Weland

Based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Synthpop songwriter and producer Weland started releasing music in 2019 after trying to write a catchy pop song for 30 years.

"Every time I tried to write or sing something, my critical inner panel of judges rolled their eyes and shook their heads in despair. I loved pop music, but the inner judges had agreed that I should know better.

I believed that my attraction to pop would pass and one day I would 'grow up' musically. But it just never happened – I still like a good pop song.

Over the years, I have spent thousands of hours recording, mixing, and fine-tuning completely finalized pop productions, except without any melody or lyrics. Those elements were a mystery to me, like a special superpower that only a few people had, and I was not one of them.

But one day something changed. Maybe it was the realization that we don't live forever, and if you, like me, are struggling with inner judges, that stops you from doing things you really want, you need to tell them to put a sock in it and ignore it."