Kristoffer Gildenlöw简介

Kristoffer Gildenlöw is a solo artist and a multi instrumentalist but mostly know as a bass player in the progressive rock/hard rock/metal scene. Kristoffer has recorded and toured with number of great bands and artist over the past 25 years, including Pain of Salvation, Neal Morse, Kayak, For All We Know, Damian Wilson, Mr Fastfinger, Kingfisher Sky and more. Kristoffer is currently in the line-up of Dutch (prog)rock legends Kayak. The band recently released their live album "Kayak - Live 2019" and is currently working on a new studio album, due 2021.

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Kristoffer Gildenlöw is a Swedish musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist of progressive rock band Pain of Salvation.
Kristoffer was born and raised in Sweden but lives in The Netherlands since 2003, where he currently plays in the iconic Dutch symphonic rock band Kayak. He started playing the piano at the age of 7 and started playing bass at the age of 14. However Kristoffer is a multi-instrumentalist, bass guitar is his main instrument.
In 1994, at the age of 16, Kristoffer was asked to join his brothers (Daniel) band Pain Of Salvation and in 1997 the debut album “Entropia” was released. Pain Of Salvation rose to become one of the most respected bands in the progressive rock/metal genre and is still one of the most proclaimed ones in the scene. Kristoffer is part of the early legacy of Pain Of Salvation, including their first 6 studio albums and the live “BE” album/DVD and the ever so praised album “Remedy Lane”.
In 2006, Kristoffer parted ways with the band en in the years that followed, he was frequently asked to lend his signature playing skills to various artists as a session bass player – live and in the studio.
Kristoffer has his name on more than 50 releases and has touring the world with some of the bigger names out there: Neal Morse (US), Lana Lane (US), Damian Wilson (UK), Mr. Fastfinger (FIN), Ian Parry (NL), The Shadow Theory (AU), For All We Know (NL), Dark Suns (D), Robby Valentine (NL), Bert Heerink (NL) and Omnia (NL), to name a few.
Being active as a musician for more than 25 years, Kristoffer also felt inspired to make his own solo albums, not only to have total freedom as a bass player but also as a songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist, producer and engineer.
In his own music, we can hear parts of artists and bands that have influenced him musically over the years. And there lies the dynamic range of his music. From the more singer/songwriter approach (Leonard Cohen, The White Buffalo) to multi-layered symphonic rock (Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield, Roger Waters, David Sylivan, Blackfield). And it’s fans of these bands and artists that will probably take liking in the music.
Kristoffer also has a big heart for nature and charities and has on several occasions used his music to raise money and awareness for different causes. All income from his single Pass The Touch will be directly transferred to The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to help save orphaned baby elephants in Kenya.
In 2018, Kristoffer released the album “We Are Breaking the Chains”, under the rock-project Breaking The Chains. A collaboration with 50 of the best Dutch rock musicians, who came together to make this album to raise awareness and funds for abused children. This was the product of many years of planning, composing music, making connections and lobbying. Breaking The Chains contained musicians from well-known bands such as Within Temptation, Epica, Delain, Martyr, Kayak, Kingfisher Sky, MaYaN, Textures and more.