Carlsson is a singer, songwriter, keyboard player and producer from New York, who is about to release his first album. Heavily influenced by the 80s with artists like Phil Collins and Howard Jones, he writes very melodic and catchy music that blends synthesizer-driven tracks with more traditional piano based arrangements. Reflecting his quiet and low-key personality, his songs are based on simple yet powerful tunes with few words. Melody always stands above everything else while lyrics never take more than a supporting role. But no matter whether it's danceable or melancholic, the end product is straight, well-crafted Pop that is written with the intent of sticking in the listener's head. After discovering the world of electronic sounds on an early home computer, the German-born artist writes his first instrumentals in the late 1980s, and starts adding vocals to his songs a few years later. Having grown up in the countryside where not many shared his love for Synth Pop and New Wave, he decides early on not to join one of the local rock bands and try it solo instead. A track on a widely distributed demo compilation CD in 1995 gives him some exposure in the music business and attracts the attention of British producer Colin Pearson (Alphaville), among others. But despite repeated praise and encouragement for his work, the following years see him struggling with the effects of the radical changes in the music industry. In 1999, preparations for a debut album are halted, and in 2003 the release of the Single "Broken" is cancelled - in both cases due to problems with the respective record labels. In 2004, Carlsson starts working with well-known German producer Jose Alvarez-Brill (Wolfsheim, Unheilig, De/Vision). This leads to the publication of the Song "Departures" on the compilation album "Alvarez Presents Zeitmaschine" in 2005, and to the release of the 8-track EP "Appetizer" in 2011 with "Broken" as the Single. But a complete lack of support and major organizational issues force Carlsson to split from the label he was signed with, and to continue on his own. In 2013, he produced and released the single "Waiting" online with the promotional assistance of Mia Mind Music through a national radio campaign. He is currently working on his first full-length album "About Time", which he is releasing online song by song over the course of 12 months, starting on July 10th with the first track "Your Tune Has Got No Soul".