Magnum St.Pierre
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Magnum St. Pierre is dance producer
who owned/operated Ensuite Studios in San Francisco.
, Sweden
. His mother was a bank teller at Riksbank, and his father was a well-known architect. While he never came from a very musical background, Thomas got into music in his late teens, after befriending sci-fi electro band S.P.O.C.K. Thomas worked extensively with Spock, helping them develop the sound that garnered them so much attention and respect. It was at this point in his career where Thomas began to go by the moniker Magnum St.Pierre- from the town Saint-Pierre
in Eastern Canada, after having traveled there with S.P.O.C.K.
, where he was pronounced dead on the morning of July 5, 2008.
Magnum had been a long time sufferer of Crohn's disease
which is believed may have contributed to cause of death. He is survived by his wife Heidi, his mother, father, and his younger brother Jakob.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
who owned/operated Ensuite Studios in San Francisco.
Early life
Magnum was born Thomas Holstrom during the summer of 1971 in MalmöMalmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. His mother was a bank teller at Riksbank, and his father was a well-known architect. While he never came from a very musical background, Thomas got into music in his late teens, after befriending sci-fi electro band S.P.O.C.K. Thomas worked extensively with Spock, helping them develop the sound that garnered them so much attention and respect. It was at this point in his career where Thomas began to go by the moniker Magnum St.Pierre- from the town Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre
- Surname :Saint-Pierre is the surname of:* Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre , who in 1728 proposed the creation of a European league of 18 sovereign states, with common treasury, no borders and an economic union...
in Eastern Canada, after having traveled there with S.P.O.C.K.
North American career
Magnum moved to San Francisco in 1999, with his wife Heidi Holstrom. It was there that he opened Ensuite Studios in 2001, a cutting-edge recording studio which primarily records and produces dance music. Magnum has also been known to work out of LA, Seattle, and Vancouver as well- traveling along the west coast producing pop and dance artists.Death
On July 4, 2008, Magnum was traveling back to Malmö (along with his wife Heidi) to visit family and friends. He complained he was not feeling well upon arriving in Stockholm- by the time he and Heidi had arrived at his hotel, he had entered a state of cardiac arrest. He was rushed to emergency at Karolinska University HospitalKarolinska University Hospital
The Karolinska University Hospital is a university hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, with two major sites in the municipalities of Huddinge and Solna....
, where he was pronounced dead on the morning of July 5, 2008.
Magnum had been a long time sufferer of Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease, also known as regional enteritis, is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, causing a wide variety of symptoms...
which is believed may have contributed to cause of death. He is survived by his wife Heidi, his mother, father, and his younger brother Jakob.
Discography
- 1993 - S.P.O.C.K. - Five Year Mission (Additional Production, Programming)
- 1994 - Annika Soder - These Eyes (Programming, Engineer)
- 1994 - Suveränt - Dance Planet (Programming)
- 1995 - Vit Vit Vit - Vit Vit Vit (Production, Programming)
- 1996 - För Sig - We Are För Sig (Executive Producer)
- 1998 - DJ Nilsson - DJ Nilsson (Producer, Engineer)
- 2001 - PinkPills - Take This (Executive Producer, Programming)
- 2002 - Traffic, Darling - Top of the Pops (Producer)
- 2002 - DJ Nilsson - Sounds From The Underground (Executive Producer)
- 2003 - 321GO - Starting Line (Executive Producer, Additional Songwriting)
- 2004 - FireSkye - FireSkye (Engineer)
- 2004 - Print Posse - First Blood (Producer)
- 2005 - DJ Nilsson - Listen to Me (Executive Producer)
- 2006 - The Walking Talls - Texas Ranger (Engineer, Co-Producer)
- 2006 - Savant Plus- Savant Garde (Executive Producer)