This Is Not America (musician)

This Is Not America is the name of the musical side project by Danish actor Claes Bang. He describes his music project as “[…] a sanctuary and a creative playground where there is no director making the decisions.” Bang writes and composes the songs himself, and his musical style can be described as a mix of Gangway, Pet Shop Boys and Depeche Mode. Music videos and album art for This Is Not America are produced with help from his wife Lis Kasper Bang who does the filming and photography.
== History ==
Bang started composing music for fun with a recording studio on his computer in 2002. He records the piano and guitar pieces himself (he learnt these instruments when he was younger) and then programs them with other sounds on his computer. Bang chose the alias This Is Not America to circumvent DR's policy of not broadcasting tracks by actors, and to prevent his acting career from influencing how people perceive his music. The name comes from a song by David Bowie, who is one of Bang's great role models. His first three singles Don’t Come Crying, Shameless and Run were played on P3 for a year before the station found out that they were made by the actor, however his songs were still played on various DR radio stations for a few more years. These singles were later released on the debut album Dislocated on 7th April 2010.
Two of Bang's co-stars have featured on some This Is Not America tracks. In 2015, he released the single Still of the Night, featuring Charlotte Munck, his co-star in the Danish police drama Anna Pihl. While filming The Square, Bang discovered that co-star and musician Marina Schiptjenko shared the same taste in music, so he showed her some of his music and sent her a few demos. Once filming finished, they recorded five songs together in his home studio in Copenhagen. So far, the duo has released Who Am I, I Don’t Care and Here We Go.
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
* 2010: Dislocated
=== EPs ===
* 2011: EP1
* 2014: Keep on Dancin’
* 2015: Still of the Night
* 2020: Here We Go
* 2020: Butterflies in December
=== Singles ===
Year	Title 	Album/EP
2008	Don't Come Crying 	Dislocated
2009	Shameless 	Dislocated
2009	Run 	Dislocated
2011	Virgin Mary 	EP1
2012	Imaginary Friend 	Re-released on Butterflies in December in 2020
2012	Jealousy 	N/A
2014	No One 	Keep on Dancin'
2014	Care 	Keep on Dancin'
2015	1983 	Still of the Night
Re-released on Butterflies in December in 2020
2015	Still of the Night (feat. Charlotte Munck)	Still of the Night
2015	I'm Not Ready Yet 	Still of the Night
2015	Will Santa Be There for Christmas? 	N/A
2018	They Say It's Wrong 	N/A
2018	Who Am I (feat. Marina) 	N/A
2018	I Don't Care (feat. Marina) 	N/A
2020	All Said and Done 	N/A
2020	Here We Go (feat. Marina) 	Here We Go
2020	Don't Come Crying (2020 edit) 	Here We Go
2020	Butterflies in December 	Butterflies in December
=== Music videos ===
* 2009: Run
* 2014: No One
* 2015: I’m Not Ready Yet
* 2018: Who Am I (feat. Marina)
==In the media==
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== References ==
== External links ==
* This Is Not America on Facebook
* This Is Not America on Spotify
* This Is Not America on Soundcloud
* This Is Not America on iTunes
* This Is Not America on Amazon Music
* This Is Not America on YouTube
* This Is Not America on Bandcamp
* Pat Metheny Group & David Bowie: This Is Not America on imdb
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