Teenage trip hop talent

Image by: Peter Svendsen 

16 years old and already an established musician. That´s the reality for Mike Sheridan who just won a Danish Music Award for "Best Electronica Release of the Year" last month. And it´s certainly not because of the lack of competition on the Danish electronica scene. 

In 2008 Mike Sheridan released the record "I Syv Sind" which got great reviews. The mellow and mature mood that the experimental trip hop reflects makes it difficult to picture that it´s a teenager who is behind the deep felt tracks. Especially when he has been cited for saying, that his biggest trouble at the moment, is his father who does not want to raise his allowance. 

The tracks like "At Elske Dig" and "Med Små Skridt" are smooth and comfortable for the ear while still very experimental. The latter one features the Danish singer Maya Albana. The resemblance with the king of Danish electronica Trentemøller is obvious but as Mike Sheridan has stated himself he is far from a clone of Trentemøller, but refers instead to a special Copenhagen sound that is flourishing at the moment and which does not find its like anywhere else. 

Only critique is the lyrics on some tracks which is the only place where his young age shines through because of the little too banal texts. 

Mike Sheridan has also composed the music to a ballet performance playing at the Bellevue Theater and he has actually been so busy with his career that he had to drop out of high school. All I can say is poor kid.