Poul Bruun profile

One of the most prominent Danish producers. Born 20 December 1946 in the village of Bramming (near Ribe), he moved to Copenhagen in 1968. Was 1969 employed by the local record company Sonet as photographer, designer and handyman and produced handmade covers for Povl Dissing, Burnin Red Ivanhoe, Pan, Alrune Rod, amongst others. From 1971 employed by the newly started Danish branch of CBS as a designer, promoter, media and marketing man, and later talent scout and producer. Discovered Gasolin' and co-produced their first album. Started in 1978 his own record company Medley Records with Michael Ritto. It was the largest Danish-owned record company throughout the 1980's with names such as Kim Larsen, D-a-d, Lars H.U.G., One Two, Laid Back, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Hanne Boel, Lis Sørensen, C. V. Jørgensen, Sort Sol, Kliche, Sebastian, Sko/Torp, Michael Learns To Rock, Tv-2, and many more. Sold in 1991 Medley Records to the British EMI Group and continued as director of the new company EMI-Medley for another seven years before taking a step back from the record industry. Per 2014 Bruun spends most of his time painting and writing but still owns a small production company and continue the collaboration with Kim Larsen. In November 2014 he released his autobiography entitled "Hit, shit og albuer" (literally "Hit, Shit and Elbows").