Bent Sæther

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Bent Sæther

Motorpsycho with Bent Sæther to the right, live at Studenten, Steinkjer, 2008-04-18
Background information
Born (1969-02-18) 18 February 1969
Oslo
Origin  Norway
Genres Rock
Occupations Musician, composer, producer
Instruments Multi instrumentalist & vocalsist
Associated acts Motorpsycho
The International Tussler Society
Notable instruments
Music Man Stingray

Bent Sæther (born 18 February 1969 in Oslo, Norway) is the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of the Norwegian psychedelic rock band Motorpsycho from the start in 1989.[1][2]

Background

Sæther grew up in an apparment complex in Ammerud before moving to the more rural Ski, and to the family farm in Snåsa in Nord-Trøndelag at ten. He went to high school in Steinkjer, and attended the Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet in Trondheim, taking university courses in English and Social anthropology completing the former.[1]

Career

In 1989 he started Motorpsycho with Hans Magnus Ryan and Håkon Gebhardt. He also started the country rock band The International Tussler Society in 1993. 2012 saw Bent Sæther as producer for three Norwegian record, two of which are considered two of Norway’s “four great” rock bands; deLillos’s Vi er på vei, vi kanke snu and Dumdum Boys’s Ti Liv. In addition, he produced the self-titled debut album of the country rock band The South.[3][4]

Honors

  • Spellemannprisen 1996 in the class Rock, within Motorpsycho for the album Blissard
  • Spellemannprisen 1997 in the class Hardrock, within Motorpsycho for the album Angels and Daemons at Play
  • Spellemannprisen 2000 in the class Rock, within Motorpsycho for the album Let Them Eat Cake
  • Edvard Prize 2010 for the album Child of the Future[5]

Discography

Motorpsycho albums

As Motorpsycho & Friends

  • 1994: The Tussler - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

As Motorpsycho & Ståle Storløkken

As The International Tussler Society

Live albums (Roadworks)

  • 1999: Roadwork Vol. 1: Heavy Metall Iz A Poze, Hardt Rock Iz A Laifschteil (Stickman Records), live in Europe 1998
  • 2000: Roadwork Vol. 2: The Motor Source Massacre (Stickman Records), with The Source & Deathprod live at Kongsberg Jazzfestival 1995
  • 2008: Roadwork Vol. 3: The Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse (included in the double DVD release "Haircuts")
  • 2011: Roadwork Vol. 4 – Intrepid Skronk
  • 2011: Strings Of Stroop - Motorpsycho Live At Effenaar (limited edition vinyl)

Collaborations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bent Sæther Biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2013-08-12. 
  2. ↑ "Motorpsycho Biography". LyricsFreak.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12. 
  3. ↑ Kristiansen, Kai (2008-04-18). "Bent fram" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Retrieved 2013-08-12. 
  4. ↑ Lees, David. "Motorpsycho: the perils of conquering England". SonicShocks.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12. 
  5. ↑ "Edvardprisen til Motorpsycho". Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. 
  6. ↑ "Bent Sæther Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12. 

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