY'S". Musikindustrin.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  10. ^ Nylin, Lars (2018-06-26). "MANAGEMENT NY STYRELSE FÖR MMF – OCH NYSTART PÅ ALLVAR". Musikindustrin.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  11. ^ "Styrelsen". MMF Sweden (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.

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