Four guys with very different music backgrounds started the band in Copenhagen 2001. Concerts all around the country in the next few years in smaller and well-established clubs was gasoline to the ambition.
In 2004 the started the recordings for the debut album, produced by the well known Swedish sound wizard Mattias Glavå, who had previously produced Hakan Hellstrom, Broder Daniel and Granada.
Additional vocals by Anna Jarvinen (Granada) on Passengers and Ghosts behind our wheel were recorded in her bedroom in Stockholm.
Since then Skywriter has performed at the established clubs all over Denmark and made a lot of shows in Germany.
Skywriter made a record deal with Iceberg Records one hot afternoon at Roskilde Festival 2005.
The album Where Both Worlds Never Meet was released in March 2006 in DK on Wild Mood Records in cooperation with Iceberg Records. It will be released in Germany in October 2008 with a following German tour.
The album was in Top Ten at the American site about nordic music: itsatrap 2006
And in Top Ten at Parasol Records 2006 album releases.
It also came in Top Ten chart on German site nordische music 2007 - Nathalie Martin
TV, Film, Radio:
TV- Lorry feature from the Varispeed Recording sessions, and an interview, September 2004.
"Passengers" and "Ghosts behind our wheel" used as background music at the video recordings from Roskilde Festival on the festival site. July 2005
”The Hour Is late” – 2006 on Tjeklisten DR P3, DR P4 Rock. DR Modern Rock netradio, Gaffa netradio.
“Where Both Worlds Never Meet” – 2006 DR Modern Rock netradio
“New York” – on DR P3 rotation and netradio.
"Craving Utopia" - on DR P3 rotation.
Quotes:
"The potential for finding your new all-time favourite songs on this album is enormous. Highly recommended" DoCopenhagen.blogspot.com
"The sound is dark, melancholic, uplifting, deep, and poignant. Lyrically it's a cut above most
Easily my favourite release so far in 2006."
Itsatrap.com
"Lead vocalist Jakob Dahn sounds like a dusty union between Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen a Danish version of Morrissey (shutter) These guys are going to make it big." 4/5 **** Lowcut Magazine
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SKYYYYYYYYWRITER. Remember my dream last year?.. ..I had the same dream again.... ....this time in New York.... there were Skywriter posters every where and I woke up, with a smile upon my face!
Hej Tak for sidst! Så er jeg netop kommet hjem fra anden halvdel af min Tyskland/Holland tur. Det var hyggeligt at møde jer i Leipzig! Håber i havde en fortsat god tur. Kh Jacob
