Before becoming an acclaimed musician, Carlsen was a pilot, something he “really wanted to become.” Gradually though, he drifted; away from flying – “I realised it wasn’t for me,” he says – and all around Europe. Back to music too, something he’d grown up with and loved, and something that came back into focus.

Playing both guitar and piano, his early influences were diverse and eclectic. An interest in production led him to a degree in Music Technology at the London College of Music. The music he started creating was imbued with aspects from both of these two, disparate professions – the pilot and the musician. “Feet on the ground, head in the sky,” is how he sums up this duality, and his music carries a wonderful, creative dichotomy.

Ed Carlsen

Ed Carlsen has always been a wanderer. A dreamer, even. Of faraway places and people, of a world to be explored. Perhaps it was growing up on an island, Sardinia; perhaps it was his grandfather, teaching him about the stars on warm summer nights.

Italian Composer & Producer

Grains of Gold

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&#8220;The original idea of Satori came about in Hamburg, when I was living close to a beautiful forest. As soon as I’ve settled back by the Sardinian sea, I was immediately hit by yet another satori. And just like the original version, this rework also unfolded naturally, in a sudden glimpse of clarity and inner stillness.&#8221; — Ed Carlsen on Satori by the Sea

Out now is the new single by the Italian composer and producer, Ed Carlsen.

Satori by the Sea

XXIM:EXPO is our exploratory series for outstanding young talents from across the whole spectrum of progressive instrumental music. Each instalment is given to one artist to curate his or her own ideal EP, sharing their own unique musical vision. With XXIM:EXPO we want to give young artists a platform, while mapping out all areas and developments of our wide area of music. 

Satori by the Sea

Ed Carlsen

Satori by the Sea

Italian Composer & Producer

Ed Carlsen

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