This is my CV. It is hard to keep it updated at all times, but the most important stuff is here :-)
Formal education |
| 1995 - 1999 | Norwegian Acadamy of Music, Music Education.
degree: Bachelar
Drum teachers: Egil "Bop" Johansen, Jon Christensen, Danny Gottlieb, John Engles, Erik Smith, Helge Nordbakken
Other teachers: Torgrim Sollid, Jon Eberson, Mikael Alperin, Knut Riisnæs
Composing/arranging: Bjørn Kruse, Lars Erik Gudim |
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Work experience - drummer |
| 1998 - 2007 | The Real Thing
Aproxemately 650 concerts in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, Russia, India, and Pakistan
Film music - "Absolutt Blåmandag"
Several radio- and TV shows
three albums released |
| 1998 - 2001 | Staffan William-Olsson Sextet: Aproxemately ten tours in Norway and Sveden plus two albums |
| 2001 - 2004 | Paul Wagnberg Organ Unit: Mostly gigs at small clubs. |
| 1995 - 1998 | Sandvika Storband: Projects with big band leaders and artists as
Diane Shuur (American, blind singer)
Rob McConnel (leader of Big Boss in Canada)
Don Menza (played with Buddy Rich in his big band)
James Morrison (from Australia)
Cecilie Nordbye (Danish singer)
Marie Bergman (Swedish singer) |
| 1994 | The Norwegian Army Band, Bergen: Served my military service here. Did weekly concerts with new material all the time. |
| 1995 -> | Here and there...:
Bohuslän Big Band (Swedish proffesional big band)
Oslo Groove Company
Jens Wendelboe
Køhn/Johansen Sextet
Bergen Big Band
Nora Brockstedt
Penthouse Playboys
Bunch of Chops |
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Work experience - composer/arranger |
| 2006 | Arranged music for the vocal group Pitsj. |
| 2005 | Composed music for Norsk Jazzforum |
| 1999 | Composed music for Storband 90 - Bergen |
| 1995 -> | Arranged music for bands like:
Sandvika Storband
Follo Big Band
Eidsvoll Storband
Lørenskog Musikkorps
Romsås Janitsjar |
| 1995 - 1996 | Arranged/transcribed 25 "Tower of Power" songs for five horns + rythm section and vocal for the band "Bunch of Chops". |
| 1996 - 1998 | Arranged all music played by the school band Bolteløkka Skoles Musikkorps. |
| 1989 - 1993 | Administered and wrote music to the youth big band "Big Band Blast". |
| 1989 -> | Composing music, some of my pieces can be found on my solo album: "BigBandBlast!" |
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Work experience - teacher/conductor |
| 1996 -> | Leader for bands like
Storband 90
Bajazz Big Band
Prime Time Orchestra
Eidsvoll Storband
Follo Big Band
Statoil Storband
Sykkylven Storband |
| 1995 -> | Drum teacher on NMF's summer school in Nordfjordeid and Langevåg |
| 1996 - 1998 | Conductor for Bolteløkka Skoles Musikkorps |
| 1996 - 1998 | Drum teacher for Bygdøy Skoles Musikkorps |
| 1996 -> | Drum teacher for private students |
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Discography |
| 2007 | The Real Thing & Sigrid Brennhaug - A Real Christmas |
| 2006 | Pitsj - Pitsj (jeg deltok som arrangør) |
| 2006 | Eveneven - Big Band |
| 2004 | Børre Dalhaug - BigBandBlast!(Spellemannsnominert) |
| 2004 | Diverse Artister - En annen dans |
| 2003 | The Real Thing - New Wrapping |
| 2002 | Turid Lisbeth Nygård - Jula Er For Alle |
| 2001 | Turid Lisbeth Nygård - Trollhalen |
| 2001 | Frode Kjekstad - Presenting |
| 2000 | Staffan William-Olsson Sextet - Oak Road Boogaloo |
| 2000 | The Real Thing - deluxe |
| 1998 | Staffan William-Olsson Sextet - Smile (Spellemannsnominert) |
| 1996 | Sandvika Storband - Greenhouse |
| 1996 | Norges Musikkhøgskole - Finders |
| 1996 | Ung Kultur 95 - Spor av Ungdom (samleplate der jeg deltok med Big Band Blast) |
| 1994 | Tomra Brass Band - Deep Harmony |