The Say What Crew
Michael Högberg
Michael with George Clinton, Ida Nielsen, Bilal, The Revolution.
Founder and host Michael Högberg has, in addition to being a follower of Prince’s career, worked as a journalist for over 15 years. He has written for several Swedish newspapers as well as for JPS Media.
Over the years, Michael has interviewed and written about artists such as Geroge Clinton, James Brown, Tower Of Power, Mavis Staples, Rafael Sadiq, Nenneh Cherry, Bilal, Maceo Parker, The Revolution, Nils Landgren, Ida Nielsen, Victoria Tolstoy,…among many others. As a long time follower of Prince, and with about 40 concerts under his belt, Michael has during trips to concerts in Europe as well as during visits to Minneapolis and Paisley Park, come in contact and had the opportunity to talk with several of the artists and musicians who Prince worked with over the years. Stories and contacts that we through this podcast hope to be able to share and provide the opportunity to follow up with new conversations.
Douglas Arkliden
Douglas & George Clinton
Co-host and founder Douglas Arkliden is the DJ with a past in the restaurant, nightclub and entertainment industry. Nowadays, the love for music (and Prince and P-Funk in particular) is interspersed with work as a chef and health coach. Douglas will be primarily responsible for monitoring and analyzing contemporary music, new artists and cultural phenomena appropriate to the spirit of the SAY WHAT pod/vod.
Joachim Sandberg
Joachim, Wendy & Lisa
Co-host and founder Joachim Sandberg is a former professional dancer and choreographer, who besides beeing a devoted fan of Prince since the 80’s, nowdays works as a graphic designer and photographer. Along with recurring elements in the podcast such as historical flashbacks, analyzes (not least of Prince’s visual production aspects), Joachim is responsible for all the graphic and technical aspects of the SAY WHAT pod/vod.
Tim Borgqvist
Tim
Co-host and artist consultant Tim Borgqvist has worked with marketing and sales in the United States since the late 80’s. Over the years Tim has had the opportunity to meet many of his favourite artists; Prince, Stephen Marley, Nils Landgren, Wendy and Lisa, James Brown, Third World and others.
Travelling in the USA and Europe Tim have seen an incredible 111 shows with Prince, and other favourites like Tower of Power, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Earth Wind and Fire, Kool and the Gang, Nile Rodgers / CHIC, and the list of funky nights goes on.
A favourite from the early 90’s is Dan Reed Network. Opening for acts like The Rolling Stones and Bon Jovi, Dan Reed got great reviews for mixing groovy funk into his rock songs. 2012 Tim met with Dan and a music relationship grew, thus leading to arranging several gigs for Dan as a solo act, and with his Network over the years. In addition to Dan, Tim arranged TV appearances and gigs Terence Trent D’arby aka Sananda Maitreya, and club shows Glam Slam, Gershie, Brion James and many more.
Working on the Say What Team gives him the opportunity to reach out to musicians around the world and on top of wonderful interviews, plans are growing to build concerts shows and gigs as soon as the pandemic problems are resolved.
Our mission statement
”We want to preserve the musical legacy of the soul & funk legends, and Prince in particular, thru interviews and reviews with the icons, as well as stories from fans and upcoming artists”
Therefor our three main focus areas are:
1. What are the stories behind the music?
Who are the people behind the music?
What driving forces and stories led to their art?
We will do this:
through interviews with the icons and established artists.
2. What influence does these legends have on the musicians of today… and what does that sound like?
We will be monitoring and analyzing contemporary music, new artists and cultural phenomena appropriate to the spirit of
the soul & funk legends.
We will do this:
through reviews, tips, discussions and interviews with new artists.
3. What memories and unique experiences are there among the fans?
This music has meant so much to so many. By paying attention to and preserving fans’ different experiences, from concerts they have attended, meetings they have had and what the music has meant to them, we want to help keep the stories and memories alive.
We will do this:
regularly by presenting stories from fans around the world.
In addition to these three areas we will also have other recurring program topics (such as interviews with former employees and fellow musicians for any of the featured artist), but these two are essential to achieving our mission.
Facts & Info
We are unofficial, independent and a non-profit fan association based in Sweden.
Any donations, advertising revenue or other income goes solely to maintenance, royalties, marketing and costs related to our domains, digital platforms, travel and equipment.
We have an agreement with STIM (Swedish Performing Rights Society), which for a monthly fee gives us the right to play music legally. The music that is played will thus be provided to the artists in the form of statutory royalties.
STIM gives permission to perform music in public, and collects and distributes royalties on an individual basis. Read more about STIM and regulations here: Swedish Performing Rights Society (STIM) website
We intend to be a complement to the fine work that Paisley Park, the estate, PRN, Warner and others do – and not in any way a competitor, or that we have arisen due to any criticism. Rather devoted supporters who can not get enough. It’s all about purple love!
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