Svidden

Svidden
Background information
Birth nameJimmy Koitzsch
Born1984 (age 39–40)
OriginSweden
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • record producer

Jimmy Koitzsch, also known by his stage name Svidden (born 1984), is a Swedish record producer, songwriter and musician based in Stockholm. He began his career largely affiliated with the work of Style of Eye, who later went on to form the house music duo Galantis and producing most of their work.

Together with the duo, Svidden has written and produced multi-platinum selling hit singles like "Runaway (U & I)", "No Money", and "Peanut Butter Jelly".[1][2]

Aside from the project, he has also collaborated with artists like Miike Snow, Hilary Duff, and Adam Lambert.[3]

At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in 2015, Svidden was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Dance recording category with the song "Runaway (U & I)".[4][5][6]

In 2016 he, together with Galantis and Henrik Jonback, received SKAPs (Sweden composers and writers) award for "Producer of the year".[7]

  1. ^ Creative, The Uprising. "Svidden". Pulse Music Group. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  2. ^ "Galantis "No Money"". Globalprpool.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Searching for "svidden" within Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  4. ^ "Grammy Nominations 2016: Dance Nominees Are Deserving, But Can't Catch a Major Category Break". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  5. ^ Creative, The Uprising. "Pulse Music Group". Pulse Music Group. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  6. ^ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  7. ^ "stipendier". SKAP (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-08-08.