Julia Karlsson, who has produced many songs with Anton Rundberg, recalls how she found her way into music production and which models influenced her. She tells us about how to initiate a project, about the interplay of technological and legal changes in music production and about her international collaborations which fit well with her strong connection to her native Småland.

Adée is a music producer, songwriter and artist who works mostly in the region of Öland and Småland in Southern Sweden but also records and performs internationally. In the interview she speaks about her business model, which unites music production and education, and her different music projects and activities that promote feminist activism.

Music as a medium has many materialities. Following Lars Elleström’s definition of medium materiality, one can, among others, discern music as written, as a sounding, as a mental or as a technological medium. Music researchers have reflected about the consequences of the digitalization of music, a process that started in the 1950s but has only recently, during the past 15, 20 years or so, started to challenge the very ontology of the medium. Despite this technological revolution, the analogue still works as a reference for digital music production, distribution and consumption.

Andreas Ahlm lives in Växjö, Småland, and has specialized in producing music for film, video games and film trailers. In the interview, he gives an overview of the typical steps that are followed in film music production, from making contact with the clients to the delivery of the finished product. The interview exhibits parallels and differences with song production.

Using interviews with and academic studies of the careers of internationally-famous music producers and music industry professionals from Småland, Sweden, this open access book studies the history and present state of pop music production and entrepreneurship. An exceptionally high number of established and emerging pop artists and producers from this region of Sweden have had significant success on the international stage. This book describes how the situation for music producers and artists from Småland has changed during the past 50 years or so, starting in the 1970s with the so-called ‘Swedish music wonder’ and ending with the situation contemporary artists and entrepreneurs are facing. The field has changed massively both in terms of technology (from analogue to digital), social production (from individual productions to collective projects), distribution and marketing (from selling concert tickets and LPs to creating “prosuming” fanbases and multipronged careers considering genres, venues and activities). This book will be of interest to students of and professionals in music production; music, economy and media scholars; readers active in creative industries; and fans of (Swedish) pop music.