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Artist
Knut Bjørnar Asphol
12+ albums
ambientjazzexperimental
about
From his own site: With more than 15 years of experience as a professional musician, music producer, mastering engineer, and song writer, Knut Bjørnar Asphol has worked with numerous bands and artists within a variety of genres. Unparalleled knowledge and insight into music production and the music business has enabled him to contribute his own productions to the Eurovision Song Contest, as well as other nationally televised charity events and even film scores. An ever-growing resume includes the participation in over 200 released albums, including production duties on the latest release from 2009's Eurovision Song Contest winner - Alexander Rybak - entitled "Visa vid vindens ängar". A former member of the band Postscriptum (2005-2009), Asphol has also been a long time member of the band 7 Days and a Miracle. Born in Molde, Norway, Knut Bjørnar wasted little time to begin his journey with music. First playing the guitar at the tender age of 6, it was not long before he had written and recorded more than 80 songs on a cassette recorder for his nearest and dearest family members - and all before his 13th birthday. Early on, he was heavily influenced by bands such as Kiss and Deep Purple, and spent the majority of his time practicing scales, chords, solos, and mimicking his heros' stage moves in front of the mirror. The town of Molde annually plays host to one of the world's most celebrated jazz festivals - the Molde International Jazz Festival. This festival proved to be a ke
