Danish Originals S1 E8: Joachim Svare

In this episode of the art and business podcast Danish Originals, Emmy-winning Danish musician and music producer Joachim Svare shares his thoughts on the community of Danish musicians he helped build in Studio City when he first arrived in the early ’90s to his current work scoring for film and TV. Joachim selects and discusses a work by Emil Nolde from the SMK collection.

Los Angeles-based, Emmy-winning Danish musician and music producer Joachim Svare has seen the changes in the music industry, and especially the recording industry, over the decades.

Joachim shares his thoughts on the community of Danish musicians he helped build in Studio City when he first arrived in the early ’90s to his current work scoring for film and TV, in particular preschool animation, a highlight being an Emmy win for Color Song Red (2019). 

Joachim selects and discusses a work by Emil Nolde from the SMK collection.

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