Sylvester Larsen Bio

Sylvester Larsen (b. 1973) Danish songwriter from Copenhagen. Spent three years In New York as a kid attending public school, while his father pursued a musical career with "The jungle dreams". Ragtime legend Scott Joplin caught his attention early on and has been a huge source of inspiration ever since. Back in Denmark Sylvester took his first step towards a musical career starting out on the drums, but acknowledging his lack of skill, switched to piano a couple of years later. In 2002 Sylvester appeared on his first solo album to much critical acclaim. The album title "Mandagsramasjang" can be directly translated to "Monday Rumpus" , which pretty much sums up the mood and spirit of the twelve songs. Good reviews and interest generated a great deal of gigs throughout the country, and established Sylvester as a deeply original and entertaining artist. In 2004 the follow up "Smaa Synder" (Small sins) emerged and a couple of years later "Skal du være fraek" (Looking for trouble?). By then Sylvester felt a deep urge to make a radical career change. Singing in his native tongue didn´t feel right in regard to the new songs he had been working on for the past year, and decided to accompany the melodies with english lyrics. Sylvester´s music can best be described as a daring crossover between now and then. In 2011 Sylvester´s 4th album "Shadows" was released. After living and touring Berlin for a year, Sylvester returned to Copenhagen in 2013 to record his next album. "The end of dancing" came out in October 2013 and draws heavily on american funk and soul music, but new influences like Franz Ferdinand and Daft Punk are also present. In 2014 Sylvester will be touring Denmark, Germany and New York with his trio.