Claes Björklund

Claes Björklund
Claes Björklund. Photo by John Strandh
Background information
Birth name	Claes Erik Mårten Björklund
Also known as	Midnight Ruler, Barbelle
Born	(1971-01-29) 29 January 1971 (age 50) Motala, Östergötland, Sweden
Genres	Electronic, rock, pop alternative, indie, synthpop, experimental
Occupation(s)	Producer, musician, songwriter
Instruments	Keyboard, synthesizer
Years active	1995–present
Labels	To whom it may concern. (2010–present)
Associated acts	iamamiwhoami, Jonna Lee, Tribeca, Travis, Peter Bjorn and John, Lasse Lindh, Azure Blue

Claes Björklund (born 1971 in Motala, Sweden) is a Swedish multi instrumentalist musician, producer, songwriter and artist currently residing in Stockholm. He also goes by the moniker Barbelle.

He is known to most as the music producer and co-songwriter of the audiovisual project iamamiwhoami.

Claes toured with Peter, Bjorn & John in 2016. He also played piano for Travis.

Discography[]

Production[]

Musician[]

• Sara Isaksson – Red Eden
• Shea Seger – The May Street Project
• Glen Scott – Soulrider
• Leona Naess – I Tried to Rock You But You Only Roll
• The Bisons – Compactor
• A-ha – Analogue
• Ron Sexsmith – Cobblestone Runway
• Ron Sexsmith – Retriever
• Dawn Kinnard – The Courtesy Fall
• Martha Wainwright – I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
• Ben's Brother – Beta Male Fairytales
• Travis – Ode to J. Smith
• Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy of the Soul
• John ME – I Am John

References[]

External links[]

• Claes Björklund discography at MusicBrainz
• Claes Björklund discography at Discogs
• Midnight Ruler discography at MusicBrainz
• Midnight Ruler discography at Discogs
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/9aaa99df-9383-47df-92af-8bb5e5595815
• http://www.ihavesynth.com/blog/iamamiwhoami-claes-bj%C3%B6rklund-clip