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(FACTS)

The musical timeline (extreme compact version):
› 1980: Born
› 1999: Did a concert with Mats/Morgan and JBR Big Band. Also a guest appearance with Meshuggah
› 2003: Joined Johan Randén Band (later known as Synkopaterna), guided by Freak Kitchen
› 2003: Began recording sessions in various studios (for Britney Spears, Rare, Bosson etc)
› 2005: Joined Outshine. Toured and recorded one EP, one single and one full lenght CD. Left in 2006
› 2007: Joined Pain of Salvation. Toured (a lot) and recorded a live DVD. Left late 2008
› 2009: Joined Shallow Sense and is session bassplayer for Darkwater
› 2010: You'll see... ;)

(FACTS AGAIN)

Biography (extreme ego version):
Simon Andersson was born 1980 and lives in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Started to play guitar at the age of seven and studied music at JBR in Gävle. Guitarist Mattias Windemo was his teacher/mentor for three years. Played in various local bands and switched to bass in the end of 1998. Did a concert with Mats/Morgan in 1999, together with JBR big band. Graduated in spring 1999 and did a guest appearance (guitarsolo) with metal band Meshuggah.
Moved to Gothenburg in 2003, joined jazz/fusion quartet Synkopaterna, featuring talented guitarist Johan Randén (The band started off as "Johan Randén Band" and were guided by their friends in Freak Kitchen) and had a few projects with guitarist/producer Christian Alsing. Worked from time to time as a studio musician in the Gothenburg area and recorded basslines for artists like Bosson, Britney Spears and RARE. Played the bass in hardrock band Outshine, toured in Sweden and Norway, recorded one EP, one single and one full lenght CD between 2005-2006.
Joined progressive/metal band Pain of Salvation in the beginning of 2007, recorded a live DVD and toured basically every country in Europe as well as Egypt. Had the chance to join the metal band All Ends, but had to turn it down, since he worked full time with Pain of Salvation. Simon left Pain of Salvation in late 2008 due to personal reasons.
In early 2009 Simon joined Swedish indie rock band Shallow Sense and are currenlty session bassplayer for Swedish progressive/metal band Darkwater.
Simon is also working with his solo album as well as his new band project (name and featured members will remain unknown until further notice).

(INFLUENCES)

My sources of inspiration may vary a lot from day to day, but here are some artists and bands that never die:
Salem Al Fakir, Tori Amos, Beady Belle, Natasha Bedingfield, BitchBlack, Björk, Bloc Party, CERES, Coldplay, The Corrs, Dark New Day, Dead by April, Dilbahar Demirbag, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Extreme, Faith No More, Foo Fighters, Frost*, Don Henley, Michael Jackson, Jamiroquai, Karsh Kale, Beyoncé Knowles, KoRn, Tommy Lee, Limp Bizkit, Krister Linder, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Meshuggah, Lisa Miskovsky, Joni Mitchell, Muse, Nickelback, Nine Inch Nails, Pain of Salvation, Paramore, Jaco Pastorius, Pearl Jam, Pink, P.O.D, Poets of the Fall, Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Rascal Flatts, Screaming Headless Torsos, The Script, Seal, Secret Garden, Sevendust, Simple Plan, Soilwork, Solewire, Squarepusher, Stereolith, Sting, Sw1tched, Textures, 30 Seconds to Mars, Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects, Justin Timberlake, Tribal Tech, Tal Wilkenfeld, Robbie Williams, Stevie Wonder, Mats Öberg... etc