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1. Composer and performing artist: Danish composer, recording artist and music producer Torben Thoger (Torben Thøger) creates original music in various genres for film, television, musicals, multimedia and his own CD productions with instrumental music, which are released worldwide. Filmmaking is also a great part of his working life. He produces documentaries, music videos, commercials and corporate films. Torben Thoger has studio facilities in his Spanish home Casa Musa in the mountains west of Altea in the Province of Alicante. He is the CEO of torbenthoger.com and Camelot Communication which are corporations creating and producing music, film, multimedia and arts projects for organizations such as national Danish television DR (broadcaster), Education Minister of Denmark, TDC, Cadbury plc (Stimorol) and Solgården. He is a member of KODA, NCB and DJBFA - The Danish Society for Songwriters and Composers. Torben Thoger began his musical career as a child in Aarhus, Denmark. He grew up with his parents and a brother and their home was a very musical one. His father was an amateur solo- and choir singer and a skilled accordion player. His mother was an enthusiastic amateur actress and lyricist. For a living they had a goldsmith business. From the age of 8 until he was 13, Torben was classical trained and performed as a solo singer in his homeland. Under the guidance of conductor Vagn Pedersen, ocationally accompanied by artists like solo violonist Wandy Tworek, Torben gave concerts and was aired by Danmarks Radio, DR (broadcaster). His voice was remarkable powerful for a child and his repertoire included composers like C.E.F. Weyse, Franz Schubert and George Bizet with a severity of adult opera singers. Watch and listen to recordings from 1966: "Toner" & "Lydløst Leger Årebladet". 1.2 - 1970’s As a teenager Torben Thoger composed his first works in 1969 inspired by Procol Harum, Elton John and The Beatles. Since he had studied piano from an early age, he was already a skilled piano player and in his compositions and songs he could benefit from his classical music background. In the 1970’s his symphonic rock music was performed in the rock bands Rose & Thøger, Capalony and Second to None (Watch film with samples) with Torben behind the piano and as the lead singer. During the period from 1973 to 1999 Torben composed music for 18 Festival Cabarets at Rosenteatret in Aarhus and in 1978 he created his first music for the documentary film called Marselisborgskovene for Århus Municipality. Alongside his musical career Torben Thoger was educated in the business travel agency O.P. Rejsebureau A/S, Aarhus and was appointed branch manager in Odense for the same company, until he became a full time composer in 1985. In the 1980’s Torben delivered music for commercials to Dansk Supermarked Gruppen and Jyllands Posten amongst others. In 1988-89 he composed music for the rock musical Iris - en rockmusical directed by Mette Lund, which had success on Rosenteatret as well as on tour. The rock musical was published on manuscript and score by Drama in 1992. Torben married Mette Lund and they had a daugther named Lærke Lund Andersen (Born 1992) who became a sister to Torben’s son Kasper Thøger Frostholm (Born 1979), from a previous marriage. Together with Mette Lund (playwright) Torben Thoger (composer) created a christmas play called Sønisserne, which was published by Drama in 1991 and during the following years performed several times at theatres and at schools in Denmark. From his early years till now Torben has created and delivered scores, soundtracks and jingles to a large number of documentaries and TV-series in Denmark like DR-Derude. Watch and listen to a sample from the best known production: Det’ ren Kagemand from Danish national television DR (broadcaster). Amongst others he also made music for drama and fiction with actor Peter Mygind and actress Paprika Steen who both appeared in “Project Q” by Mediecentret and the Education Minister of Denmark. In the middle of the 1990's Torben created sound logos for websites on the Internet. Clients were companies like TDC. The newspaper Jyllands-Posten wrote an article about it with a head line claiming that Torben was Denmark's first web-composer. In 1997 Torben Thoger composed and produced music to Dan Schlosser’s text and speech based on his book Den Store Bastiansen published by Dansklærerforeningen and a CD with the same name was released on the label Max Musik. Torben had a growing interest in holistic lifestyle and spirituality and he became aware of the healing and balancing effect his music had on his listeners. By his audience he was encouraged to realease a CD with his emotional instrumental music. So in 2005 a CD, which was the first of a series of four in this genre, was released on the label Camelot Communication. The album was called Harmony with the subtitle “A sensitive and dynamic journey of beauty and joy”. It was followed in 2006 by The Present with the subtitle “Timeless instrumental music for your wellbeing today” and in 2007 by the album AKASHA and PRIMAVERA in 2009. All 4 albums are released in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, India, Brazil and Scandinavia and they are available in both CD and in downloadable Mp3 format in music stores or online at Amazon.com, CDBaby.com, iTunes and at other worldwide online stores and download sites. Find direct links to major online sites at Torben's own website: torbenthoger.com. In 2006, 2007 and 2008 at MIDEM - The music industry exhibition in Cannes in France - Torben made agreements about distribution and sales of his music around the world. In 2007 he was in London and Bristol, England to promote his albums together with his label in the UK: Right Recordings. He appeared in the radio shows Richard Lewis Show with Several tracks from the albums reached the top of the charts in the United States between 2008 and 2011 including # 7 on Zone Music Reporter See chart and # 1 on Music Choice' Soundscapes and SongVault Radio. In 2009 Torben Thoger was nominated for Best New Artist 2008 and his album AKASHA for Best Neo- Classical Album 2008 by Zone Music Reporter in the USA. In 2008 Torben's music was on top Indian national charts. New Age Music expert Suzanne Doucet of Only New Age Music in West Hollywood, USA, explains Torben’s success: "There is an underlying warm spirit of beauty, hope and love that ties Torben's music together. His inspiring, intuitive melodies and sounds allow one to completely surrender and relax and be entertained at the same time. His music appeal to a large audience and can be compared to the music by David Arkenstone, Kitaro and Michael Hoppe.” A CD with songs for children called Den store a-b-zoo with lyrics by Dan Schlosser was released on ELAP in 2009. The songs - of which Torben composed and produced 12 in total - were performed by many artists. 1.5 - 2010’s Torben Thoger is an educated film producer and television producer at Medieskolen Århus and since 1999 he has produced documentaries, corporate profiles, commercials and music videos for companies, schools and organizations like Solgården (Watch film), Centro Quiropráctico Costa Blanca (Watch film), Samsø Efterskole (Watch film), Den Norske Skole Costa Blanca (Watch sample) and Vikingos Pequenos (Watch sample). In connection with the promotion of his own albums Torben has produced videos about his music. Some are traditional music videos: Primavera, A Wonderful Place and Harmony Comes and others are documentary in style with behind-the-scenes-like music performances: Hollywood Interview with Torben Thoger (in cooperation with Only New Age Music in West Hollywood), See how I make music and AKASHA. Torben Thoger has cooperated with several Danish educational centres and international organizations on classes and subjects like songwriting, composition, film music, creativity, intuition, personal growth, spirituality, cooperation and communication. Amongst the references are: Novo Nordisk, The European Film College, Testrup Folk High School, MacMann Berg - International Organisational Development and Den Norske Skolen Malaga.
Following his singing career as a child star in Denmark, Torben Thoger made a profession of composing music. He has decades of experience composing and producing original music in various styles for film, television, musicals, multimedia and his own productions. He is the proprietor of torbenthoger.com and Camelot Communication, companies creating and producing a diverse slate of music, film, multimedia and arts projects for esteemed organizations such as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation and The Danish Ministry of Education. He is a member of “DJBFA - The Danish Society for Songwriters and Composers.” |
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