Living two dreams

The Umeå band Deportees seems to be loved by everyone - music enthusiasts as well as seasoned industry professionals. Peder Stenberg, the group's vocalist, successfully combines the role of group frontman with an academic career. "I believe people listen and understand that our music is important. That it is about the present and created for just the right reasons," says Peder Stenberg. That it became music seems almost inevitable. Peder Stenberg describes his childhood in Vindeln, fifty kilometres west of Umeå, as a perfect mix of opportunity and boredom. Umeå - a bus ride away - with a music scene that was always cooking with jazz, rock, punk, hardcore and pop, became a source of inspiration and a reason why Peder Stenberg, brother Anders and friends spent most of their time in the rehearsal room.