Hailing from Gävle, Sweden, FreddeGredde is a solo project by Fredrik Larsson. The young artist initially rose to prominence in the early days of viral video revolution where his great musicianship gained attention on YouTube and generated millions of views on some of his most popular videos, like Wind Waker Unplugged and 32 songs in 8 minutes. Larsson’s YouTube channel quickly became the number one subscribed channel in Sweden, but he was far from a one-trick pony and kept trying new things.
In his first original songs, “Beside Me” and “The Wayfarer“, he showed clear tendencies towards an eclectic approach to songwriting and featured rapid shifts from emotionally charged ballads to heavy rock escapades.

It took almost two years for Larsson to execute his lifelong dream of recording and releasing his debut album, but it’s clear that the time was well spent since “Thirteen Eight” is one of those rare debuts that only comes once or twice every decade. Not only did the artist manage to make a clear statement of intent but there was also a clear tendency towards fusing the worlds of prog/art rock and pop music.
The album wasn’t a great success (despite the initial praise), but did okay considering the lack of marketing. “There were definitely some flaws, mostly with the mixing, but I think it’s a strong debut album, and I’m glad that I’m not the only one thinking that!”, said FreddeGredde.

Today, he is still trying to decide whether to focus on his career, or if he should go back to studying. He’s got a number of new videos planned for 2012, and thoughts about releasing a second album in 2013.

For more info, check out the following posts:
My musical history
An interview about the upcoming album
Lots of questions and answers