Håkon Gebhardt
| Håkon Gebhardt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 June 1969 Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Rock, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician , composer, record producer |
| Instruments | Drums, banjo, guitar, vocals |
| Associated acts |
Motorpsycho The International Tussler Society Cream of the Crop |
| Website | Håkon Gebhardt on Myspace |
Håkon Gebhardt (born 21 June 1969 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian musician & record producer living in Trondheim.[1]
Career
Gebhardt developed his musical interests when he attended the Music program at Kongsbakken videregående skole and Trøndertun folkehøgskole. He is best known as the drummer in Motorpsycho (1991–2005). He has also released the album Gebhardt Plays with Himself (2000), and has since 1999 been a member of the band HGH where he mainly plays the banjo.
Gebhardt also plays banjo in The International Tussler Society and Cream of the Crop and in Ida Jenshus Band. He has participated on numerous recordings by other artists, and has played drums and banjo on the album A Couple of Days in Larsville by Elisabeth Andreassen, banjo on the album Essensuell by Postgirobyggets and on the single Fem Flate Øre by the Norwegian hip hop band Fremmed Rase and drums and banjo on several releases by the Norwegian pop group Monster Blomster. He has also co-produced the Åge Aleksandersen-album Snöharpan with Aleksandersen, and the album Hey Revolution Now! by the band Home Groan, among others.
Politics
In 2011 he was the last nominee on the list for the Norwegian environmental party Miljøpartiet De Grønne[2] for the municipal elections in Trondheim. He was cumulated to be the first of the uncumulated, and thus deputy city council.[3]
Honors
- 1994: Spellemannprisen in the class Best album cover, for the album Timothy's Monster created by Kim Hiorthøy
- 1996: Spellemannprisen in the class Rock, for the album Blissard
- 1997: Spellemannprisen in the class Hard rock, for the album Angels and Daemons at Play
- 2000: Spellemannprisen in the class Rock, for the album Let Them Eat Cake
Discography (in selection)
Solo albums
- 2000: Gebhardt Plays with Himself
- As Gebhardt & Mjøs
- 2006: Alt For Norge(Apache Records)
Motorpsycho albums
- 1991: Lobotomizer (Voices of Wonder Records)
- 1992: 8 Soothing Songs For Rut (Voices of Wonder Records)
- 1993: Demon Box (Voices of Wonder Records)
- 1994: Timothy's Monster (Stickman Records)
- 1994: The Tussler (dBut)
- 1995: Blissard (Stickman Records)
- 1997: Angels and Daemons at Play (Stickman Records)
- 1998: Trust Us (Stickman Records)
- 2000: Let Them Eat Cake (Columbia)
- 2001: Phanerothyme (Columbia)
- 2002: It's A Love Cult (Stickman Records)
- Live albums (Roadworks within Motorpsyco)
- 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
- As Motorpsycho with Jaga Jazzist Horns
- 2003: In the Fishtank 10 (Mini-album)
- As Motorpsycho & Friends
- 1994: The Tussler - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The International Tussler Society albums
- 2004: Motorpsycho presents The International Tussler Society
- 2004: Satans Favourite Son (Promo-single)
- 2004: Laila Lou (Promo-single)
Collaborative works
- With "Monster Blomster»
- 1996: Alltids Noen Som Har Det Verre (Mons Records)
- 1996: Vanlig Normal (Mons Records)
- 1999: Stadig Flere Velger Feil (Mons Records)
- With "Postgirobygget»
- 1997: Essensuell (Norske Gram)
- With "Fremmed Rase»
- 2003: Pisspreik (Norwave)
- With "Washington»
- 2004: A New Order Rising (Bauta Recordings)
- With "Home Groan»
- 2006: Hey Revolution Now! (Not on Label)
- With "Nagan»
- 2008: Crawl Piss Freeze (Osito Records)
- With "O.S.A.»
- 2008: Øresus Og Nesegrus (MBN)
- With "Sugarfoot»
- 2008: This Love That We Outwore (Crispin Glover Records)
- With "Meg Og Kammeraten Min»
- 2012: Det E'kke Bra Før Det Er Dårlig (ME Records, Home Groan Productions)[4]
References
- ↑ Gjersøe, Jørn (2005-03-21). "Gebhardt slutter i Motorpsycho" (in Norwegian). NRK.no. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ↑ "Trondheim MDGS valgliste 2011" (in Norwegian). MDG.no. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ↑ "Gebhardt, Håkon – Varamedlem i Bystyret og KIF komiteen 2011–2015" (in Norwegian). Trondheim.kommune.no. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ↑ "Håkon Gebhardt Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
External links
- Håkon Gebhardt on Myspace
- Tilbake med Motorpsycho at Tromsø.no (in Norwegian)
- puls.no Gebhardt: Gebhardt Plays With Himself Review at Puls.no (in Norwegian)