Stig Gustu Larsen
Stig Gustu Larsen is a singer/songwriter from Norway. He was born in a small town in Hedmark, Norway. Started playing guitar and drums at the age of 5 and is the former frontman of the rock band "GUSTU". Signed with CaliCanWait Records in 2017.
The Band
In 2005 he formed the band “GUSTU” after having a minor hit with the song “Jupiter & Mars”. The song hit national radio in late 2005 and trough early 2006. Resulting in a Norwegian tour with the legendary shock-rockers “Surferosa”. Later on the band released the song “Love/Hate Collide”, making it to local radio stations in California, USA. The song later got released in Asia and the band did a huge tour in China in 2010. “Love/Hate Collide” made it to the top of the local Norwegian music chart “Topp 8” on NRK P1 (H/O) and was number one for 10 weeks.
After releasing the single “Next December” the band did a few shows in Norway, before the last Farwell show at Hard Rock Café in Oslo, Norway.
Solo
After 8 years in the name of rock n roll, “GUSTU” front man, Stig Gustu Larsen started recording new songs. This time it’s more pop and singer/songwriter style, with rock n roll and indie undertones. The first single, Finding Home, was released September 12, 2014, and debuted at number 9 on the Norwegian iTunes charts. Finding Home also got picked up by radio all over the world, and the first airing of the song was on 89.5 Subic Bay Radio in the Philippines.
The full EP was released November 21, 2014 and includes four tracks.
1. Falling
2. Over You
3. Finding Home
4. The Dissolution
Stig recorded all the instruments, wrote all the songs and sang all the vocals. Stig is also the producer of the record. The mix was done by Stig Gustu Larsen and Blake Eiseman and the mastering was handled by Colin Leonard. Eisman and Leonard has several Grammy nominations between them and worked with some of the greatest artist in the world, like Justin Bieber. The EP debuted at number 5 on the iTunes album charts.
Late in 2014 and out into 2015 Stig did his first solo tour in cities like Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Hamar. Stig also did a live performance at NRK, TV2, Nettavisen.no, Radio Riks and Radio Randsfjord.
In November 2015 Stig released the single "The Stars Align Tonight". The song was performed on NRK radio and TV in September 2015.
The second EP "Lifelines + Echoes" debuted at number 1 at the Norwegian iTunes charts and included a total of five tracks.
1. City of Ember
2. Come Home
3. Lifeline
4. Next Year
5. Walk it off
Radio Riks Oslo aired the whole record from start to finish at a Stig Gustu Larsen special at the date of the release.
In 2017 the third EP will be released and this is a live record including 4 tracks.
1. The Way I Love You
2. Last day of june
3. Walk it off
4. Next Year
Discography
- Album
- 2010: Love/Hate Collide (aka GUSTU) (China) (GUSTU)
- 2018: "In The End, The Best of GUSTU (GUSTU)
- Compilations
- 2008: Riot on Sunset (USA) 272 Records (GUSTU)
- 2009: Det beste fra Hedmark (Norway) (GUSTU)
- 2010: Norwegian Wood (China) (GUSTU)
- 2011: Sounds from the underground Vol 1 (Norway) (GUSTU)
- Singles
- 2009: Love/Hate Collide (USA/Norway) (GUSTU)
- 2010: Love/Hate Collide (China) (GUSTU)
- 2012: Losing Control (GUSTU)
- 2013: Better (GUSTU)
- 2013: Next December (GUSTU)
- 2014: Finding Home (solo)
- 2015: The Stars Align Tonight (solo)
- 2017: Last day of June (solo)
- 2017: The Way I Love You (solo)
- EP
- 2009: "Love/Hate Collide" (GUSTU)
- 2013: "White Noise" (GUSTU)
- 2014: Finding Home (solo)
- 2016: Lifelines + Echoes (solo)
- 2017: Oslo+Live (solo)
References
- Stig Gustu Larsen on JamsPhere Magazine
- Stig Gustu Larsen on Stepkid.com
- Stig Gustu Larsen on Sleepingbag Studio podcast
- Stig Gustu Larsen on Entertwine.net
- Stig Gustu Larsen on Ostlendingen.no
- Stig Gustu Larsen on Hamar Dagblad
- Stig Gustu Larsen at NRK
External links
- Official website
- Stig Gustu Larsen on JamsPhere Magazine
- Stig Gustu Larsen on Stepkid.com
- Stig Gustu Larsen on Sleepingbag Studio podcast