Ola Snortheim
Ola Snortheim (born December 3, 1954, Harpefoss) is a Norwegian artist and record producer.[1]
Snortheim is the son of the folk-musician Olav Snortheim.[2] Known as one of the most important drummers on the Norwegian rock-scene of the 1980s and 1990s, he has played in many bands, often together with guitarist Jørn Christensen.
The most famous of the rock-bands Snortheim have played in was De Press. The group won the prize Spellemannprisen in the class New Rock in 1981, after releasing the album Block to Block.[3][better source needed][4]
Snortheim is the founder of the electronica-group Langsomt Mot Nord.[5][6][7][8]
Ola Snortheim has played in the following Norwegian bands:
- Blaupunkt
- Cirkus Modern
- De Press
- Langsomt Mot Nord
- Lonely Crowd
- Montasje
- Norske Gutter
- Spastisk Ekstase
- Sterk, Naken og Biltyvene
- Streethawks
- The Tourettes
References
- ^ En hardtslående Trommeslager, Ola Snortheim biography (in Norwegian), Dølen 01.04.2004, p 14-15
- ^ The foremost langeleik player in late 1900s, ta:lik
- ^ «Spellemannprisen 1981» Wikipedia
- ^ «På sporet av... Ola Snortheim» (in Norwegian) Klassekampen 09.03.1992, s 11
- ^ En hardtslående Trommeslager, Ola Snortheim biography (in Norwegian), Dølen 01.04.2004, p 14-15
- ^ About the band, langsomtmotnord.no
- ^ Langsomt Mot Nord: Westrveg, Curock, autumn 1988
- ^ Norwegian synth/folk project Langsomt Mot Nord crowdfunds 4 LP vinyl remasters box set, Side-Line Magazine
Sources in Norwegian
- Ola Snortheim Wikipedia
- Ola Snortheim Rockipedia