Claes Björklund

Claes Björklund
Claes Björklund. Photo by John Strandh
Background information
Birth name	Claes Erik Mårten Björklund
Also known as	Midnight Ruler Barbelle
Born	January 29, 1971 Motala, Östergötland, Sweden
Genres	Electronic, rock, alternative, indie, synthpop, experimental
Occupation(s)	Producer, musician, songwriter
Instruments	Keyboard, synthesizer
Years active	1995–present
Labels	To whom it may concern. (2010–present)
Associated acts	iamamiwhoami, Jonna Lee, Tribeca, Travis, Peter Bjorn and John, Lasse Lindh, Azure Blue

Claes Björklund (born 1971 in Motala, Sweden) is a Swedish multi instrumentalist musician, producer, songwriter and artist currently residing in Stockholm.

He is known to most as the music producer and co-songwriter of the audiovisual project iamamiwhoami. In April 2015 Claes released his debut solo single and video under the name Barbelle. The single was released on To whom it may concern.

Claes is currently touring with Peter, Bjorn & John. He has also since long played piano in Travis.

Discography

Production

Year	Release title	Artist	Label	Role
2002	Kate-97	Tribeca	Labrador	Production, performance, composition
2002	You Wake Up at Sea Tac	Lasse Lindh	Labrador / Hidden Agenda	Production, engineering, performance
2002	The Electric Love Parade	Space Age Baby Jane	Superstudio Blå / Sony Sweden	Production, performance
2005	Dragon Down	Tribeca	Labrador	Production, performance, composition
2005	Lasse Lindh	Lasse Lindh	Groover	Production
2007	Jag tyckte jag var glad	Lasse Lindh	Groover	Production
2007	10 Pieces, 10 Bruises	Jonna Lee	Razzia	Production, performance, composition
2009	This Is Jonna Lee	Jonna Lee	Razzia	Production, performance, composition
2010	bounty	iamamiwhoami	To whom it may concern.	Production, performance, composition
2010	IN CONCERT	iamamiwhoami	To whom it may concern.	Production, mastering, performance, composition
2011	Rule of Thirds	Azure Blue	Hybris	Production, engineering, performance
2012	kin	iamamiwhoami	To whom it may concern.	Production, performance, composition
2013	Beyond the Dreams There's Infinite Doubt	Azure Blue	Hybris	Production, engineering, performance
2014	BLUE	iamamiwhoami	To whom it may concern.	Production, performance, composition
2015	CONCERT IN BLUE	iamamiwhoami	To whom it may concern.	Production, performance, composition

Musician

• Sara Isaksson – Red Eden
• Shea Seger – The May Street Project
• Glen Scott – Soulrider
• Leona Naess – I Tried to Rock You but You Only Can Roll
• the Bisons – Compactor
• AHA – Analogue
• Ron Sexsmith – Cobblestone Runway
• Ron Sexsmith – Retriever
• Dawn Kinnard – The Courtesy Fall
• Martha Wainwright – I Know You're Married but I've Got Feelings Too
• Ben's brother – Beta Male Fairytales
• Travis – Ode to J Smith
• Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy of the Soul
• John ME – I Am John

References

External links

• Claes Björklund discography at MusicBrainz
• Claes Björklund discography at Discogs
• Midnight Ruler discography at MusicBrainz
• Midnight Ruler discography at Discogs
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/9aaa99df-9383-47df-92af-8bb5e5595815
• http://www.ihavesynth.com/blog/iamamiwhoami-claes-bj%C3%B6rklund-clip