About Salme Dahlstrom

The Wall Street Journal dubbed musician Salme Dahlstrom a “savvy singer” and “music licensing queen” when, like Moby before her, she managed to license every track from her 2008 album The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade to various corporations and television programs. At the time, Dahlstrom was not only just getting noticed, she was just getting started. “C’mon Y’All”, one of catchiest numbers on an album of catchy numbers climbed Billboard’s Dance Chart and eventually received prominent placements in major ad campaigns for CoverGirl, Suave, and Kellogg’s that ran on primetime network television for months. Trust us, you know this song! While managing what inevitably became a highly successful licensing business, Dahlstrom continues to do the work that got her there, releasing music - funky, hooky and fun; the kind of songs that you hear once and then can't get out of your head. After the success of The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade Dahlstrom released a dance single, So Delicious, that made it all the way into Top10 on the Billboard Dance Chart and featured a remix by her hero Junior Vasquez. A 3 EP/album collection titled Pop Propaganda followed featuring titles such as Lux Punk and Pop Ur Heart Out. The albums garnered great reviews from the likes of Entertainment Weekly who called Dahlstrom's music "relentlessly hooky and ridiculously accessible" and many of the songs were successfully licensed to ad campaigns (eos lip balm, Saks 5th Avenue) TV shows and movies. ​ -“My commitment when it comes to creating music is and has always been to have fun and stir some s**t up, start a fire and then walk right through it”, Dahlstrom says slyly. “Because after all, if you don’t have fun then what do you have?” "I love the fact that I am self-contained; I produce, I play most of the instruments, I sing, I program, I do my own editing and mixing. It gives me the control to put down on tape (well, hard drive) exactly what is in my head. It is exciting to be me." ​ Dahlstrom's latest release is The Hit House Featuring Salme Dahlstrom. - "It is a collaboration with some of my favorite people in the industry, The Hit House", Dahlstrom explains. "They came to me and said "just do you" and I did. I searched in new and unexpected places for inspiration (and found it), I worked with children and animals and came out on the other side in one piece and feeling fabulous! Some amazing vocalists lent their voices to this project - Cole Williams, Yazmin Soul, Farrad Mullins, Amber Skyes and Brian Jenkins all brought their own special flavor of excellence and it made this album so much greater". ​ Dahlstrom is currently in the studio working on new material. Look for some new music coming your way in 2023, stay tuned!

Work experience

  • AboyAndAGirl
  • 1998-2003
  • lead singer, main songwriter, producer
  • Salme Dahlstrom
  • 2003-current
  • lead singer, main songwriter, producer

Salme's Skills

Business
  • Licensing
  • Publishing
Live
  • Artist
Venue Type Experience
  • Club
  • Festival
  • Theatre/PAC
Musician
  • Artist
  • Performer
  • Singer
Producing
  • Mixer
  • Producer
Songwriting
  • Beat Maker
  • Co-Writer
  • Lyricist
  • Songwriter
  • Top Line

Salme's Genres

  • Alternative Rock
  • Electronic
  • Pop

Salme's Experience

Growing up in Sweden and being fed Swedish pop since before I could walk, I learned the importance of great songwriting early on- regardless of genre a great song needs hooks, vocal and instrumental to make it memorable and stand out. If you didn’t write catchy songs you got nowhere in Sweden, the competition was fierce and it really fueled my work ethic and attention to detail when writing and producing songs. Playing live with different bands since the age of 13 I added putting on a great show to my education, understanding how to reach an audience and give them a show, both musically and visually. I started producing my own demos early on, I loved combining live instruments with electronic production and I spent a couple of years in EMI publishings studio in Sweden (I was signed to them) perfecting my craft and learning the ins and outs of recording, programming, editing and mixing. At this point I am self sufficient, a one-woman show when it comes to writing and producing music. I run my own studio where I work on music for advertising as well as albums with other artists and my own solo stuff. My brand of catchy, cutting edge pop/electronic music caught the ears of ad executives early on. Since 2003, I have licensed my music to over 50 major tv ad campaigns worldwide in addition to tons of movies, tv shows and such. In tandem with my artist career I started Kontainer Music in 2006, a company that has grown into a highly successful licensing entity. Brands such as CoverGirl, Kellogg’s, Suave, LG, Fanta and Subaru have all used Kontainer’s music services for major ad campaigns.