Biography
Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side is a Swedish Progressive rock/AOR project founded in Stockholm 2012 by bassplayer, songwriter and producer Jonas Lindberg. The music has been influenced by many bands in the progressive genre like THE FLOWER KINGS, SPOCK'S BEARD and PINK FLOYD. Some people has described the band's sound as being ''a crossing between PINK FLOYD, STING and GENESIS''.
It all started back in 2008 when a first EP ''IN SCRET PLACE'' was recorded by Jonas as an exam-project at the School of Music in Piteå, Sweden. The first recordings featured a large lineup of musicians, and when it was later released in 2012 Jonas felt the need to write and record a new one, this time with a 5 piece band. The band name JONAS LINDBERG & THE OTHER SIDE didn't surface until 2013 when the new CD ''THE OTHER SIDE'' was released. The band features Jonas along with a group very talented friends and musicians, each of them having professional careers and playing alongside some of the biggest musical acts in Sweden.
The current lineup features Jonas LINDBERG on bass, backing vocals, keyboards and guitars together with Jonas SUNDQVIST (lead vocals), Jonathan LUNDBERG (drums), Calle STÅLENBRING (guitars) and Michael OTTOSSON (keyboards). The photo by The photo by Cajsa LINDAHL was taken at a live concert and shows an expanded version of the band. From L-R it is Michael OTTOSSON (keys), Nicklas THELIN (guitar), Jonas SUNDQVIST (lead vocal), Jonas LINDBERG (bass, vocals), Jenny SANDGREN (vocals), Calle STÅLENBRING (guitar), Jonathan LUNDBERG (drums).
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