FRANK HASSELSTROM composer, producer, bandleader and musician.
Frank Hasselstroem is a Danish composer, arranger, producer, musician and teacher, educated at the Rhythmic Music Academy in Copenhagen.
He has produced and written music for many different band and artists, and in many different genres. Among others, The Savage Rose, Catbird, Odense Symphony Orchestra, DR Symphony Orchestra, Billie And The Bell and Annisette Trio. As of 2025 he is starting to play and work on his solo project.
At the moment he plays with The Savage Rose, Billie And The Bell, Naja Rosa band, Falgren/Hasselstroem and Frankie (his own solo project).
He has written a wide variety of music, both classical and rhythmic, including for the Odense Symphony Orchestra, Annisette, Savage Rose, Catbird, and for many short-story television and documentary films. Frank Hasselstrøm has been a bandmaster in many other contexts, including at Østre Gasværk Theatre, Sydhavn Theatre and Betty Nansen.
He formed the band Catbird with singer Billie Koppel in 2001. In 2003, Frank Hasselstrom was nominated for “Producer of the Year” at the Danish Music Awards for his work on “Sliding From The Moon”, released on BMG/RCA. He was also nominated for “New Name of the Year” with Catbird at Danmark Radio’s P3 Awards. He arranged the music for the ballet Dødens Triumf, which was performed at Østre Gasværk Teater, with himself as bandleader. Frank Hasselstrom is a multi-instrumentalist, and in addition to piano, also plays trombone, trumpet, tuba, guitar, bass, percussion and drums.
He has also taught children and young people for more than 20 years in various contexts such as “VollmoseSymfonien”, “Aftryk”, “Red Barnet”, “Røde Kors”, and has also been seconded as a resident artist from the Danish Arts Foundation in several projects. Frank Hasselstrøm has also run his own music school in Copenhagen’s Sydhavn, but has also been music school director for Almus Music School.
THE SAVAGE ROSE
Frank joined as Music Director on the first The Savage Rose tour in 2006 without Thomas Koppel.
In 2012 he also joined as a musician (piano, keys, trumpet, trombone) in the band, having been the producer on The Savage Rose releases “Love and Freedom” (2014), “Roots of the Wasteland (2016)” and most recently “Homeless (2018)”. Frank has also written a couple of songs for The Savage Rose – including the “No More Love to Give” and Wasteland Lullaby “.
The Savage Rose tours in Denmark as well as in Europe, and has in the past years played at big venues like The Orange Stage at the Roskilde Festival, KB hallen (Denmark), Rockefellar (Norway), La Mar de Músicas (Spain), Södrern Theater (Sweden), Elbjazz Hamburg (Germany).
CATBIRD
In 2001 he formed the band CATBIRD with singer Billie Koppel. They have always experimented with their sound, expression and genres, and have made pop music, punk rock and blues jazz.
They were nominated for several DMA awards (best singer, best producer), the P3 awards (best newcomer) and toured in Denmark, Germany and France.
Albums: Sliding from the Moon (2003), Among Us (2008), Sweet Cry (2008) and Old Tapes (2014).
CATBIRD has had various members and installations over time. Currently, the band is in hibernation indefinitely.
THEATER AND FILM
Frank compose music for theater plays and films. Most recently, the internationally award-winning film “Cool Cats. At the moment he is writing music for “Man on the Moon” directed by Marco Stroman. He re-arranged the music for “The Triumph of Death” which was re-performed at Østre Gasværk Teater, with the original dancer Vivi Flindt and Choreographer Flemming Flindt.
STUDIO AND PRODUCING
Frank has his own studio in the South Harbor of Copenhagen. He plays piano, keyboard, trombone, trumpet, tuba, guitar, bass, drums and percussion. He writes both classical and rhythmic music
He has been nominated for Best Producer at The Danish Music Awards, The Danish Radio P3 Award, and appears as a composer and producer on 20 different albums. Frank works in orchestras such as The Savage Rose, Catbird, Annisette Trio and Falgren / Hasselstroem.
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