Now that we’re in a new year it’s  it’s always nice to acknowledge some of the people who helped us in 2009 and have been our supporters. And here they are in no special order: Thanks to:

Marcus Black

Plugged Distribution

Maria Nylén & Zarah Öberg

Mikael Engström

Arnaud Leger

Roger Thörström

Brian McGowan

Peter Ortvik

Jonna Thomasson

Mats Uneland

Magnus Palmquist, Jocke Sandhagen, Cedwin Sandanamn and the entire staff at Fasching

 Georges Lang

Florian Höll

Julie Lindahl

The American Club of Sweden

Tapani Rauha

Sami Vesamo

Daniel Ekblom

Bengt Isaksson

Takeshi Hanashima

Kenneth Bremer

Björn Söderqvist

Nils Landgren

Michael Ruff

Björn Skifs

and to all the people who have come to our shows, bought our albums or downloaded our music! And a big thank you to all the great musicians and vocal artists that participated in our recordings and shows!

We wish you all the best in 2010 and hope we can bring you some more great music!

Best,

Brian Hobbs

Just click on the link below to go to the page and get your free songs!

FREE DOWNLOADS

Happy Holidays!

“A Soulful Christmas”

Some tickets are still available. Don’t miss this opportunity to “get in the Christmas spirit”. One night only- December 14 at Fasching. Traditional Christmas songs in soul/funk versions along with holiday songs by Michael McDonald, Donny Hathaway and others. Put some SOUL in your Christmas. On Monday, December 14, keyboardist/vocalist, Andreas Aleman, and guest vocalists, Anna Sahlene, Pablo Cepeda and Sofia Loell will be performing your favorite Christmas songs, along with some new Christmas classics, in soul/funk versions at Fasching. Fasching is the premier jazz club in Stockholm. They will be backed up by one of the hottest bands in Stockholm featuring Tom Beimel-bass, Christer Jansson- drums, Andy Pfeiler-guitar, Daniel Palm-keyboards, and Wojtek Goral- sax. One night only!

Order tickets here

 ANDREAS ALEMAN- His debut album, THIS IS LIFE, has gotten tremendous response from critics and fans; two successful shows at Fasching this year and a second album on the way and performances scheduled in the US for 2010. Nils Landgren said it best: “Yeah, Andreas is the new Swedish Funky Boy! I do dig his brand new album! “This is life” has all the grooves, the moods and modes it takes to reach out… ”- Nils Landgren- trombonist, vocalist 

  

  ANNA SAHLENE- world-class vocalist. She started her career at the tender age of eleven working with renowned film director Lasse Hallstrom (Cider House Rules, Shipping News) starring as Anna in the staple hit series, The Children of Bullerbyn.  In 2002, she represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song, Runaway.  Her electric performance secured her a third place finish in the European finals and a hit single. Currently, Anna is writing material for her upcoming album.  

 PABLO CEPEDA- world-renowned percussionist and singer. has performed with artists such as Ricky Martin, Cat Stevens, Lisa Nilsson, Bo Kasper’s Orchestra, and been featured on Allsång På Skansen,  Swedish Melody Festival, and Rhapsody in Rock with Robert Wells.

 SOFIA LOELL- Sofia Loell has already seen her share of the big times. Her first full length CD was released in 24 countries. And as if that was not enough she has also  had her music in a major motion picture that was released worldwide (View From the Top). Sofia is a fantastic singer who touches everyone with her heartfelt, beautiful and honest music.

A SOULFUL CHRISTMAS

Monday, December 14

Fasching

(Kungsgatan 63, Stockholm)

Dinner: 6:00

Show starts at: 8:00

Get tickets here

The new edition of Brian Hobbs’ CD feature on Nordic Wellbeing, Nordic Soundscapes, is now posted. This issue has features on

Dotty Blue

Andreas Aleman

Check it out, sign up for the newsletter and you have a chance to win free CDs. Also, all newsletter subscribers will get a link and password for free downloads.

About Nordic Wellbeing

nordicwellbeing.com is the world’s first e-magazine for wellbeing with Nordic inspiration. At NW.com we are driven by values that we believe are the keys to good living for the future of all people. These include closeness to nature, creativity, personal space, togetherness and solidarity.

nordicwellbeing.com provides readers with a wide range of interest articles for a wellbeing lifestyle. Throughout the calendar year we regularly rotate feature articles from different lifestyle areas on the e-magazine. Various features of the magazine are updated weekly.

Our feature articles fall within the following five lifestyle areas:

Design
Food
Gardens & Herbs
Outdoor Life
Relaxation

“Tis the season to be funky”

Put some SOUL in your Christmas. On Monday, December 14, keyboardist/vocalist, Andreas Aleman, and guest vocalists, Anna Sahlene, Pablo Cepeda and Sofia Loell will be performing your favorite Christmas songs, along with some new Christmas classics, in soul/funk versions at Fasching. Fasching is the premier jazz club in Stockholm. They will be backed up by one of the hottest bands in Stockholm featuring Tom Beimel-bass, Christer Jansson- drums, Andy Pfeiler-guitar, Daniel Palm-keyboards, and Wojtek Goral- sax. One night only!

Order tickets here

 ANDREAS ALEMAN- His debut album, THIS IS LIFE, has gotten tremendous response from critics and fans; two successful shows at Fasching this year and a second album on the way and performances scheduled in the US for 2010. Nils Landgren said it best: “Yeah, Andreas is the new Swedish Funky Boy! I do dig his brand new album! “This is life” has all the grooves, the moods and modes it takes to reach out… ”- Nils Landgren- trombonist, vocalist 

                  

  ANNA SAHLENE- world-class vocalist. She started her career at the tender age of eleven working with renowned film director Lasse Hallstrom (Cider House Rules, Shipping News) starring as Anna in the staple hit series, The Children of Bullerbyn.  In 2002, she represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song, Runaway.  Her electric performance secured her a third place finish in the European finals and a hit single. Currently, Anna is writing material for her upcoming album.  

PABLO CEPEDA- world-renowned percussionist and singer. has performed with artists such as Ricky Martin, Cat Stevens, Lisa Nilsson, Bo Kasper’s Orchestra, and been featured on Allsång På Skansen,  Swedish Melody Festival, and Rhapsody in Rock with Robert Wells.

SOFIA LOELL- Sofia Loell has already seen her share of the big times. Her first full length CD was released in 24 countries. And as if that was not enough she has also  had her music in a major motion picture that was released worldwide (View From the Top). Sofia is a fantastic singer who touches everyone with her heartfelt, beautiful and honest music.

A SOULFUL CHRISTMAS

Monday, December 14

Fasching

(Kungsgatan 63, Stockholm)

Dinner: 6:00

Show starts at: 8:00

Get tickets here

Eidolon is now cooperating with the site www.nordicwellbeing.com where I’m providing seasonal music depicting the beauty of the Nordic region. It’s a new feature called NORDIC SOUNDSCAPES.

 Please listen to my new piece,

Autumn Dreams

I also have a new column there where I will be featuring new (and old) CDs by Nordic artists: this month I feature CDs by:

Malin Jonsson

Peter Getz 

Camilla Ringquist

Sign up for the Nordic wellbeing mailing list and you can win one of these CDs!

Autumn Dreams

All the best,

Brian

We are launching multiple websites today! We have new versions of www.eidolon.se, www.andreasaleman.com, and www.brianhobbsmusic.com. Please check them all out!

Exciting new things are happening. Andreas Aleman’s debut album, THIS IS LIFE, was released earlier this year to excellent reviews and his shows at Fasching have proven that he is an artist you should keep your eye on… next stop the US and other markets. We’re currently writing songs for his second album, which is scheduled to be released sometime in 2010.

Eidolon is now also cooperating with the site www.nordicwellbeing.com where I’m providing seasonal music depicting the beauty of the Nordic region. Please listen to my new piece, Autumn Dreams there. I also have a new column there where I will be featuring new (and old) CDs by Nordic artists. Please check it out!

Nordic Soundscapes

New albums are also underway with Mia Löfgren and Monica Silverstrand.

Another exciting piece of news is Eidolon’s move into audio post-production in cooperation with Marcus Black of Detona Music. Through our cooperation and expertise we will be able to supply clients with the highest quality audio post-production work including mixing, editing, voiceovers and original background music/songs for commercials, documentaries, instructional videos and any type of media presentation.

As always, personally I’m involved in many different projects. For more information about all that please visit: www.brianhobbsmusic.com

Also, please take a look at the media player to the right where I’m featuring songs that I and Eidolon have been involved in as a writer or producer. You can find some of those featured songs on albums in our STORE.

Thanks for visiting the site and I hope you’ll come back often. I apologize for not updating the old site as often as I’d have liked to, but thanks to this new platform and technology I plan to be more active in keeping you updated. You can also sign up for our newsletter, which includes  important info about concerts, giveaways and other news. Just mail me at info@eidolon.se and write “sign me up!”. Please include your full name.

And feel free to let us know what you think about the sites.

All the best,

Brian Hobbs- Eidolon Productions