Editing Denniz Pop

{{short description|Swedish DJ and record producer (1963–1998)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| background   = person
| name         = Denniz PoP
| image        = Denniz_Pop.jpg
| alt          = Denniz Pop wearing a dark blue sweater, leaning over a control board, looking at camera
| caption      = Denniz Pop in 1998
| landscape    = yes
| birth_name   = Dag Krister Volle
| alias        = Denniz PoP, Dagge
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1963|04|26|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Tullinge]], Sweden
| death_date   = {{death date and age|1998|8|30|1963|4|26|df=y}}
| death_place  = [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden
| instrument   =
| genre        = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
| occupation   = {{hlist|DJ|music producer|songwriter}}
| years_active =
| label        =
| website      =
}}

'''Dag Krister Volle''' (26 April 1963 – 30 August 1998), better known as '''Denniz Pop''' (stylized ''Denniz PoP''), was a Swedish DJ, music producer, and songwriter. He was a member of the DJ collective SweMix and later co-founded the recording studio [[Cheiron Studios]] in Stockholm in 1992.

==Life and career==
Volle was born on 26 April 1963 in [[Tullinge]], Sweden, to Norwegian immigrants.<ref name="shinybull">{{cite web|title=20 years since the Swedish DJ, Remixer, Producer and Songwriter Denniz Pop past away |url=https://shinybull.com/2018/04/23/20-years-since-the-swedish-dj-remixer-producer-and-songwriter-denniz-pop-past-away/ |website=shinybull.com |date=23 April 2018 |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="yt">{{cite web|title=Cheiron – En popsaga Del 1 av 5|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhfVqxL6ToU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/EhfVqxL6ToU| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|website=YouTube| date=15 February 2015 |access-date=10 June 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><!-- at 2:24, in Swedish --><ref>{{cite web|title=Jarl Gregar Volle|url=http://www.geni.com/people/Jarl-Volle/6000000028028046505|website=Genealogy|access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> He began DJing in the 1980s and started producing remixed records and later original releases.<ref name="shinybull" /> In 1986, he co-founded the DJ collective and remix service SweMix with Robert Wåtz (of [[Rob'n'Raz]] fame), which also included [[StoneBridge (DJ)|StoneBridge]].<ref name="guardian" /><ref name="shinybull" /> In 1988, he released the track "Gimme Some Mo' (Bass on Me)" under his own name.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|title='A true genius': Denniz Pop, the late Scandi-pop architect behind Max Martin, Robyn and NSync |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/27/a-true-genius-denniz-pop-the-late-scandi-pop-architect-behind-max-martin-robyn-and-nsync |website=theguardian.com |date=27 April 2023 |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref>

Volle met the Nigerian-Swedish singer [[Dr. Alban]] while they were both DJing, and in 1990, he produced his debut single, "[[Hello Afrika]]", and the subsequent eponymous album, which were released under the SweMix label. In 1992, he left SweMix and together with music investor Tom Talomaa, founded [[Cheiron Studios]] in Stockholm;<ref name="shinybull" /> the next year, he recruited [[Max Martin]]. In the following years, he co-produced and co-wrote songs for several successful Swedish and foreign artists, including [[Leila K]], [[3T]], [[Ace of Base]], [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Britney Spears]], [[*NSYNC]], [[E-Type (musician)|E-Type]], [[Robyn]], and [[5ive]].<ref name="shinybull" /><ref name="guardian" />

In an interview, Volle said that he took the name "Denniz" from the [[Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics)|Dennis the Menace]] comic book and then added "pop" to it.<ref name="yt" /><!-- at 17:34, in Swedish -->

==Illness and death==
In December 1997, Volle was diagnosed with stomach cancer and underwent surgery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190314-denniz-pop-the-man-who-created-the-sound-of-modern-pop |title=Denniz Pop: The man who created the sound of modern pop |author=James Ballardie |publisher=BBC |date=4 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/backstreet-boys-millennium-anniversary-interview-collaborators-8511739/ |title='Millennium' at 20: Collaborators Explain How the Backstreet Boys Album Pushed Technology Limits and Saved Relationships |author=Leena Tailor |date=16 May 2019 | website=Billboard}}</ref><ref name="shinybull" /> Though his recovery was successful, he later relapsed and died in August 1998, at the age of 35.<ref name=PSmag>{{cite news|last=Moser|first=Whet|title=Swedish Pop Mafia: How a culturally conservative effort in the 1940s backfired to create the greatest engine of pop music in the world|url=https://psmag.com/social-justice/swedish-pop-mafia-music-world-influence-73966|access-date=25 March 2014|newspaper=[[Pacific Standard]]|date=24 March 2014}}</ref> The video to the Backstreet Boys' "[[Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely]]" and [[Jessica Folcker]]'s song "A Little Bit" were dedicated to him. E-Type's 1998 album, ''[[Last Man Standing (E-type album)|Last Man Standing]]'', commemorates Volle with a [[dirge]], titled "PoP Preludium". Britney Spears dedicated her award for best song at the [[1999 MTV Europe Music Awards]] to him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disco-disco.com/djs/denniz.shtml/ |title=The Denniz Pop Tribute |publisher=Disco-Disco.com |access-date=6 July 2022 |archive-date=19 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919024537/http://www.disco-disco.com/djs/denniz.shtml/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Legacy==
The Denniz Pop Awards were created in 2013 by former members of Cheiron Studios to help distinguish Scandinavian songwriters, producers, and artists.<ref>[http://dennizpopawards.com/#about Denniz Pop Awards – About]</ref> Notable winners include [[Swedish House Mafia]], [[Avicii]], [[Winona Oak]], [[Mabel (singer)|Mabel]], and [[Snoh Aalegra]].<ref name="guardian" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/arets-pristagare-i-denniz-pop-awards/ |title=This year's Laureates in Denniz Pop Awards |language=sv |publisher=[[Expressen]] |date=12 June 2014 |access-date=25 August 2014}}</ref> Cheiron became the start of a Swedish wave of successful producers and songwriters, with Max Martin as the biggest star. Other prominent producers who were part of the studio include [[Rami Yacoub]], [[Kristian Lundin]], [[Per Magnusson]], [[Jörgen Elofsson]], and [[Andreas Carlsson]].

==Awards and recognition==
In 1998, Volle, together with Max Martin, received the Honorary Jury Prize at the [[Grammis]], Sweden's oldest music award ceremony,<ref>{{cite web|title=Grammisvinnare genom åren |url=https://grammis.se/om-grammis/grammisvinnare-genom-aren/ |website=grammis.se |access-date=14 October 2024 | language=sv |trans-title=Grammy winners over the years}}</ref> though at the time, he was too ill to accept the trophy in person.<ref name="shinybull" />

In 2016, he was inducted into the [[Swedish Music Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Swedish Music Hall of Fame |url=https://smhof.se/hall-of-fame/ |website=smhof.se |access-date=14 October 2024 |language=sv}}</ref>

==Production discography==
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Dag Volle |url=https://hitparade.ch/showperson.asp?name=Denniz+Pop |website=hitparade.ch |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=1 October 2024 |language=de}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Artist !! Title !! Production !! Writing
|-
| 1988
| Denniz Pop
| "Gimme Some Mo' (Bass on Me)"
| Producer
| Writer
|-
| 1990
| [[Dr. Alban]]
| ''[[Hello Afrika]]''
| Sole producer
| Co-written with Alban Uzoma Nwapa
|-
| rowspan=2|1992
| [[Ace of Base]]
| ''[[Happy Nation]]''
| Co-producer
|
|-
| Dr. Alban
| ''[[One Love (Dr. Alban album)|One Love]]''
| Co-producer
| Co-written with Alban Uzoma Nwapa
|-
| rowspan=2|1993
| [[Leila K]]
| ''[[Carousel (Leila K album)|Carousel]]''
| Co-producer
| Co-writing credit
|-
| Ace of Base
|  ''[[The Sign (Ace of Base album)|The Sign]]''
| Co-producer
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1994
| Dr. Alban
| ''[[Look Who's Talking (album)|Look Who's Talking]]''
| Co-producer
| Co-writing credit
|-
| [[E-Type (musician)|E-Type]]
| ''[[Made in Sweden (album)|Made in Sweden]]''
| Co-producer
|
|-
| rowspan=5|1995
| [[3T]]
| ''[[Brotherhood (3T album)|Brotherhood]]''
| Co-producer
| Co-writing credit on "[[Gotta Be You (3T song)|Gotta Be You]]"
|-
| Ace of Base
| ''[[The Bridge (Ace of Base album)|The Bridge]]''
| Co-producer
|
|-
| [[Herbie Crichlow|Herbie]]
| ''Fingers''
| Co-producer
| Co-writing credit
|-
| [[Rednex]]
| ''[[Sex & Violins]]''
| Co-producer
|
|-
| [[Robyn]]
| ''[[Robyn Is Here]]''
| Co-producer
| Co-writing credit on "[[Do You Know (What It Takes)]]"
|-
| rowspan=4|1996
| [[Backstreet Boys]]
| ''[[Backstreet Boys (1996 album)|Backstreet Boys]]''
| Co-producer
| Co-writing credit on "[[We've Got It Goin' On]]", "I Wanna Be with You", "Nobody But You"
|-
| E-Type
| ''[[The Explorer (album)|The Explorer]]''
| Co-producer
|
|-
| Leila K
| ''[[Manic Panic (album)|Manic Panic]]''
| Co-producer
|
|-
| [[2 Unlimited#Band members|Michèle]]
| "Do Me Baby" (single)
| Co-producer
| Co-writing credit
|-
| rowspan=2|1997
| [[NSYNC]]
| ''[[NSYNC (album)|NSYNC]]''
| Co-producer
| Co-writing credit on "[[I Want You Back (NSYNC song)|I Want You Back]]"
|-
| Backstreet Boys
|''[[Backstreet's Back]]''
| Co-producer
| Co-writing credit on "[[Everybody (Backstreet's Back)]]", "That's the Way I Like It",
|-
| rowspan=2|1998
| [[Five (group)|5ive]]
| ''[[Five (Five album)|5ive]]''
| Co-producer
| Co-writing credit on "[[Slam Dunk (Da Funk)]]", "Partyline 555-On-Line", "Don't You Want It", "Straight Up Funk"
|-
| [[Jessica Folcker|Jessica]]
| ''Jessica''
| Co-producer
| Co-writing credit
|-
|}

==References==  
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190314-denniz-pop-the-man-who-created-the-sound-of-modern-pop "Denniz Pop: The man who created the sound of modern pop"], by James Ballardie, for the [[BBC]]
* [https://www.kingmagazine.se/kungen-av-pop/ "The king of pop"], by Niklas Natt och Dag {{in lang|sv}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs artist}}
* [http://www.disco-disco.com/djs/denniz.html Denniz Pop @ Disco-Disco.com]

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[[Category:Swedish people of Norwegian descent]]
[[Category:Swedish record producers]]
[[Category:Swedish songwriters]]
[[Category:Deaths from stomach cancer in Sweden]]
[[Category:People from Botkyrka Municipality]]