Stefan Sporsén

Swedish musician, composer and conductor, born on July 22, 1965 in Örgryte, Göteborg. Sporsén plays trumpet and piano and has since 2000 played in Håkan Hellström's band. Parts of this band formed Augustifamiljen in 2006, which in the seasons of 2009 to 2018 was the house band in SVT's quiz show "På spåret" (On the track). With roots in a musically diverse Gothenburg, Stefan Sporsén has constantly found new platforms via groups such as Organic Revolution Orchestra, Calvero and Elephant (8). He has appeared on many records during the 2000s; in addition to Hellström with José González, Jens Lekman, Moses (14) and The Soundtrack Of Our Lives. As a composer, he is a part of the Gothenburg collective Apparat Studios. Among other things, he has written music for SVT's drama series "Sthlm" and "A Question of Life and Death" under the direction of Håkan Lindhé and "The Inner Circle" (viaplay.se) 2019, also under the direction of Lindhé, "Möbelhandlarens dotter" (John Olsson) which received the Guldklaven award in 2006 for Best song and "The Knife in the Heart" (Agneta Fagerström-Olsson / Peter Birro), in which he also produced the music. (Prix Italia-awarded). In 2015, he composed music for the movies "Miraklet i Viskan" (directed by John O. Olsson) and "Prästen i paradiset" (directed by Kjell Sundvall). During many years of collaboration with Henrik Wallgren, he has, among other things, composed the music for the horror opera Frankenstein at Gothenburg City Theatre in 1999, starring Freddie Wadling, and Pearl Harbor for Svenska Riksteatern in 2001, starring Irma Schultz. The vignette melody for SVT's "Debatt" was made by Sporsén, and together with Augustifamiljen he has created the vignette melody that has been used for "På spåret" since 2011. In 2014–2019, Sporsén was the conductor for Mia Skäringer in her successful performances "Avig Maria" and "No More Fucks to Give". In 2014–2017, he gave concerts with Håkan Hellström, notably the five Ullevi, Gothenburg concerts in 2014, 2016 and 2017.