HASSE POULSEN CV

GUITARIST IMPROVISOR COMPOSER

I play in several groups :

I lead

Hasse Poulsen’s Sound of Choice. Lars Juul, Fredrik Lundin. 6 CD’s
Cinema Scandinave j. Davidsen, L .A. Haug, T. Snekkestad, A.Banke, J.Ehde. recorded november 2006 release september 2008

And co-lead

Speeq Phil Minton + Luc Ex, Marc Sanders CD Red Note 2007
Das Kapital Daniel Erdmann, Edward Perraud 2 releases and more coming
Wonderland Nicolas Humbert, Martin Otter + Das Kapital
Roy Poulsen Chevillon Guillaume Roy, Bruno Chevillon recording planned 2008
Duo with Fredrik Søegaard CD Leo records 2005
Duo with Pierre Dørge : Titanic
Sound Kitchen Teppo Hauta-aho, Jari Hongisto. CD AV-ART records
Invisible Correspondances: Sound of Choice + Ixi String Quartet CD 2005 re-release 2008

I am a sideman in

Louis Sclavis Napoli’s Walls CD ECM 2003
Louis Sclavis Big Napoli Sclavis, etc recorded dec 2006/dec 2007
Hélène Labarièrre Quartet François Corneloup, Christophe Marguet CD 2007
Guillaume Roy Sextet
Peter Corser’s Blackberry Quartet

Upcoming projects :

Artist in residence at the Dynamo in Pantin 2008-2009
Artist in Residence in Champagne-Ardennes 2008/2009/2010

duo with guitarist Marc Ducret scheduled for the Banlieues Bleues festival march 2009.
Progressive Patriots: quintet featuring saxophone players Guillaume Orti and Stéphane Payen, bass player Henrik Simonsen and drummer Tom Rainey.
progammed at Reims Jazz Festival and the Dynamo, november 2008.
Das Kapital plays Hanns Eisler release october 2008.
DVD Wonderland Zürich to be released spring 2008
DVD of recording and performing Dance Danes, Dance recorded january 2008 for release in june 2008.
DVD Wonderland Strasbourg to be released autumn 2008
New composition for percussionist Tim Lutte with Henrik Simonsen and H.P to be premiered in Austin, Texas november 2008.

compositions

2007 Dance Danes, Dance for solo double bass and percussion ensemble (price for best composition at Musikskole Biennale 2007).
Recorded for a DVD with the students at Hvidovre Music School january 2008.
2005-6 Melfløjteren 40 Minutes of music for the Toneart festival in Copenhagen. Revised, augmented and recorded by the National
Danish radio in 2006 under the title Cinema Scandinave.
2004 writing lyrics and melodies for Marshmallows and Yellow Fever.
2000 Composed the music for L’Ombre, a piece by Hommes de Terre
Composed ten songs based on chinese poems translated into English for Nina Bjørk.
1999 Composed the music for the play Den Dobbelte troløshed for Grønnegaards Teatret in Copenhagen. 49 performances.
1998 5 Icelandic songs recorded by Nina Bjørk Eliasson. Release 1999.
1996 Beethovens 5th performed by Guitartrio 1+2.
rb Fra Værker og Titler: Sound of Choice & poet Niels Lyngsøe at Louisiana art museum.
1994 Composed and recorded the Music for Wadt Thomsen thriller Nedenunder.
1993 Together with Lars Juul composed and performed the music for Esa Alannes dance performance A Mad Man’s Diary.
Performances in Helsinki and Copenhagen.
1992 Mellem Virkelighed, a one hour composition for voice, cello, guitar and percussion.
Oi, Paquito, for string quartet.
Aquarium and Try for the Esbjerg Ensemble.
1991 rb 4 Vignetter for strygekvartet performed by the Kontra Quartet at Lerchenborg Musicdays. (DR)
1990 Oci T’sen for bigband.
1987 Ennui, The music for a Slideshow by Åse Steensen.

discography

               Louis Sclavis: La Moitie du Monde JMS records

               Hélène Labarièrre Quartet: Les Temps Changent Emouvance records
2007       SPEEQ: OR Red Note records
               Das Kapital: All Gods have Children QUARK Records
2006       Sound of Choice: Rugby in japan QUARK Records
               And we also caught a Fish leo records
               Gjerstad, Moholo, Poulsen, Stephens: Calling Signals Loose Torque
               invisible correspondance PAO records
2005       Das Kapital collectors series n°1
               Louis Sclavis : Napolis Walls ECM records
2003       49° NORD: Tentacles AV-ART records
               Klakki: lemon river tutl records
2001       Sound of Choice : Back Street Theatre LJ records
               Léandre Poulsen Houle C’est ça Red Toucan records
               Sound Kitchen: Pass me the Wine, Please AV-ART records
2000       Poulsen, Friis, Moholo: Copenhagen AV-ART records
               49°Nord: Animal Language, Unit records
1999       Klakki: In a Gown of water, Tutl records
1998       Sound of Choice : Dynamics AV-ART records
1996       Anker Friis Poulsen : Infinite Blueness, AV-ART records
               Klakki :Sortner du Sky, AV-ART records
1995       Sound of Choice : Sound of Choice, AV-ART records
1993       Sound of Choice : Triple Exposure, Olufsen records.
1988       Emmanuel Rahim : Harlem, Olufsen records.

EDUCATION

Diploma as a guitarist and music teacher from The Royal Conservatory of Jazz, Copenhagen 1990.

Private Studies of Composition with Bent Sørensen 1988-1990.

Berklee College in Boston spring term 1985.

Private guitar studies with Chrisitan Sievert Karsten Houmark, Brett Wilmott, Mike Stern and others.

concerts and recordings with:

Sidsel Endresen, Frank Gratkowski, Joëlle Léandre, François Houle, Paul Rutherford , Pierre Dørge, Ayi Solomon, Phil Durrant, Marcio Mattos, Serge Adams John Butcher, Mark Sanders, Roberto Bellatalla, Jakob Riis, Barry Guy, Frode Gjerstad, Nick Stephens, Louis Moholo, Phil Minton, Sten Sandell, Terje Isungset, Arve Henriksen, Audun Kleive, Niels Petter Molvær, Peter Brötzmann, Steve Hubback, Lotte Anker, Benita Haastrup, Markus Stockhausen, Thomas Clausen, Raymond Strid, Sophie Agnel, Lars Møller, Thomas Sandberg, Jens Hørsving, Fredrik Søegaard, Emmanuel Rahim, Nina Bjørk Eliasson, Francois Merville, Tony Moore, Barre Phillips, Olivier Sens, Benoit Delbecq …..