August Rosenbaum (born 1987) is a Danish composer, record producer and jazz pianist.
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Biography
Composer August Rosenbaum has won two Danish Music Awards, performed at the acclaimed Sónar Festival, and has been shortlisted for both the Nordic Music Prize and the National Danish Critics’ Award. His album Vista from 2017 and EP Rasa (2018) were produced by Grammy nominated producer Robin Hannibal and won the award for "Best Alternative Album" at the 2018 Danish Music Awards. In 2021 Rosenbaum exhibited the large scale installation Celeste at Copenhagen Contemporary together with artists Lea Guldditte Hestelund, Ea Verdoner and Cæcilie Trier. The score for the exhibition was released on the Copenhagen-based label Posh Isolation.
Rosenbaum is also known for collaborations with artists like Quadron, Rhye and MØ, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and visual artist Jesper Just. He has commissioned works for film, theatre and performances at a.o. Palais De Tokyo, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Academy of Music and The Royal Danish Ballet.
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Music for film, performance, exhibitions
Piano Works by August Rosenbaum, 2024, DR Koncerthuset
Vores Fars Sol by Jasper Spanning, 2024
Interfears by Jesper Just, 2024, Galerie Perrotin Los Angeles / Nicolai Wallner Copenhagen
All Kinds of Love by Casper Sejersen, Tilda Swinton, 2024
Celeste by August Rosenbaum, Lea Guldditte Hestelund, Ea Verdoner, Cæcilie Trier, 2021, Copenhagen Contemporary.
Seminarium by Jesper Just, 2021, Gl. Holtegaard / Galerie Perrotin Tokyo
The City Cecilie Bahnsen campaign film (2021, Paris Fashion Week)
The Summit Cecilie Bahnsen campaign film (2020, Paris Fashion Week)
En Helt Almindelig Familie feature film by Malou Reymann (2020, Nordisk Film)
Corporealities by Jesper Just, 2020, Galerie Perrotin, New York.
Servitudes by Jesper Just, 2019, Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Maat, Lisbon. Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen
Nomad (video) by Jasper Spanning (2018, Prxjects, New Land)
Circuits by Jesper Just (2018, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen. 2020, SMK - the Danish National Gallery, Copenhagen)
Interpassitivities by Jesper Just (2018, BAM, New York, The Royal Danish Ballet)
Awards and nominations
Danish Music Awards
2018 - Alternative album of the year (Jazz, Alternative) - Vista (Won)
Danish Theatre Critics Award
2017 - Best Performance (Nominated for Interpassivities)
Göteborg Film Festival - Dragon Award
2015 - Best Nordic Film (Winner - In Your Arms)
Danish Music Awards
2014 - Best Jazz Composer (Nominated)
2010 - Best New Jazz Artist (Won)
Danish Critics Choice Award
2014 - Musician of the year (Nominated)
Nordic Music Prize
2014 - Best Album (Shortlisted)
2010 - Best Album (Shortlisted)
Danish Publishers Award
2014 - Best Jazz Composer (Nominated)
Danish Arts Council
2011-2013 - Den Unge Elite (Won)
Léonie Sonning Music Prize
2011 - Young Talent Award (Won)