There are times in life where I discover that one little musical gem that catches my attention. This could be from randomly browsing my local record store, from hearing an artist live that up until that point was unknown to me or from a random email sent to my inbox. In this instance this gem was in the form of Swedish singer/songwriter Simon Torstensson.
Torstensson’s music is a mix of soulful acoustic tones and stripped back good old fashioned rock n roll. His vocals are adapted perfectly to each of the styles he plays and all this from someone who describes himself as “not a very good musician. I'm mostly just very stubborn!”
Like most musicians Torstensson has a long history with music; “I started making music about 6 years ago. Back then it was mostly just me and my friends who liked to make covers when we were drunk. But after a couple of years I began to write more seriously and try to make music that meant something to both myself and others.”
Torstensson is not only a recording artist but he has also added writing a musical to his credentials. When asked about this interesting addition to his talents he explained; “My classmates and I actually wrote a musical with just our own songs about a year ago. It was a pretty small gig, but we rocked the ass of every single one in the audience. All 45 of them.”
As an unsigned artist himself, Torstensson will have more insight than most about the unsigned music scene at the moment; “I think there's a lot of really great unsigned bands and artists out there. A couple of them are friends of mine. I myself prefer to go to concerts at small clubs and such. Where they let you get on stage and sing along with the band! That's really awesome!”
Being an artist that is just starting out and building up his stage presence and music catalogue people could mistake Torstensson for someone who has unreachable big dreams and ideas about his future. The stark reality is something much more humble ; “In the future I will hopefully be on stage somewhere. I'd be happy if I had like a hundred fans who would follow me around on tour”.
With such down to earth goals Torstensson is a breath of fresh air from the norm. Instead of having empty dreams of fame and fortune he would be happy with a small loyal fan base to share his music with.
Just like his music his aspirations are honest and stripped back, I hope for big things for Torstensson and with the talent he has already I can see this improving even more through the years ahead of him.
With such down to earth goals Torstensson is a breath of fresh air from the norm. Instead of having empty dreams of fame and fortune he would be happy with a small loyal fan base to share his music with.
Just like his music his aspirations are honest and stripped back, I hope for big things for Torstensson and with the talent he has already I can see this improving even more through the years ahead of him.
