Official Biography Ace of Base Page 4
Ulf himself agrees with a bit of both descriptions. "I have chosen to build my life around all this and, since the band opens doors, I have met and got to know a lot of interesting people in all kinds of areas presidents, actors, musicians, business gurus, and I realized early the value of building a strong global network reaching the whole spectra. I work with several different projects, including my company Legion that is a commercial asset creator, creating entertainment and sports properties for bluechip companies. I was also the senior advisor to Team SEB in the Volvo Ocean Race, which brought me round the world once again. However, these are the fruits of Ace Of Base's success and Ulf hasn't lost focus. He is more engaged in the musical aspects than some may think. Constantly traveling, he is the one who can see how pop and club music develops among the young. He has also written or co-written at least 30 songs since the last album. "Of course I would love to have more of my own songs on the new album, but my main priority is that the album as a whole is as good as it can be".
Contrary to some reports, Ace Of Base never split up. Most bands spend time apart once in a while. "I think we're as close as any band", says Jenny. "In addition to that, three of us are actually family, which, to us, is more important than anything else". "There's this myth that members in pop bands always hang out together, live together and wear each others' shirts" smiles Jonas. "I think that those are a rare breed, most bands get together to write, record or travel". Jenny and Linn have also had the unique possibility of often having access to their brother's studio, The Barn (situated in a barn that used to belong to Jonas great grandfather) for vocal overdubs when they were in the mood to sing. Other vocals were recorded in Stockholm at LaCarr Studios and Pile Studios, but also in Hamburg, where some production work was done as well.