I am Norwegian Composer based in Gothenburg, Sweden.  I have studied in Norway, Sweden and London and have a broad experience in writing in different styles, to a brief and a deadline. 

In august of 2016 I travelled to Rumania, Serbia and Turkey, recording musicians in these places. I chose this area because of the journeys that the vikings made in Eastern Europe and Russia/ Ukraine but also because of the journeys I have made personally as a composer over the years. When I returned to Sweden, I invited folk Swedish folk musicians to my studio to record in a similar fashion. These recording have now been made into an album with two more to be made at a later stage. I label the music I have made viking music. I want to be inspired by smaller musical settings from a era where art music was not as different from folk music as it is today. However, I do not want or need it to be authentic as in sounding the same. I am more interested in processes and cultural meeting points. My music is inspired by the vikings but not a relic of the past. For me it is a pathway to the future.

FLYT is a concept concert with strong visual identity where audience and musicians can meet and interact as they explore their own musicality and traditions within specific framework. This framework consists of a simple melodi, a musical backdrop and certain ways of performing. I am looking for intimacy, minimalism and honesty as the musicians perform the melodies and improvise based on these. I am looking for musicians that are rooted in their traditions but are able to venture into other realms as well. The framework is flexible enough to incorporate a varying number of musicians as well a different musical traditions.

The word FLYT can be used in the same way as FLOW in English, that you get more energy out of a process than what you put it. You touch on something other that gives you a push, and receive more than what you asked for.

6 seasons Freej (Animated TV series, Dubai)
1 season Mandoos (Animated TV series , Dubai)
Ads Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab (Dubai)
Opening Dubai International Film Festival 2011
Launch Freej Folklore (2009)
Launch Emal (Dubai, 2007)
Main theme song World Cup Handball (Qatar, 2015)
Handy (2013, feature film, Italy)

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