NEWS
On this page I will try to keep you up to date on the things I´m doing at the moment and near future
March
I will be in Seville until 17 of march, then I go to Varanasi, India to work with Amit Bhattacharya
February 2008
Doing another school project, this time a composition project at Loddefjordskole in Bergen, working with musicians from BIT 20
And we had a private releaseparty for the Meelodi album Amedei, wich is now on sale on www.cdbaby.com
January 2008
I have been working with a school project organized by Opera Vest at Fjellsdalen skole in Bergen where the students created and performed an opera during 2 weeks
December 2007:
I´m still in Seville studying and working. I also met some great musicians whom I play with, among them the multi percussionist Francois Taillefer from Canada, check out his myspace www.myspace.com/francoistaillefer
November 2007:
Spain, Seville!! I´m in Seville studying the flamenco guitar and working with guitarist Oscar Lago , composing and rehearsing material for the concerts we are doing in 2008.
October 2007:
I´m doing a composition project at a school in Bergen with Jim Lassen, a fagottplayer from Bergen Philharmonic Orcestra.
I Also finished mixing the Meelodi record, wich is now ready for mastering and release in january 2008
We also did som concerts with Barrio this month, promoting our album. It´s now available on www.cdbaby.com and for download on Itunes.
" Strengene Forteller" was so popular we had to do 6 more concerts this month :-)
September 2007:
Me and Alejandro goya are doing 24 school concerts this month with a production presenting music and instruments from contries in Latinamerica.
I also did some concerts with Barrio and Rød Karma
The Barrio Record "Ciudad sin Tiempo" is in the stores now. Read the review in BT at
The release concert at Logen Bar was a success, full house and a good atmosphere.
Check out the review of the concert at Øya festivalen with Bjørn Torske Storband.
It was a real fun experience and there are plans to do more gigs.
-The 11 of August I`m playing with Bjørn Torske
Big Band at Øyafestivalen in Oslo.
_ 14 June 2007 I play at Hinsides with the Tangoquintet: Rød Karma (previously
Olinmato)
-RELEASE OF THE BARRIOTRIOS DUBUTRECORD”" Ciudad sin tiempo".
official Release date is set to 23 of August at
Logen Bar. It will be a concert with barriotrio and some wonderful guestsmusicians
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-Studying Oud in Damaskus.
In may I was in Damaskus in Syria to study Oud for 8 days. I studied with
the exellent oud player Nabil Shahin Milana who is a student at the Conservatorium
in Damaskus.
-In April and May I was doing 24 concerts/workshops
with flamencodancer Danitza Olea in schools in Bergen
:-) I have been granted a Scolarship from
Fond For Utøvende Kunstnere to study flamencoguitar in Sevilla, Spain in december
2007. I will also use this oportunity to work with the guitarduo/trio project with
Oscar Lago and Andres Martinez who lives there
-During April, May and June I have been working
on some composition projects organised by Bit20 and Rikskonsertene in
schools in Bergen and Stord.
-3 may; Ole plays with Neoprene Lizards at Logen
bar 21.00
-8 april; Ullan Gensa Concert at Sound of Mu in oslo
-21 mars at Logen Bar; Flamencojazz concert together with guitarist Oscar
Lago, Luis Aguilera-perc and Magne Thormodseter-bass at 20.00