Jens Gad
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Jens Gad is a German producer, songwriter and guitarist{{cite web |url=http://www.sequoiarecords.com/jens_bio.php |title=Jens Gad bio |publisher=Sequoiarecords.com |access-date=2010-09-08 |archive-date=2009-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311044448/http://www.sequoiarecords.com/jens_bio.php |url-status=dead }} of Danish parents. He started making music at a young age.{{Cite web |url=http://jensgad.com/my-story/biography/ |title=JensGad.com, biography |access-date=2015-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220050953/http://jensgad.com/my-story/biography/ |archive-date=2019-02-20 |url-status=usurped }}
Gad produces music for many artists (Sandra Cretu / Sandra Gambino) and was previously co-producer for the musical project, Enigma. In the past he has released albums under the name of "Enigmatic Obsession", "Jens Gad Presents" for his new instrumental work, and also under the name of "Achillea", for his new world-influenced music which features different female vocalists on each album, singing in different languages.{{cite web |url=http://www.sequoiarecords.com/artists.php#ACHILLEA |title=Jens Gad's discography on USA label Sequoia Groove |publisher=Sequoiarecords.com |access-date=2010-09-08 |archive-date=2009-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414064700/http://www.sequoiarecords.com/artists.php#ACHILLEA |url-status=dead }}
Gad works from his 007 music studio in the city of Avalon on Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles.{{cite web | url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jens-gad-new-album#/story | title=Jens Gad - New Album }} Jens is the older brother of Toby Gad.
In 2019, Gad was featured in the Visual Collaborative Polaris catalogue for the creative sector, he was interviewed alongside people such as; Remi Vaughan-Richards, Bahia Shehab and Yvonne Sangudi.{{cite news |last1=Agbana |first1=Rotimi |title=Shehab, Bobby, Tosin Oshinowo, others featured on Visual Collaborative |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/04/shehab-bobby-tosin-oshinowo-others-featured-on-visual-collaborative/ |access-date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Vanguard (Nigeria) |date=2 April 2019 |ref=Vanguard}}
In 2019 Jens worked with Sandra Gambino on her debut album "Shades of Love".
Projects
Jens Gad's own musical project, Achillea, has released two albums: The Nine Worlds (2005) in collaboration with singer Helene Horlyck and Amadas Estrellas (2007) in collaboration with Spanish singer Luisa Fernandez.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sequoiarecords.com/bio-achillea.html |title=Sequoia Records, bio of Achillea |access-date=2015-05-17 |archive-date=2015-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102958/http://www.sequoiarecords.com/bio-achillea.html |url-status=dead }}
Discography
=Albums=
- 1986: Contact – Fancy
- 1988: All or Nothing – Milli Vanilli
- 1989: NRG. – Q
- 1989: Love Is No Science – Münchener Freiheit
- 1991: Welcome to the Soul Asylum – Angel X
- 1993: The Cross of Changes – Enigma
- 1993: Sliver: Music from the Motion Picture – Enigma / BSO
- 1995: Will I Be Faithful? – Slavik...Kemmler
- 1995: Fading Shades – Sandra
- 1998: The Energy of Sound – Trance Atlantic Air Waves
- 1999: Snowin' Under My Skin – Andru Donalds
- 1999: My Favourites – Sandra
- 2000: The Screen Behind the Mirror – Enigma
- 2000: Freiheit Die Ich Meine – Münchener Freiheit
- 2001: Let's Talk About It – Andru Donalds
- 2001: Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits – Enigma
- 2001: Love Sensuality Devotion: The Remix Collection – Enigma
- 2002: The Wheel of Time – Sandra
- 2003: Zeitmaschine – Münchener Freiheit
- 2003: Voyageur – Enigma
- 2005: Secrets of Seduction – released under the group name Enigmatic Obsession
- 2005: The Nine Worlds – released under the group name Achillea[http://www.sequoiarecords.com/118.php The Nine Worlds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928120144/http://www.sequoiarecords.com/118.php |date=2007-09-28 }} album photo and description
- 2006: Le Spa Sonique – released under the recording artist name Jens Gad Presents[http://www.sequoiarecords.com/122.php Le Spa Sonique] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928120157/http://www.sequoiarecords.com/122.php |date=2007-09-28 }} album photo and description
- 2007: Amadas Estrellas – released under the group name Achillea[http://www.sequoiarecords.com/124.php Amadas Estrellas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928120204/http://www.sequoiarecords.com/124.php |date=2007-09-28 }} album photo and description
- 2007: The Art of Love – Sandra
- 2009: Back to Life – Sandra
- 2021: Shades of Love – Sandra Gambino
References
External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150520211040/http://jensgad.com/ JensGad.com]}}
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070228184134/http://www.enigmamusica.com/gad/ Jens Gad en EnigmaMusica.com]
- (Russian) [http://q-farianet.narod.ru/ Q NRG.]
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Category:German electronic musicians
Category:German male guitarists
Category:German people of Danish descent
Category:Musicians from Munich
Category:Enigma (German band) members
Category:German emigrants to the United States
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