We recently invited legendary Songwriter, Music Producer and Multiple Grammy Nominee Andreas Carlsson to our Zurich offices as part of our ongoing series, Cape Conversations. In this instalment, Johan Holgersson talked to Andreas about his remarkable journey in the music industry.

With a rich and colourful history working with names like the Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Celine Dion and Carrie Underwood (to name but a few), Andreas regaled us with stories from the past, secrets behind some of the world’s most iconic songs and life lessons for the next generation of aspiring music-makers. As the Head of Music for the ground-breaking app HYPH, Andreas now brings music production into the palms of the world’s hands, enabling musical talents from every walk of life to create iconic tracks with no overheads. In this full length feature conversation, Andreas and Johan bring 80s and 90s nostalgia to the discussion, and continue right through to the current day, and onward to the exciting, and sometimes daunting future of music in the AI and RI age.

“If you want to make a masterpiece, perhaps it’s never been a better time.”

– Andreas Carlsson