Stephan Meidell
| Stephan Meidell | |
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Meidell at the 2016 Nattjazz. | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
17 December 1982 Kristiansand, Vest-Agder |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz, impro |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Associated acts |
Mr. Eart Cakewalk The Sweetest Thrill Strings & Timpani Vanilla Riot Velkro Erlend Apneseth Trio |
| Website |
stephanmeidell |
Stephan Meidell (born 17 December 1982 in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer living in Bergen.
Biography
Meidell studied jazz at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (2004-2008), and uses his background in jazz and improvised music within rock, pop music, noise and sound art in bands like Cakewalk, Krachmacher, Velkro, The Sweetest Thrill, and Vanilla Riot.
Meidell started the concert series Playdate in 2009 and has been chairman of Ny Musikk Bergen (New Music Bergen) in the period 2012-2014. He got brilliant reviews for his solo debut album Cascades (2014),[1] and for his commissioned opening concert Voice & Strings & Timpani for the 2016 Nattjazz. In addition to co-composer Øyvind Hegg-Lunde, with musicians like Mari Kvien Brunvoll, Eva Pfitzenmaier, Kim Åge Furuhaug, and Stein Urheim.[2][3] He is also a music critic for the Norwegian newspaper Bergens Tidende.[4]
Discography
Solo album
Collaborations
- With 'Mr. Eart'
- 2007: Facts In The Case Of The Mysterious Pop Murders (Neuklang)
- With 'Vanilla Riot'
- 2009: Stitch (AIM Sound City)
- With 'Velkro'
- 2011: The Future Of The Past (Pling Music)
- 2014: Don't Wait For The Revolution (Clean Feed)
- With 'Krachmacher'
- 2012: Paratrooper (Klangkollektivet)
- With 'Cakewalk', trio including Ivar Loe Bjørnstad and Øystein Skar
- 2012: Wired (Hubro)
- 2013: Transfixed (Hubro)
- With 'The Sweetest Thrill'
- 2012: Jewellery (Playdate Records)
- 2014: Strings & Timpani (Klangkollektivet)
- With Erlend Apneseth
- 2013: Blikkspor» (Heilo)
- 2016: Det Andre Rommet (Hubro), with Erlend Apneseth Trio
- With 'Strings & Timpani'
- 2016: Hyphen (Hubro)[6]
References
- ↑ "Stephan Meidell // Bastard Bar // 5 oktober". Nordlys (in Norwegian). 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ "Lokalt bestillingsverk" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ↑ "Storveies hypnotisk psykedelia: Dersom Pink Floyd hadde vært på Nattjazz i 1970…". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ Meidell, Stephan. "Gnistfri goovejazz". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ "Stephan Meidell: Cascades". Hubro. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ "Stephan Meidell". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
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