Artist
Thomas Eriksson
Thomas Eriksson er musiker og komponist og initiativtaker til trioen MOJNA.
Norsk:
Thomas spiller i band som MOJNA og GKN5 og har siden 2016 jobbet i 11 oppsetninger som teatermusiker ved Västanå Teater. Han har komponert musikk til forestillingene "Kven var Odin"som ble satt opp av Riksscenen i Oslo i mars 2022, "Skarvespelet" - sommeren 2022 og 2023 i Presholtsetre og arbeider i 2023/2024 med musikk til danseforestillingen "Taus" som produceres av Riksscenen.
Utdannet ved "Högskolan för Scen och Musik" i Gøteborg.
Han mottok pris som "Årets kompositör" på svenska Folk & Värdsmusikgalan 2025 och STIM-stipendet (Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå) 2023 for sine komposisjoner for trioen MOJNA.
English:
Thomas Eriksson is a musician and composer and the initiator of the trio MOJNA. He is also a member of the band GKN5 and has been working as a theater musician at Västanå Teater since 2016, participating in 11 productions. He composed music for the performances "Kven var Odin," staged by Riksscenen in Oslo in March 2022, "Skarvespelet" during the summers of 2022 and 2023 in Presholtsetre, and is currently working on music for the dance performance "Taus," produced by Riksscenen in 2023/2024.
He has a bachelor in World Music from the Academy of Music and Drama" in Gothenburg.
He was awarded the title "Composer of the year" at the Swedish Folk & Världsmusikgalan in 2025, and in 2023 he received the STIM scholarship (Swedish Performing Rights Society) for his compositions for the MOJNA trio.