About

Johan Blixt is a swedish composer born 1991 in Karlstad where he also grew up. Graduated from the Royal Swedish University College of Music in 2017 with a masters in composition.

Since graduating Johan’s focus has been primarily on chamber music and theatre work. Trying to combine acoustic instruments with electronic music as well as using more experimental electronics such as Arduino sensors to extend the instrument’s sonic scope.

He has been composing for about 10 years and his music has been played by Blåsarsymfonikerna [Swedish Wind Ensemble], Norrbotten NEO, KMH Symfoniorkester [the Royal college of music’s Symphony orchestra] and Karlstad Orkesterförening [Karlstad Music society]. In venues such as Berwaldhallen, Musikaliska, Fylkingen, Karlstad domkyrka och Kulturhuset Stockholm.

Johan started his musical education as a french horn player at Karlstad Kulturskola as a ten year old. Later moving on to Sundstagymnasiet [Sundsta Highschool] playing french horn and electric guitar as well as studying composition and studio engineering.
In the third year of high school Johan became interested in composition and attended two years of composition studies at Ingesunds Musikhögskola [Ingesund College of music] for Philip Miller and Sverker Magnusson. As well as taking conducting lessons.

Johan then moved to Stockholm to study a bachelor in composition at Kungl. Musikhögskolan [the Royal college of music] for Pär Lindgren. He has his focus on notated music but also works in the studio with electronic music. Johan graduated from the bachelor program by writing his exam piece  Kanoper for the KMH Symfoniorkester [the Royal college of music’s Symphony orchestra] which was played at the Swedish radio’s concert hall Berwaldhallen.

In the spring of 2017 he finished working on his first opera, which is a short chamber opera about the end of the world with text by Emma Palmkvist and will be preformed by students from Operahögskolan [Opera college in Stockholm] in April 2017.
Johan will graduate from the masters program in composition at Kungl. Musikhögskolan in the summer of 2017.

During his years at Kungl. Musikhögskolan Johan attended masterclasses and lessons for Salvatore Sciarrino, Carola Bauckholt, Klas Torstensson, Bill Brunson and Per Mårtensson.

Johan’s practice gravitates around a series of questions about wholeness contra loneliness, small against large and a search for integration between the gestalt and the material.
He tries to seek contrast between structural parts in the music, tearing them apart and weaving them back together again.

Johan has also worked administratively in festivals such as ”Sound of Stockholm” and ljudOljud as well as being engaged in the student union at Kungl. Musikhögskolan.

Johan has previously been the chair of the student council at the Royal University College of Music as well as serving on its board of directors. Been involved in the curating program council of Sound of Stockholm. And as the chair of Stockholms Studentkårers Centralorganisation (SSCO) 2017/2018.