{"id":2885,"date":"2018-05-08T10:34:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T17:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mi.edu\/?page_id=2885"},"modified":"2025-03-05T10:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T18:20:16","slug":"svanhild-skrede","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mi.edu\/artist-career-services\/success-stories\/svanhild-skrede\/","title":{"rendered":"Svanhild Skrede"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#1d202e 0%|#353a57 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#1d202e&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#353a57&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;BLUE BAR&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>MI SUCCESS STORY: <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">SVANHILD SKREDE<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.mi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/svanhild-skrede.jpg&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Svanhild Skrede is a Norwegian born and based A&amp;R Manager at Sony Music Entertainment Norway. Svanhild grew up playing piano and having a love for music, but decided early on that music performance was not something she wanted to pursue. Coming from a small village on the west coast of Norway, she didn\u2019t know the opportunities available in music management until she found a bachelor program back home. Her program encouraged Svanhild to take a semester abroad, where she found the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mi.edu\/programs\/industry-programs\/music-business\/\">Music Business program<\/a> in the Spring of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Svanhild says of her decision to go to MI,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe reason why I felt so strongly about MI compared to other schools was because of all the different classes, [which were] quite different from the classes we had in Norway.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After finishing her course at MI, she returned to Norway and started a trainee position at Sony Music Norway through Sony Music A&amp;R Academy. 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