Roger Wallis
Encyclopedia
Roger Wallis, is a musician, journalist and researcher. He is a resident of Sweden
since 1963, and has been an adjunct professor of multimedia at the Royal Institute of Technology
in Stockholm, and is now an emeritus
.
Between 1967 and 1981 Wallis was the main presenter of the English language The Saturday Show
on Radio Sweden
Among other achievements, he has founded the record company MNW
, and been appointed to the board of STIM
.
He testified in the Pirate Bay trial in February 2009.
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....
since 1963, and has been an adjunct professor of multimedia at the Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
in Stockholm, and is now an emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
.
Between 1967 and 1981 Wallis was the main presenter of the English language The Saturday Show
The Saturday Show (Radio Sweden)
The Radio Sweden Saturday Show, with Roger Wallis and Kim Loughran, ran from 1967 to 1981. The program was launched to showcase Swedish rock and pop music, especially the Swedish progressive music or alternative music scene, in a world dominated by American and British rock.Using Radio Sweden's...
on Radio Sweden
Among other achievements, he has founded the record company MNW
MNW
MNW is a Swedish record company. MNW originally stood for Musiknätet Waxholm, but was later changed to Music Network Records Group and is now MNW Music.- Current:*Blå Tåget*Tore Berger*Bosson*Fläskkvartetten*Toni Holgersson*Masayah...
, and been appointed to the board of STIM
STIM
STIM, Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå, is the collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers of Sweden. Its role is to act as an agent for its members in order to collect license fees whenever their musical works are performed in public, broadcast or transmitted,...
.
He testified in the Pirate Bay trial in February 2009.