Peo Pettersson

About Peo Pettersson

Two thirds of the way from Stockholm to Gothenburg in Sweden is the area where Peo Pettersson grew up and still lives. Able to play a variety of instruments (Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Harmonica, Mandolin) as well as being a great singer, programmer, arranger and producer, music has been a part of Peo's life for many years. Surrounded by beautiful Swedish countryside and a musical family, Peo graduated to his own recording studio at the age of 15, located in an old fort.


I started playing with various local bands 19-78
At this time, I played most hard rock with classical symphonic influences.

19-80 I started my own studio
where I started recording and producing my own music
as well as other Swedish artists and bands

19-83 my band X-Ray was opening act for
Joan Jett & The Black Hearts.
As Joan just had her hit (I love rock 'n roll )
we had full houses all around.
This period I gained good experience
and learned a lot about tour life
and to meet a large audience.

Between 19-80 and 19-90, I recorded
and produced over a hundred albums.
It was different genres. between punk rock and
top list music.

19-88 I was offered to be the lead singer
in the band Leviticus that
I had previously recorded and produced.
It was three long (expired link). tours
and two Soviet tours.
even Australia and throughout Europe.
We toured nearly 15 countries
for over 4 years.

19-89 we went to the (expired link). again
to record a new album
with Dino and Jhon Elephante.
(John Elefante American singer-songwriter,
instrumentalist, and producer.
He is known for his
tenure as frontman of Kansas, from 1981 to 1984.
The same year Leviticus
released the album Knights of Heaven

19-90 I decided to do my first solo album .
I then worked with Rod West
songwriter and producer from Australia .
I met Rod on tour in Australia 19-88 .
We became good friends and decided
to write music together.
A few years later I released my first solo album
(Look what I've started)
I received many good reviews around
the world for example Burn in Japan.
The album sold well and I continued
to work with Rod.
We kept writing songs together
and also had releases with other artists.

19-94 I got a contract as a songwriter at
Universal Music.
For 6 years I worked full time on writing music.
At this time, I wrote and
produced about 50 songs per year.
it was a hard pace!
Alongside song writing
I read also at the Academy of Music
in Stockholm for 2 years.

19-95, I wrote my first hit
who was number one on the charts in Sweden
recorded by a Swedish dance band

19-98, I had another number one hit
with the group Joyride
In 2000 I was completely tired
of writing music and took a break.
I concentrated on my own music again
and released the same year
the album (The man behind the face)
I worked on and released in the 2000s
6 more solo albums

My acoustic Works 1, 2007
Better Not Forget 2009
Climbing to the sun in 2010
Over and Over Again in 2011
The hardest rock in 2011
Fireplace 2013

2006 I tried something new in my career.
I took a patent on a
universal microphone holder (POPCLIP)
It's available now on the market and I
Continually develop it.

During the 2000s also began
my collaboration with Dan Boström
Kings & Dreams
We decided to make an uncompromising album
that had to take it s own time without dead line
I have by now produced and recorded
about 250 albums
with various artists and bands.

Although I have had some success
and luck in my career
I also know that it is just hard work
that makes you succeed.
It is also true that I have sacrificed much
else in my life to get to my goal

2015 I had the great opportunity
to work together with composer
and guitar hero Roger Ljunggren.
Roger and I have been working in
the studio together in other projects,
but this time we
decided to write music together.
This proved to be a fruitful collaboration.

We also had the pleasure of using the well-known
US drummer Tony Morra's excellent drumming.
In a few months we wrote and
recorded the songs that would become
the album Welcome to the party

The music will always be with me
and if I can be healthy and creative
I hope that I'll get to do many more albums
Peo