Johan Forsman


Johan Forsman or Johan Forsman Löwenström is a Swedish musician, singer, record producer, songwriter, music arranger and engineer based in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was a member krautrock band Hübrizine in the late eighties and psychedelic rock band The Bad Karma and The Simpkins in the early nineties. Forsman has worked with musical acts such as the Soundtrack of our lives, Caesars, Weeping Willows, Håkan Hellström, Karin Dreijers early band Honey is Cool, Jens Lekman, Thåström, among others. Johan Forsman is still active as a record producer/engineer and is currently a member of Tapefly.

Early career

Forsman began recording artists in the late eighties using simple formulas of recording. Only equipment fabricated prior to 1980 were permitted in the studio. This resulted in a non-typical sound for the late eighties era. Among the first bands that had their early recordings engineered by Forsman were Broder Daniel and psychedelic rock group Whipped cream and other delights. Karin Dreijers Honey is Cool and Silverbullit. Eventually Forsman caught the attention of Union Carbide Productions front men Ebbot Lundberg, Björn Olsson and Ian Person as they were looking for someone to record their new band, the Soundtrack of our lives. Between 1994 and 1996 the pre-productions for TSOOL's first 2 double albums were recorded. Some of this material can be found under the name the Romelanda sessions.

Record production

Forsman was involved in producing the following albums:
YearRoleArtistAlbum / SongNotes
1998ProducerBjörn OlssonInstrumental Music...to Submerge in...and Disappear Through
1999Håkan HellströmKänn ingen sorg för mig GöteborgPlatinum selling and multiple Grammy awards
1999Sound engineerThåströmDet är ni som är konstiga, det är jag som är normal
1999Producer, mixerCaesarsCherry Kicks
1999Producerthe Soundtrack of our livesBehind the musicGrammy nominated and gold-selling album
2001Co-writerChristina Löwenström,Canine PreyBecame the 2008 Swedish hit För en lång lång tid, when it was re-written and re-produced into Swedish by Håkan Hellström
2001Producer, engineerWeeping WillowsInto the LightPlatinum selling
2001EngineerCaesarsLove for the StreetsThe iPod launch song Jerk it out was picked by Apple
2002Producer, engineerHåkan HellströmDet är så jag säger detCo-produced with Håkan Hellström and Timo Räisänen
2002MixerThåströmMannen som blev en grisGold selling album
2003Producer, engineerThe Soundtrack of our livesOriginMulti grammy nominated and gold selling album
2004MixerWESmugglers
2004Engineer, recordingSilverbullitArclight
2005Musician, co-producer, engineer, mixerHåkan HellströmNåt lånat, nåt blått, nåt gammalt, nåt nyttGold selling
2006Engineer, remixerthe Soundtrack of our livesA Present from the Past
2007MixerJens LekmanNight Falls Over KortedalaGrammy award-winning album
2008Mixer, editor, engineerthe Soundtrack of our livesCommunion (The [Soundtrack of Our Lives album)|Communion]