Hemifrån is an independent A&R, promotion and marketing company, based in the heart of Sweden, specializing in, what they call, “gut music” – The kind of music that you can feel in your gut, no matter what. Hemifran is promoting a lot of singer-songwriter, westcoast-pop, country, AOR and more. Here are featured some of their latest news – it is not all west coast, but dig into it!

Ashley E. Norton – The Red Guitar

Ashley E Norton returns with a follow up acoustic EP release after her successful americana album, “Call Of The Void”, which sat on the Euro Americana Chart for months with glowing reviews. She describes “The Red Guitar” as one of the most important songs she’s written to date, inspired by Paula Stykel Wiessner, who grew up in Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. More information at Hemifran.

Ed Haaker Project – Born To Rock

Ed Haaker was born and raised in Southern California and began singing, playing guitar and writing songs in his 20s. He loves the music of Tom Petty, Neil Young and Jimmy Buffett, which played a huge part in setting him on the musical path. More information at Hemifran.

The Border Band – Magdelene

“The Border Band is a 4 piece group of lead and rhythm guitar, bass and drums. Melvin Litton, yours truly, captains the band, plays rhythm guitar and writes most songs.But I mainly rely on the better angels of my nature and 2 good men who’ve been with me for nearly 20 years, Roger Holden and Dave Melody. They’ve helped forge the sound and are a great part of what makes the music click.”. More information at Hemifran.

Patrick Rydman & Mark Davis – You Plus One

Sweden’s Patrick Rydman, and California and Denmark’s Mark Davis, are proud to announce the release of their debut collaborative EP, “You Plus One”, an engaging blend of heartfelt songwriting, layered harmonies, and cross cultural musical synergy. Born from deep conversation and shared experiences, this 6 song project marks a powerful convergence in their individual artistic paths. More information at Hemifran.

Blue Escape – Teaser Blueser

Swedish boogie blues jazzband Blue Escape released an EP 2020 that got brilliant reviews all over Europe. Together with the charismatic singer Johanna Lillvik they’ve toured frequently ever since and every concert renders the audience in absolute awe. Their interpretation of this music, spanning throughout a century, starting in the mid 19th century, with its roots spread out from New Orleans to New York, is a sublime celebration. More information at Hemifran.

Nathan McEuen – My One And Only

The songs on Nathan McEuen’s new EP were all written or co-written by Nathan, including the title track, which he collaborated on with acclaimed songwriter and artist Mason Williams (Classical Gas, Smothers Brothers, Saturday Night Live). More information at Hemifran.

Lazy Afternoon – Sunshine (Dread Lucky: Dub Remix)

For the 2nd time Dread Lucky is playing with one of Lazy Afternoon’s songs. From their 2nd album, “Almost Home”, he picks the track “Sunshine”. And since summer is coming on strong, now is the best time to release it…… More information at Hemifran.

By Published On: juli 1, 2025Categories: Artist News, In Focus, Miscellaneous

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Good music enriches your life. At BLUE DESERT we are passionate about this particular yet wide-ranging style of music we call West Coast Music. This site is a modest tribute to the music and the performing artists, who through the (many) years have given us - and continue to give us - endless hours of musical enjoyment. As long-time fans we want to share our enthusiasm, experiences and views with fellow connoisseurs as well as curious newcomers. If we can do our bit to help promote this great music and all the gifted artist – well, then we have succeeded.