Biography

The band started in Copenhagen 2001.

Concerts all around the country in the next few years in smaller and well-established clubs was gasoline to the ambition and Jakob D. made a solo concert at CBGBs Gallery in New York in 2003.

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, Dungen and Granada. The band changed its name to Skywriter. Frederik Björling (Dungen, Broder Daniel) was assistant engineer on the recordings.

Frederik Björling (Dungen, Broder Daniel) was assistant engineer on the recordings. 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 Copenhagen clubs Loppen, Stengade and Rust and the Mymusic showcase mm3 in Basement. Skywriter has been band of the week on the music site mymusic.dk and was chosen to the Mymusic competition Optour.

Skywriter made a cooperation deal with Iceberg Records one hot afternoon at Roskilde Festival 2005.

The single The Hour Is Late was released in January 2006 on Wild Mood Records in cooperation with Iceberg Records. The album Where Both Worlds Never Meet will be released in late March 2006 on Wild Mood Records in cooperation with Iceberg Records.

Articles:
A large article about the band in The Danish newspaper Information December 2003.

TV, Film, Radio:
Several features in Kanal Copenhagen from a concert at Sofiekaelderen, - August 2004
TV- Lorry feature from the Varispeed Recording sessions, and an interview, September 2004.
A little of you used in Danish poet Janus Kodahls short film 60 Seconds. 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
When You Walk Away 2001 on the Danish national radio DR P3
This thing never sleeps 2003 on DR P4 and the Swedish national radio SR P3.
"New York" 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