Sven Garas

Sven Garås (born 1978, Kongsberg, Norway) is a pop artist, songwriter and producer working out of Oslo, Norway. He has been running DJD Lydstudio since 2006 and works in several different genres using various pseudonyms. He has written songs with Norwegian songwriters such as Hanne Sørvaag, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Arne Moslåtten, Simen Fjeld and Tommy Berre. He has specialized in pop and electronic music, and has also written and produced music for commercials for clients such as Nike, VG and Dagbladet. In 2010 he was one of the jury members in the “Electronic Music” category at the Norwegian Grammys (Spellemannsprisen).

In 2006 he released his first single as an artist, "One of Those Days". The song was A-listed for fourteen consecutive weeks on the biggest local radio station group in Norway (Jærradiogruppen), with nationwide coverage. Following the success, a music video was directed by Howie Arnstad. The story played out on YouTube, and was shot in New York City and London, depicting an internet romance between British actor Chris Hogben and New York based dancer Kristina Skjelberg. It scored a listing on ZTV during the summer of 2007.

In 2007 he released the single "Choose to Live" which also made it to the playlists of the biggest radio stations in Norway NRK P1 and P4. A new music video was made, this time around filmed in London and directed by local talent Max Shaw. In this video, Garås played alongside Exeter model and Bollywood actress Zoe Szypillo.

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