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 Biography 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. Left Shallow Sense in August 2010, due to other projects. Simon is still working with Darkwater as well as with his solo/band project (Follow what's happening on Simon's YouTube-channel and/or read about it under "The BB Project" on this page). Simon joined Swedish full-time coverband Time Machine in December 2011. Simon is a proud endorser of Woodo guitars, EBS amplification, Darkglass Electronics and TKS engineering. The BB Project The solo project, as for now we call it "The BB Project". A lot of great musicians is featured on the recordings and they will all be revealed one by one, in every new episode. Follow the story at the YouTube-channel. Revealed musicians, so far: Dec Burke (ex FROST*) - vocals Adde Ohlsson (Aneo Ensemble) - guitars, vocals Leo Margarit (Pain of Salvation) - drums, vocals ........ ...... .... .. Inspiration Aerosmith, Salem Al Fakir, Tori Amos, Beady Belle, Natasha Bedingfield, BitchBlack, Björk, Bloc Party, Carpark North, CERES, Coldplay, The Corrs, Dark New Day, Darkwater, Dead by April, Dilbahar Demirbag, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Extreme, Eye Empire, Faith No More, Foo Fighters, FROST*, Don Henley, Her Bright Skies, Michael Jackson, Jamiroquai, Karsh Kale, Karnivool, Beyoncé Knowles, KoRn, Tommy Lee, Limp Bizkit, Krister Linder, Max Martin, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Meshuggah, Lisa Miskovsky, Joni Mitchell, Muse, Nickelback, Nine Inch Nails, Owl City, Pain of Salvation, Pantera, Paramore, Jaco Pastorius, Pearl Jam, Periphery, Pink, P.O.D, Poets of the Fall, Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, Rascal Flatts, Screaming Headless Torsos, The Script, Seal, Secret Garden, Sevendust, Simple Plan, Sky Eats Airplane, 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... And about a million more. |
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