Sekuoia

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Sekuoia is the moniker of the Danish electronic musician and producer Patrick Alexander Bech Madsen (born 1992). Sekuoia's first EP Trips was released in 2011 and started a small buzz[clarification needed] in the electronic music scene in Denmark and Germany.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Born in Düsseldorf, and with a childhood in Detroit, Sekuoia first moved to Denmark at an age of 8. In his teen years, he built himself a studio in his parents basement, where he would go on to make his ambient and lingering electronica. In 2012, he attended music school in Engelsholm, where he met Smerz, Chinah and Code Walk.[citation needed]

Sekuoia's music has been described as; combining the organic with the electronic in a dreamy meltdown[clarification needed], consisting of dry beats, synth washes and copy/pasted vocals conjure echoes of both dubstep and atmospheric ambient.[1] He has been chosen to support acts like Inc, Washed Out, and WhoMadeWho, as well as remixing Tomas Barfod. Sekuoia has played in more than 20 European countries, including appearances at festivals like Roskilde Festival,[2] Amsterdam Dance Event,[3] Eurosonic Festival,[4] Trans Musicales,[5] Spot Festival, and by:larm

Discography[edit]

  • Trips (EP, 2011)
  • Faces (EP, 2012)
  • Reset Heart (EP, 2015)
  • flac (Studio album, 2016)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Premiere: Sekuoia - 'Waves'". 26 November 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  2. ^ http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/music/2013/sekuoia
  3. ^ "Nordic Delight presents: Sekuoia (Live), den Sorte Skole (Live), Bottled in England (Live) - Thursday 16 October - Tickets - Amsterdam Dance Event". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  4. ^ "SEKUOIA". Eurosonic Noorderslag. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. ^ "Festivals, concerts et vidéos de musique en streaming | France tv".