WHO IS YOUR TEACHER?


I’m Frederik Vedersø — songwriter, artist, producer and mixing engineer. I’ve spent the last two decades making records and touring mainly with projects like The White Album and The Eclectic Moniker, and I’ve taught songwriting and music at various institutions across Denmark and in Germany. Today I mentor artists 1:1 and in small groups, combining craft, production and mindset so your songs actually move.

A little background.
I studied electric guitar at the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music and have taught as a guest teacher at various conservatories in Denmark, several MGK programs, Den Rytmiske Højskole, Engelsholm Højskole and Odense Musikskole. Since 2017 I’ve run my own studio, working as a co-writer, producer and mixer alongside my artist work. I now live in Berlin, where I also teach music part-time at the Scandinavian School.

For a more detailed recount of my way through life as a musician and artist, please scroll down.

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Hi, I’m Frederik Vedersø — songwriter, singer, guitarist, mixing engineer, arranger, and music teacher. I’m based in Berlin (since 2020), after more than a decade in Copenhagen, and I’m originally from Odense on the island of Fyn.

I picked up a guitar around age ten and started writing immediately. School music and two formative guitar teachers set me on my way; by my late teens I’d moved from grunge and metal into jazz, spending years shedding, gigging, and studying at the Music Academy in Odense. I also toured and recorded with my group QUARTz, learning the craft the hard (and best) way — on stage.

After graduating in 2008, I shifted from jazz to the indie/pop world in Copenhagen. I launched two long-running projects:

  • The Eclectic Moniker — a seven-piece indie-pop outfit that won major talent awards, played the biggest Nordic festivals (and even opened for Elton John), and released on A:Larm/Universal and later Sony.

  • The White Album — my ongoing band with Jakob Eilsø and Claus Arvad. We began in the UK, released two albums on Warner, then went fully DIY, mixing our own records and touring mainly in Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland.

I became a dad in 2016 and scaled back touring. That opened the door to more teaching — songwriting and music production at Engelsholm Højskole, Den Rytmiske Højskole, and various MGK programs — and to building a recording/mixing practice in Copenhagen and later Berlin.

Today I teach part-time at the Scandinavian School in Berlin (DSG), run my studio, stay active with The White Album, and release new music under my solo project Aunt and Feather. I’m also launching this online school to share the practical tools, mindset, and production skills that have helped me — and my students — turn ideas into finished, honest songs.

I’m a lifelong student of music, endlessly curious about its inner workings and the workflows that bring songs to life.

If you have questions or want to work together, I’m here. Thanks for reading.