Henrik Carlsen
{{short description|Danish composer}}
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{{For|the Danish sea captain|Henrik Kurt Carlsen}}
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| birth_name = Henrik Carlsen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1959|11|30}}
| birth_place = Frederiksberg, Denmark
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| nationality = Danish
| occupation = {{hlist|Songwriter, pianist}}
| years_active = 1982–present
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Henrik Carlsen (born 30 November 1959) is a Danish composer, record producer, singer, and keyboardist.
Background
Carlsen was born in Copenhagen, Frederiksberg and grew up in Brøndby. He was a founding member of Street Beat in 1982 and led it until it was disbanded in 1993.Jens Jørgen Gjedsted: Dansk Rock, Politikens Forlag 1985, Copenhagen
As a composer, he has written or co-written pop-songs like "Ring A Ling" (Tiggy), "Diddley-Dee" (Cartoons), "Easy Come Easy Go" (Los Umbrellos), and worked as producer or re-mixer with Barcode Brothers, E-Type, Blå Øjne and many more.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/895903-Henrik-Carlsen?filter_anv=0&type=Credits|title=Henrik Carlsen|website=Discogs }}
He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001.{{in lang|da}} [http://www.scleroseforeningen.dk/Livet%20med%20Sclerose/Livet%20med%20MS/L%C3%A6serbreve%20og%20Vores%20liv%20og%20historier/Historier/Dr%C3%B8mmen%20om%20et%20fleksjob.aspx "Drømmen om et fleksjob"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928212721/http://www.scleroseforeningen.dk/Livet%20med%20Sclerose/Livet%20med%20MS/L%C3%A6serbreve%20og%20Vores%20liv%20og%20historier/Historier/Dr%C3%B8mmen%20om%20et%20fleksjob.aspx |date=28 September 2007 }}, The Danish Multiple Sclerosis Society, 23 May 2003 He retired from the music business and worked as a school teacher until 2016.
In 2016, he returned to music and released his first solo album "Street Beat Revisited". The album was a homage to his former band Street Beat, and he played all instruments himself recording the entire album in his own bedroom. He is permanently in a wheelchair and has lost all walking ability.https://www.discogs.com/release/11538041-Henrik-Carlsen-Street-Beat-Revisited
In November 2019, Carlsen released the instrumental album "WXYZ", again composing, arranging, performing, and producing all music by himself in his home studio.https://www.discogs.com/release/14484842-Henrik-Carlsen-WXYZ
Another instrumental jazz-rock fusion album was released in November 2022. This was a follow-up and named "WXYZ II". It consisted of 11 tracks, one them being a classical serenade For Linda played on a sampled Stradivarius violin.https://www.discogs.com/release/25241293-Henrik-Carlsen-WXYZ-II
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Category:Danish male composers
Category:Danish record producers
Category:People from Brøndby Municipality
Category:Musicians from the Capital Region of Denmark
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