Ragnar Ólafsson is a founding member of several Icelandic bands. Most notably Ask the Slave, In Siren as well as his most successful act Árstíðir who has released six studio albums to date, had two #1 hits in Iceland and through relentless touring built a devoted fanbase in Europe, Russia, Canada and the United States. Ragnar is also the lead vocalist of Lightspeed Legend, a keyboardist for Sign, and session organ player for Sólstafir. In recent years he has regularly composed and recorded soundtracks for indie short films and trailers. His first solo project (to whom this Spotify profile is dedicated) started in 2017 with the release of his first solo album “Urges”. His second solo album “m.i.s.s.” is set for release in the fall of 2020, and was conceived in its entirety during a boat trip down the great Mississippi river. Since graduating with a B.A in Literature from the University of Iceland in 2008, Ragnar has made his living as a DIY musician. He has recorded, produced and self-released more than twenty albums with various bands and projects, and toured and performed his music in more than 30 countries. Always passionate about finding his own voice in music, and never playing to the forces of commercial or mainstream music, Ragnar’s music has the quality of being unique and personal, but not always profitable. This has pushed him to acquire a wider range of skill sets and learn and master every instance of the music business, from composing, arranging, recording, producing and releasing music, to booking concerts, planning tours and handling media communication. He first got the taste of the DIY modus operandi at the age of fourteen when he started writing music fanzines in Gothenburg, Sweden, where he grew up. At the same time he developed an affinity for putting together music projects and went through a colorful palette of bands and band-members which included Olof Dreijer (from the Knife) and singer-songwriter Jens Lekman. After High School Ragnar moved to Svalbard where he worked for two years and formed the world’s northernmost band at the time, Iris-Magnus. After moving back to Iceland in 2003 Ragnar started studying singing and electronic music at Tónlistarskóli Kópavogs, alongside his literary studies, and supported himself as a music engineer, cover artist, vocal coach, troubadour and jazz pianist before making his living from his own music. Ragnar describes himself as a chameleon when it comes to music: As multi instrumentalist and singer he has performed music in styles ranging from jazz and opera to folk, pop, rock and metal.