Jens Gad
Jens Gad | |
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Occupation(s) | producer, songwriter, musician |
Years active | 1986 – present |
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Website | jensgad |
Jens Gad is a German producer, songwriter and guitarist[1] of Danish parents. He started making music at young age.[2]
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.[3]
Gad works from his 007 music studio in the city of Avalon on Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles.[4] 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.[5]
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 and Amadas Estrellas (2007) in collaboration with Spanish singer Luisa Fernandez.[6]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- 1986: Contact – Fancy
- 1988: All or Nothing – Milli Vanilli
- 1989: –
- 1989: – Münchener Freiheit
- 1991: –
- 1993: The Cross of Changes – Enigma
- 1993: Sliver: Music from the Motion Picture – Enigma / BSO
- 1995: Fading Shades – Sandra
- 1998: The Energy of Sound – Trance Atlantic Air Waves
- 1999: – Andru Donalds
- 1999: My Favourites – Sandra
- 2000: The Screen Behind the Mirror – Enigma
- 2000: – 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: – Münchener Freiheit
- 2003: Voyageur – Enigma
- 2005: – released under the group name Enigmatic Obsession
- 2005: – released under the group name Achillea[7]
- 2006: – released under the recording artist name Jens Gad Presents[8]
- 2007: – released under the group name Achillea[9]
- 2007: The Art of Love – Sandra
- 2009: Back to Life – Sandra
- 2021: Shades of Love – Sandra Gambino
References[]
- ^ "Jens Gad bio". Sequoiarecords.com. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "JensGad.com, biography". Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- ^ "Jens Gad's discography on USA label Sequoia Groove". Sequoiarecords.com. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Agbana, Rotimi (2 April 2019). "Shehab, Bobby, Tosin Oshinowo, others featured on Visual Collaborative". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Sequoia Records, bio of Achillea
- ^ The Nine Worlds album photo and description
- ^ Le Spa Sonique album photo and description
- ^ Amadas Estrellas album photo and description
External links[]
- JensGad.com
- (in Spanish) Jens Gad en EnigmaMusica.com
- (Russian) Q NRG.
- German electronic musicians
- German guitarists
- German male guitarists
- German people of Danish descent
- Living people
- Musicians from Munich
- Enigma (German band) members
- 1966 births
- German emigrants to the United States
- German electronic musician stubs
- German guitarist stubs