Ivanblomqvist

Ivan Blomqvist

Oslo

Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter, and multi keyboardist Ivan Blomqvist hails from the small town Järna, located just outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Growing up Blomqvist was more interested in sports and began playing the piano at the of 16. He quickly found his way into the world of jazz and in 2016 he got his bachelor's degree from the renowned music conservatory in Trondheim following years of touring most of Europes festivals with the Neo-soul group Rohey. Here Blomqvist discovered his passion for synths and later got into producing for other artists. In 2017 Blomqvist and the band Rohey was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy as ”Newcomer of the year” alongside artists such as Sigrid, Hkeem, and Charlotte dos Santos. They later performed at the New York Winter Jazz festival in one of New Yorks's hippest clubs Nublu. A year later Blomqvist wrote a commissioned piece incorporating video progression and the famous ”I have a dream” speech by Martin Luther King. In 2019 he co-wrote and produced ”Det finns ett hav för dom som vågar” with Swedish artist Linda Sundblad (Max Martin, Lambretta). Writing arrangements for the prestigious string quartet Oslo Strings. He also released the afrobeat knockout album ”Big City Moves” with his band Mosambique on legendary Jazzland Recordings. A year later he collaborated with renowned producer Erlend Mokkelbost and award-winning artist Neon Ion on the fresh R&B ”Heart Echoes” which was reviewed as one of the best pop albums in 2020 by Audun Vinger, Dagbladet. Blomqvist followed up with another collaboration on artist Silja Sol´s single ”Løse tråder”. He also produced and co-wrote the single ”Dunno” for Norwegian R&B queen Nosizwe.