On June 24th I have a show at the Cologne Festival C/O Pop. My show is at the brilliant venue Stadtgarten. I played 3 shows at Stadtgarten last year and can’t wait to be back in Köln. Other summer festival dates will be published shortly.
Posts By: Helgi Jonsson
Writing in Los Angeles
Hello everyone, A little something to keep you informed; I’m currently in Los Angeles, writing new material for my next album. I will be working on this albums between tours in the spring (starting next week) and Festival performances in the summer. I also would like to bathe in flowing lava in Iceland and do… Read more »
Whale Watching Tour II
I will be touring again with the Bedroom Community: Sam Amidon, Ben Frost, Nico Muhly & Valgeir Sigurðsson in April and May. FULL LIST OF CONFIRMED SHOWS TO DATE: 18.04.10 – DE, Berlin, Admiralspalast 19.04.10 – BE, Gent, Vooruit 20.04.10 – UK, London, The Barbican 21.04.10 – IRL, Dublin, National Concert Hall (NCH) 22.04.10 –… Read more »
Nomination for the Iceland Music Awards
YAY! I got nominated for “The Best Song” to the Iceland Music Awards. It’s for Digging up a Tree.
Tina Dico’s soundtrack awarded at the Danish Film Awards.
At the Danish Film Awards last night, Tina Dico’s soundtrack to Nicholas Steen’s movie “Oldboys” was awarded with “the best score” and “the best song in a film”. I was, together with Tina and Dennis Ahlgren, involved in arranging and recording the music last year. Both at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York… Read more »
European dates announced
Helgi will soon be touring with his band in Switzerland, Germany and Belgium. These are the confirmed shows now on sale: 24.02.10 Cafe Video – Gent (B) 25.02.10 Rotonde/Botanique – Brussels (B) 09.03.10 Tue CH-Zurich – Abart tickets 10.03.10 Wed CH-Basel – Kuppel 11.03.10 Thu Stuttgart – Universum tickets 12.03.10 Fri Erlangen – E-Werk tickets… Read more »
Back in Iceland – last chance to pledge
Arrived back in Iceland yesterday, in a storm so great that the plane was more like a roller-coaster than anything else. Last week I played shows with Tina Dickow in Denmark, really special and enjoyable shows that were a part of her Pledge Music Project. Now is the last chance to participate in mine and… Read more »
A Song for Balcony TV in Hamburg.
Two weeks ago in Hamburg:
‘For the Rest of my Childhood’ Awarded.
‘For the Rest of my Childhood’ has been awarded as being one of 6 most outstanding Icelandic albums of 2009 by Kraumur Music Fond. Nominated on the Kraumur-list were 20 Albums from all genres. Last Thursday the committee, consisting of the Icelandic music journalists, presented this years winners. Other winners are: Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir –… Read more »
The Helgitone for every man’s phone.
I was recently asked if I could make ringtones from my songs. I find the thought of people hearing a song of mine every time their phone rings rather strange; but got the idea of writing a tiny little thing that people could use as a ringtone for their fancy phones. They call it The… Read more »
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