Jesper Mechlenburg
Composer · Musician · Director · Writer

Education
Graduated from the Royal Academy of Music (Rhythmic Music Conservatory), Copenhagen in 2001, with a focus on Percussion and Composition.

Profile
Jesper Mechlenburg is a composer working across film, television, theatre, and ballet. In addition to composing, he writes screenplays and has directed both theatre productions and commercial films. His work spans a wide range of genres and formats, often combining strong musical identity with narrative depth.

Selected Works (Film, TV & Theatre)
Honey – Feature film (SF Film, 2025)

Carmen Curlers – TV series (DR, 2024)

Baby Fever – TV series (Netflix, 2023)

Cabaret – Aarhus Theatre (2022)

Hvide Sande – TV series (TV2, 2021)

Julefeber – TV series (DR, 2020)

Dangerous Liaisons – Royal Danish Theatre (2017)

Across the Waters (Fuglene over sundet) – Feature film (SF Film, 2016)

Ditte & Louise – TV series (DR, 2015)

Lolita – Bellevue Theatre (2015)


Musical Collaborations & Releases
Songwriting and collaboration with Oh Land, Lydmor, Søren Huss, Kristian Leth, Coco O., Claus Hempler, and Dicte

Released two albums with the duo Søndag Søndag

Released two albums with the duo UHØRT, in collaboration with poet Lone Hørslev


Awards & Nominations
Robert Award Nomination – Best Original Song (2026)

Carl Prize – Composer of the Year (2022)

Robert Award Nominations – Best Score & Best Title Song (2016)

Robert Award Nominations – Best Score & Best Title Song (2011)

Reumert Award – Best Musical Theatre Production (2009)

Danish Grammy Award – Best Children’s Album (Cykelmyggen Egon, 2006)


Søndag Søndag
Jesper performs piano in the duo Søndag Søndag with Katrine Grarup Elbo (violin). The duo has released two albums on Sony Classical (New York), both recorded at Nils Frahm’s Funkhaus studio in Berlin.

Background & Career
Jesper began his musical journey at the age of ten. After graduating from the Rhythmic Music Conservatory, he attended masterclasses with Kasper Winding and later toured with him.
A long-standing collaboration with Flemming Quist Møller led to composing songs and scores for films such as Jungledyret Hugo and Cykelmyggen Egon, the latter receiving the award for Best Children’s Album.

Projects & Artistic Development
In 2008, Jesper conceived the rock musical “69 – A Rock Theatre Concert”, about the Youth House at Jagtvej 69. The production won a Reumert Award for Best Musical Theatre in 2009.
He has collaborated with international composers, including Irv Johnson, contributing to the score of the US feature film Kid Cannabis.
Jesper has composed music for ballets by Alexander Kølpin and collaborated with flamenco dancer and choreographer Selene Muñoz. His artistic platform Fortættet Fredag has fostered cross-disciplinary collaborations with writers and artists such as Yahya Hassan, Josefine Klougart, Søren Huss, and Henrik Nordbrandt.
In 2020, Jesper co-wrote the script and songs for Jungledyret Hugo at Bellevue Theatre with Flemming Quist Møller, and subsequently directed the production.


Laksegade 32, 2.
DK-1063 Copenhagen K
Denmark+45 262 101 20
jesper@mechlenburgmusic.dk

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