Mads Berven

Mads Berven
Mads Berven
Birth name	Mads Falck Berven
Born	23 May 1977 (age 47); Bergen, Hordaland
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz, rock, pop, electronica
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument	Guitar

Mads Falck Berven (born 23 May 1977 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and law graduate from University of Bergen, known from a series of albums and cooperations with the like of Øystein Moen, Eirik Hegdal, Magne Thormodsæter, Ole Marius Sandberg, Kåre Opheim, Gard Nilssen, Per Jørgensen, Olav Dale and Helén Eriksen.^[1]

Career

Berven received lessons in piano and violin at a young age, and started playing classical guitar with Stein-Erik Olsen in 1992. He is educated on the Jazz programme at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2003–07),^[2] and has played with a wide variety of artists and has many band projects. He was among other things for a number of years regular guitarist in Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band.

Berven play in bands like "Dawn", "Robaat", "Duoz" for "Derreck" with John Hegre, "No får det vere rock", with Ole Thomsen and Ola Høyer and "Kniv og Taffel SwingJazz Orkester". He debuted as a solo artist with the album Mountains & the Sea (2011), an album with Kåre Opheim (drums) and Anders Bitustøyl (bass).^[3]^[4]

Honors

Winner of "Kronstadfestivalen" within the Rock band "BLY" 1994
This years Live Band within Kniv og Taffel" 2002
Bergen Kommunes Etableringsstipend 2008
Vossajazzprisen 2008

Discography (in selection)

As band leader

2011: Mountains & the Sea (Komanche), within his M.B. Trio^[5]

Collaborative works

With Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band

2004: Your New Best Friends (Emperor Norton)
2006: Sharp Knives And Loaded Guns (EMI Music (Norway)/Virgin)

With others

2002: Kevin Keegan (Bergen), with the band "Logikal"
2003: Superworldunknown (Waterfall, Norway), with Karin Park
2003: Hush Hush (EMI Music, Norway), with Nathalie Nordnes
2003: Tafler Julen Inn (PS!), with "Kniv og Taffel"

References

^ "Mads Berven" (in Norwegian). Last.fm.
^ "Jazzlinja". NTNU.no. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Tor Hammerø. "Ny stemme: Mads Berven Mountains & the Sea – Review" (in Norwegian). Spillelisten.no. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Swing'n'Sweet Jazzclubb – Mads Berven Kvartett" (in Norwegian). Swing-n-Sweet.no. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
^ "Kosestund – Trio med musikalsk vennlighet" (in Norwegian). Bergenpuls BT.no.

External links

Official website

Awards
Preceded by Snorre Bjerck	Recipient of the Vossajazzprisen 2008	Succeeded by Kjetil Møster

[1] "Mads Berven" (in Norwegian). Last.fm.

[2] "Jazzlinja". NTNU.no. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] Tor Hammerø. "Ny stemme: Mads Berven Mountains & the Sea – Review" (in Norwegian). Spillelisten.no. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "Swing'n'Sweet Jazzclubb – Mads Berven Kvartett" (in Norwegian). Swing-n-Sweet.no. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

[5] "Kosestund – Trio med musikalsk vennlighet" (in Norwegian). Bergenpuls BT.no.

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