Emil releases music to benefit Erikshjälpen

- I wanted to do something meaningful and music is something I know. I chose Erikshjälpen because I know that the organization does good work for children, says Emil.

Emil Andreasson is a second-year music student at Olinsgymnasiet in Skara. Together with some musician friends, he will release a music album called "A warm feeling" on November 18. The music album is an EP, short for "extended play", which is an album containing fewer songs than a full-length album but more than a single.

- "It's traditional jazz, with a focus on so-called 'dinner jazz', a little more accessible jazz that everyone can listen to," says Emil.

Emil was inspired to make his EP after spending a lot of time as a child at the local Erikshjälpen Second Hand in Skövde. All profits from the album will go in full to Erikshjälpen's child rights activities.

- I was often at Gengåvan, Erikshjälpen, with my grandmother, I thought it would be fun to do something for them, he says. "All aid organizations are important, but Erikshjälpen's work for children's rights is something I really want to support.

The fact that it became a jazz album is simply because it is the kind of music that Emil listens to and plays himself. He produced all the songs himself and also plays guitar and piano on some of them. He is helped by a group of classmates who have contributed with trumpet, piano and vocals.

The album will be ready and released on Spotify and other music services on November 18. Emil hopes that it will raise a lot of money for Erikshjälpen's activities.

- You never know how things will turn out, but it feels good to do something for the children.

Author: Lena Elf