Hammond
Organist, Keyboardist,
Singer, Composer,
Politician, and much
more....
Jakob
was born in Copenhagen,
Denmark, but grew up in
Reykjavik and Akureyri,
Iceland. He studied at
the Reykjavík College of
Music 1963-1968, but then
proceeded to study at the
University of Iceland
1975-1977, in Dick Grove
1977-1979 and in the UCLA
1980. He is a founding
member of the multi media
rock group
"Studmenn" and
produced the box office
record-breaking Studmenn
rock musical "On
Top" in 1982. He
also produced the
Icelandic/American
filmproduction
"Nickel
Mountain" in 1983.
He is also the producer
of several documentaries
for television. Jakob
Magnússon is an active
musician with numerous
records with the
"Studmenn" and
a number of solo LP's,
and he has written music
for the theatre and for
the screen. Jakob
Magnússon was appointed
Cultural Attaché of the
Icelandic Embassy in
London 1991-1995. He
founded the Green Army in
1999, an initiative for
the embellishment of
Iceland. At present he is
owner of the
advertisement company
"Bankastraeti"
and works also for
"Reykjavik
Records".
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Detailed biography
soon to come!...