Niels Skousen is a Danish composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

, guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

, actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 and poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

. Niels Skousen is married to Linda Wendel (since 2003).

He started his musical career in 1964. After having heard the Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...

 album Another Side Of Bob Dylan

Another Side of Bob Dylan

Another Side of Bob Dylan is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It was released August 8, 1964 by Columbia Records....

, he started writing songs and learning to play guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

. His inspiration from Bob Dylan has lasted throughout his career.
He started on medical school, but left it to pursue a career as musician and actor. Niels Skousen made his record debut in 1971 with Herfra hvor vi står (Lyrics and music).

Theaters

• Studenterscenen
• Secret Service, writer
• Solvognen, writer and actor
• Skousens Rockteater
• Mammutteateret

Bands

• Young Flowers
• Pan, singer
• Skousen & Ingemann
• Niels Skousen og band, Gert Smedegård, drums, Lennart Ginman
  Lennart Ginman
  Lennart Ginman is a Danish bassist, composer and music producer.-References:*...
  
  , bass, Jonas Struck, guitar, Rune Kjeldsen, guitar and Niels Skousen, vocals and various instruments – February 2007.

Discografi

Solo Records:

• Jeg vender mig i sengen, 1973
• Palads af glas, 1976
• Landet rundt, 1980
• Dobbeltsyn, 2002
• Daddy Longleg, 2006
• Lyt Til Din Coach, 2010

With others:

• Skousen & Ingemann: Herfra hvor vi står, 1971;
• Skousen & Ingemann: Musikpatruljen, 1972;
• Skousen, Ingemann & Møller: Lykkehjulet, 1976;
• Solvognen, Elverhøj, Fandens sang, 1976
• Skousen & Ingemann: Forbryderalbum, 1978;
• Natlægen (Niels Skousen, Troels Trier, Erik Clausen and others), 1979
• Diverse kunstnere: På danske læber, Miraklet, 2004
• Diverse kunstnere: Andersens Drømme, Tåbelige menneske (lyics by Lars Frost, music by Nikolaj Nørlund), Brand (lyrics by Jørgen Leth
  Jørgen Leth
  Jørgen Leth is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his epic documentary A Sunday in Hell and his surrealistic short film The Perfect Human...
  
  , music by Nikolaj Nørlund), 2005

External links

• Danskefilm profile