Bernt Moen
| Bernt Moen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bernt André Moen |
| Born |
17 February 1974 Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway |
| Genres |
Jazz Black metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards |
| Labels |
Earache Records Season of Mist |
| Associated acts |
Shining Blood Red Throne Green Carnation |
| Website |
www |
Bernt André Moen (born 17 February 1974)[1] is a Norwegian musician. He is known to have programmed drums in the band Blood Red Throne, and playing the keyboards in Green Carnation. He is also known as the keyboardist in ultra jazz/metal band Shining and collaborations with artists like Trygve Seim, Magne Furuholmen and Petter Wettre.[2]
Career
Moen was born in Kristiansand. He has been involved in a series of metal bands, and is now associate professor in performing rhythmic piano at the University of Agder,[3] next to his career as performer. He has his education from Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California, Norges Musikkhøgskole in Oslo and Berklee College of Music, and has worked as a piano teacher in a number of institutions.
Within his own studio ("Med adgang Steinway"), his own recording equipment and own label (BAM Records), he made is debut as solo artist in 2011, with three album releases, Closure featuring recordings from the period 2006–10, together with Fredrik Sahlander (bass) and Trygve Tambs-Lychè (drums), except the uptempo avalanche "FXG", where Geir Åge Johnsen takes care of the drums. The two solo albums are from a more resent date, recorded January (Vol.1) and in May (Vol.2). The repertoire on both is dominated by relatively short improvisations, often lyrical, quiet and with very deliberate use of pauses. But both are also proceeding showing a pianist with technique, including sound therapy, which enables him to exploit the instrument's sonic potential of slender tone migrations to deafening crescendi with his speedy fingers.[2]
Honors
- 2011: Spellemannprisen "This year's innovator" within Shining[4]
Discography
Solo albums
- Solo piano
- 2011: Solopiano Vol.1 (BAM Records)
- 2011: Solopiano Vol.2 (BAM Records)
- 2014: Solopiano Vol.3 (BAM Records)
- Within Bernt Moen Trio including Fredrik Sahlander (bass) & Trygve Tambs-Lychè (drums)
- 2011: Closure (BAM Records)
- Within BWM Trio including Klaus Robert Blomvik (drums) & Roger Williamsen (bass)
- 2012: Jazz! 'Øh (BAM Records), recorded in 2000[5]
- 2013: Whether It Is Necessary Remains To Be Seen (BAM Records)[6]
Collaborations
- Within Green Carnation
- 2001: Light of Day, Day of Darkness (Prophecy Productions)
- 2003: A Blessing in Disguise (Season of Mist)
- 2006: The Acoustic Verses (The End Records)
- Within Blood Red Throne
- 2005: Altered Genesis (Earache)
- Within Trail of Tears
- 2007: Existentia (Napalm Records)
- With Petter Carlsen
- 2009: You Go Bird (EMI Music, Norway)
- 2011: Clocks Don't Count (Friskt Pust Records)
- Within Shining
- 2010: Blackjazz (Indie Recordings)
- 2011: Live Blackjazz (Indie Recordings)
References
- ↑ "Bernt André Moen Pianist, Keyboardist" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- 1 2 Mosnes, Terje (24 August 2011). "En jazzpianist å regne med: Bernt Moen med tre akustiske album i samme slippet". Music Reviews (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ "Bernt André Moen Associate Professor". University of Agder. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ Pettersen, Jonas (14 January 2012). "Shining vant Spellemann-pris: Er årets innovatører". Music News (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ Wicklund, Erling (23 April 2012). "Jazz! 'Øh". Music Reviews (in Norwegian) (NRK). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ↑ Hermanrud, Frode (5 September 2013). "BWM TRIO: Whether It Is Necessary Remains To Be Seen". Music Reviews (in Norwegian). Oppland Arbeiderblad. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
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