tag:martinhagfors.com,2005:/blogs/untitled-blog?p=6Untitled Blog2024-03-01T17:57:12+01:00TONO/NCBImagine Tom Petty singing The Beach Boys.
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Martin Hagfors - newsMartin HagforsfalseMartin Hagforsmartin@martinhagfors.comtag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/73601062024-03-01T17:57:12+01:002024-03-01T17:57:13+01:00Looking For A Person<p> </p><p>The first new single from the upcoming album LONDON DRY by Aslag Haugen & Martin Hagfors is out today :-)</p><p>Listen to it here : <a class="no-pjax" href="https://ingrv.es/looking-for-a-person-3k7-5" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ingrv.es/looking-for-a-person-3k7-5&source=gmail&ust=1709393914706000&usg=AOvVaw3w0_J04pkeZD7YcMDe6oFd">https://ingrv.es/looking-for-<wbr>a-person-3k7-5</wbr></a>F</p><p>Photo by Marthe Amanda Vannebo</p><p> </p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/32461/edf7489b6ffb1adc78dc31576a49bda542231006/original/145.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="4000" width="6000" />Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/73547382024-02-21T14:28:30+01:002024-02-21T14:28:31+01:00Join us here!<p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1371904123467356" data-link-type="url"><strong>Info on upcoming album</strong></a>, London Dry, Aslag Haugen & Martin Hagfors</p><p>Due out May 31 st.</p><p>1 single coming up March 1st . Looking For A Person</p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/32461/5062741d5b9dcd8a428f383cfb554408a2e18647/original/haugen-hagfors-london-dry.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p> </p>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/66543582021-06-09T18:29:44+02:002021-06-09T18:29:44+02:00Aslag Haugen & Martin Hagfors<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/937c1b53004a09cb732147db963492d78be22193/original/the-table-cry-in-public-foto-marthe-amanda-vannebo.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /> <strong> New music on the way!</strong></p>
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<p><strong>https://kulturplot.no/musikk/2021/om-det-kommer-et-par-engelske-later-far-ikke-folk-ta-det-ille-opp</strong></p>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/64545862020-10-13T17:36:03+02:002020-11-18T14:51:37+01:00New album out October 23 - Sjeldne skjell!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/3bb7d4c1edab09b9ac48d412cc0ddffdfd58be93/original/sjeldne-skjell-meg-og-kammeraten-min-me-22-lp.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Norway's Meg og kammeraten min, aka their English alterego Mr. E & Me and New Orchestral Hits 4 Kids (Naxos), is the act to follow for catchy, eloquent, contemporary pop music for children. MOKM have toured extensively over the years and are a favorite act at festivals, concert halls, libraries and schools. They have had their own one hour special on the national TV station NRK, backed by The Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Their music has been tagged as “The Pet Sounds” of children’s music with the complexity to please the most discerning ear while retaining the pure joy of great pop music. The american born Martin Hagfors (Meg), is an artist, composer and lyricist in his own right and a celebrated collaborator for the likes of The National Bank, Ellen Andrea Wang, Big Bang, Bobby Bare and Ida Jenshus. Erik Johannessen (Kammeraten) is a Norwegian composer, arranger and trombone playing member of Jaga Jazzist. He is also known for his studio work with Susanne Sundfør and The Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. </p>
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<p>Meg og kammeraten min will release their sixth album “Sjeldne skjell” in October 2020, a concept album about aquatic life with magical and enchanting songs recorded once again with The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (NRK KORK), conducted by Nick Davies and augmented by high-profile musicians such as Mathias Eick (ECM-solo artist), Nikolai Hængsle (Big Bang/ Elephant 9) and Lars Horntveth (Jaga Jazzist/AHA/Sundfør/Thomas Dybdal). </p>
<p>The title track will be released as a single July 3, 2020 and is your next favorite super catchy summer hit! Sjeldne shell (rare shells) is a classic tongue twister in the vain of “I see seashells on the seashore…” the song contemplates the visual differences of male and female seashells, night and day shells, red shells, blue shells and why most shells we find, are broken. The lyrics are a homage to Dr. Suess’ absurd “One Fish, Two Fish”, while the exquisitely arranged and performed music is as refreshing as a salty swim on a hot summer day. </p>
<p>All the singles and the album will be marketed with professional music videos on YouTube and social media platforms. </p>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/58220812019-07-12T10:54:41+02:002020-11-18T14:51:51+01:00New Orchestral Hits 4 Kids<p> </p>
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<p>On Sept 13th, yepp <strong>Friday the 13th</strong>! I will be releasing a new album on the <a contents="NAXOS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://naxosdirect.no/labels/naxos-2331" target="_blank">NAXOS</a> label.</p>
<p>The album is called New Orchestral Hits 4 Kids and the band name is Mr. E & Me. </p>
<p><a contents="Mr. E. &amp; Me" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://mreandme.com" target="_blank"><strong>Mr. E. & Me</strong></a> is a spin off from <a contents="Meg og kammeraten min" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.megogkammeratenmin.no" target="_blank"><strong>Meg og kammeraten min</strong></a></p>
<p><em>We challenged ourselves to arrange and record an orchestral album consisting of melodic pop songs but without involving a contemporary pop/rock rhythm section, and it worked! The unique timing of the orchestra is not constrained, and the arrangements give the individual musicians both playful dynamics and meaningful purpose. It’s so much fun writing and performing for a young audience and at the same time, keeping the older audience preoccupied with musical complexity and lyrical twists. </em></p>
<p>Check out our first single with the one and only <strong><span class="font_large"><a contents="Mari Boine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.mariboine.no/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#c0392b;">Mari Boine</span></a><span style="color:#c0392b;"> !</span></span></strong></p>
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<p><span class="font_large">Besides working on my new children's album, I've had the pleasure of writing material on albums by <a contents="Ellen Andrea&nbsp;Wang" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcB1Xfq9f4A" style="" target="_blank">Ellen Andrea </a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="Ellen Andrea&nbsp;Wang" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcB1Xfq9f4A" target="_blank">Wang</a>, <a contents="Øystein Greni" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA1SEBdMDao" target="_blank">Øystein Greni</a>, <a contents="Kristian Torgalsen" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDa6nz-5bPM" target="_blank">Kristian Torgalsen</a>, <a contents="Benedicte Brænden" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUo0JezhQrM" target="_blank">Benedicte Brænden</a> and <a contents="Ola Buan Øien" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2UryDVazWv5vUeywzsLJep" target="_blank">Ola Buan Øien</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large">It's been a blast!</span></p>
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<p> </p>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/48552342017-09-18T21:26:24+02:002020-11-18T14:56:41+01:00Ellen Andrea Wang<p>I was lucky enough to get a call from Ellen this spring asking me to collaborate on lyrics for her new album.</p>
<p>The process and evolving friendship was one of this years highlights, and now the album Blank Out, is,...OUT!</p>
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<p><a contents="Go Ellen go" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/musikk/i-en-klasse-for-seg-1.1026419?paywall=true" target="_blank">Go Ellen go</a>!</p>
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<p>Check out<a contents=" Ellen here!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://ellenandreawang.com/" target="_blank"> Ellen here!</a><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/211d5f7d9b3b45066ce22d23b15ad630cc08b36a/original/dsc-0004.jpg?1505762563" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/797bc07b6db9e55fb01558007d0b783c49525f6e/original/dsc-0002-1.jpg?1505762560" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/46513532017-03-30T09:01:22+02:002020-11-18T14:52:56+01:00Oslo concert hall<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/7ac5f5863c61155f37b924674c4535a7d92c2c28/original/17637047-10154657634259005-9003274057982864661-o.jpg?1490856451" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br> </div>
<p>I'm involved in a new live recording session in Oslo' beautiful 40 year old <a contents="concert hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.oslokonserthus.no/english/welcome/" target="_blank">concert hall</a> along with my muse <a contents="Kari Slaatsveen" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.backstage.no/vare-artister/kari-slaatsveen/om-kari-slaatsveen" target="_blank">Kari Slaatsveen</a>. Once a month we choose the bands that we feel will best suit the room, draw a crowd and are interested in a live recording via the adjacent studio's new <a contents="Audient Heritige 8048" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://audient.com/2016/04/07/asp8024-heritage-edition/">Audient Heritige 8048</a>.<br><br>First band out was <a contents="Band of Gold" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/bandofgoldofficial/" target="_blank">Band of Gold</a>, check out their brilliant first album. The band is centered around the duo Nina Mortvedt and Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen. I've collaborated with both of them up through the years most recently with Nikolai as one of my producers on my Producers, Politics, Passion album where he did a brilliant job producing <a contents="Easily Distracted by Love" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/jE0dCquBw3I" target="_blank">Easily Distracted by Love</a> along with David Wallumrød who incidentally was a hired gun at our Lille Sal Sessions concert.<br><br>There was a little buzz created in the press <a contents="Aftenposten" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/-Alle-konserthus-ma-ha-et-studio-for-a-vare-fullverdig-617972b.html" target="_blank">Aftenposten<br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/a5fd928b4ced8ed56f32d26ce98462694903de9f/original/lille-sal-sessions-kari-i-klassekampen.jpg?1490857265" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a><br> </p>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/44357782016-10-25T10:45:27+02:002020-11-18T14:53:24+01:00playing for the bambino's!<p> This fall I've been around Norway promoting the new children's album and playing for some great kids!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/3defd18db278620fda7632a05a1c8791ef9a5053/original/14724510-10155304455154386-7056553047875235057-n.jpg?1477384977" class="size_l justify_center border_" /> Here's a photo from <a contents="Oslo Concert Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.oslokonserthus.no/" target="_blank">Oslo Concert Hall</a> with <a contents="The Norwegian Girls Choir" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.detnorskejentekor.no/" target="_blank">The Norwegian Girls Choir</a></p>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/43753822016-09-16T15:39:41+02:002020-11-18T14:56:31+01:00Time flies!<p>The Children's album went very well here in Norway, we had a killer release concert, toured through the summer and recieved some rave reviews.<br><br>Looking at my lack of updates I quess things are going pretty good....<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/78f92861062a9951c2351ab6b64ccec3881de027/original/meg-og-kammeraten-min-med-band-og-kor.jpg?1474032956" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;">From our release concert at Rockefeller in Oslo with <a contents="band " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amundmaarud.com/" target="_blank">band </a>and <a contents="girls choir&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.detnorskejentekor.no/" target="_blank">girls choir </a>
</div>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/41587822016-04-29T08:51:37+02:002020-12-07T20:34:30+01:00Childrens album to be released on May 27th<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/c765bc5732f4ea59ea412ca15b7355b304fdfc6d/original/megkammcoverrr.png?1461913150" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br> <em>cover by Håkon Hoffart</em><br><br><a contents="Meg og kammeraten min" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.megogkammeratenmin.no/" target="_blank"><strong>Meg og kammeraten min</strong></a> (Me & my buddy) will be releasing our new album on May 27th. We have done the album with a great rock band lead by <a contents="Amund Maarud" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amundmaarud.com/" target="_blank">Amund Maarud</a> and have also used an excellent girls choir <a contents="Det norske jentekor" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.detnorskejentekor.no/aspirantkoret/" target="_blank"><em>Det norske jentekor</em></a> on several of the tracks. Other notable contributions come from <a contents="Knut Reiersrud" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.knutreiersrud.no/" target="_blank">Knut Reiersrud</a>, <a contents="Lars Horntveth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://larshorntveth.com/" target="_blank">Lars Horntveth</a>, <a contents="Mathias Eick" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.mathiaseick.no/" target="_blank">Mathias Eick</a>, <a contents="Tuva Syvertsen" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/valkyrienallstars" target="_blank">Tuva Syvertsen</a> and <a contents="Martin Horntveth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://martinhorntveth.com/" target="_blank">Martin Horntveth</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a contents="LISTEN!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/martin-hagfors/meg-og-kammeraten-min-gjenta-jenta-05-rottekong-kul" target="_blank"><span style="color:#FF0000;">LISTEN!</span></a></strong></p>
<p><br>I really get a kick out of performing for kids and have as of now fazed out other aspects of my career...For info on upcoming shows etc go <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.megogkammeratenmin.no/" target="_blank">here</a><br><br> </p>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/40409452016-02-14T16:48:48+01:002020-11-18T14:56:54+01:00New singel for Meg og kammeraten min!<div style="text-align: center;">
<br><span class="font_large"><a contents="Meg og kammeraten min" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.megogkammeratenmin.no" target="_blank">Meg og kammeraten min </a> have just released a new singel, <a contents="Gjenta-jenta" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://play.spotify.com/album/13BxwHeocBXpbyQEjBS3sp?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open" target="_blank">Gjenta-jenta</a>, it's the title track off the upcoming album.</span>
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<p>Last year we released an album on Friday the 13th of February, not a smart move as my buddy, Gebhardt chose to leave the project shortly thereafter, superstition?! Anyhow the album got some excellent reviews and I called in another buddy <a contents="Erik Johannessen" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://erikjohannessen.no/erikjohannessen" target="_blank">Erik Johannessen</a> who also plays in my solo band and asked him to join forces, a gentleman if there ever was one and an excellent musician, composer and arranger. He also plays trombone in the brilliant <a contents="Jaga Jazzist" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jagajazzist.com/" target="_blank">Jaga Jazzist</a>. We have tweaked our live shows, swapped the banjo with the trombone the zither harp with electric lo-fi xylophone and the results have been extremely inspiring. So inspired that we’ve just finished a new album to be released in May. Ostepop has been nominated for a norwegian grammy, fingers crossed, but as always I feel the latest album is better!</p>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/35939052015-03-12T09:12:21+01:002020-09-16T22:38:02+02:00Susanne Sundfør<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span class="font_large"><a contents="Susanne Sundførs" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://susannesundfor.com/" target="_blank">Susanne Sundfør</a> !!</span></strong><br><br><br><br><br>Did a beautiful version of my song Scarlet on my birthday a few years ago<br><br><br><br><br><strong><a contents="SCARLET" data-link-label="Vid" data-link-type="page" href="/vid" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#4B0082;">SCARLET</span></strong></a></strong> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script>
</div><br><strong><a contents="here" data-link-label="Vid" data-link-type="page" href="/vid" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/6ca88cc6986943878214d0c0cec1b9f80fddb82a/original/2013-06-16-09.13.45.jpg?1377289234" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></strong>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/34503062015-01-03T10:54:36+01:002020-11-18T14:57:14+01:00Happy New Year & in the New York Times!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/acce46365df3c6e60defd1553e927610ace765a8/original/10890898-893223914035320-93802504-n.jpg?1420278863" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>I'm an environmentalist, I always have been and at times it shows up in my lyrics as in Looking For An Island, Athabasca, Company Oil, I Need To Know etc.<br>I'm active in a <a contents="group in Norway " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/StoppOljesponsingAvNorskKulturliv?ref=hl" target="_blank">group in Norway </a>that advocates against accepting sponsorship from oil companies and was quoted in an article that the NYT wrote. <br><br><em>“Basically, you’re a billboard for an oil company,” Martin Hagfors, a musician, said in an interview in his studio in Oslo’s lively Gronland district. “And if you have any sense that we need to change direction, you can’t be a billboard for an oil company.”</em><br><br>Anyhow, let's start taking global warming more seriously and I wish we could spend as much money fighting a war for our planet as we do fighting the so called war on terror...<br><br><a contents="Norwegians Turn Ambivalent on Statoil, Their Economic Bedrock" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nyti.ms/1K0yYzq" target="_blank">Norwegians Turn Ambivalent on Statoil, Their Economic Bedrock</a><br> </p>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/32804142014-11-13T18:21:46+01:002017-01-14T01:08:39+01:00C+C Maxigross & I!!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/974924c3f326da81f043b9ba4d4562a1091644c3/original/c-c-maxigross-ep.jpg?1415899406" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br><span class="font_regular">Hi!<br><br>I have just released a wonderful collaboration with my Italian friends C+C Maxigross.<br><br>Check it out on Spotify!</span><br><br>https://play.spotify.com/album/5LBQWQwpk6RVHtruoHjeQ2Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/32483692014-10-24T14:32:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:39+01:00November Tour-Norway & Italy<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/1ebf9e9609a623c0c5040cf82a1ccd18fa36130c/original/nov-turne-3.jpg?1414153858" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Hello!<br><br>I've been finishing up a new children's album this fall and now that's it's going into production next week I can look forward to a month of touring, first in Norway, both solo, and with my excellent band, then down to Italy to do a few shows with my friends in C+C Maxigross and promote our collaboration EP.<br><br>Live is good!Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/31363822014-08-14T09:16:21+02:002017-01-14T01:08:39+01:00Oslo in store concert @ Big Dipper Friday 15.08.14<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/a8c0c1344a0f6aa19dacc0942d8728d993235917/original/2014-05-15-12-19-33.jpg?1408000487" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /><div style="text-align: center;"> Rehearsing with <strong><a contents="Anne Lise Frøkedal" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/frokedalmusic" target="_blank">Anne Lise Frøkedal</a></strong> for our <strong><a contents="Big Dipper" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/806221516066703/" target="_blank">Big Dipper</a></strong> in store concert! </div>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/30008402014-06-08T10:46:41+02:002017-01-14T01:08:39+01:00Listen to new music!!<div style="text-align: center;">
<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/e07d6aa9aa1a7a9a00530cc82842f56779a99765/original/hagfors-me016lp.jpg?1396942548" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Buy the <strong>vinyl</strong> here <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bigdipper.no/vinyl/Pop_Rock/LP/Martin-Hagfors-Producers-Politics-Passion-LP-ME016LP-p0000018423" target="_blank">Big Dipper</a> <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://cdon.no/musikk/hagfors_martin/producers_politics_passion-27427414" target="_blank">CDON</a><br>Buy the CD <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.platekompaniet.no/Musikk.aspx/CD/Martin_Hagfors/Producers_Politics_Passion/?id=ME015CD" target="_blank">Platekompaniet</a> <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://cdon.no/musikk/hagfors_martin/producers_politics_passion-27427413" target="_blank">CDON</a><br>Download <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/producers-politics-passion/id884050430" target="_blank">ITUNES</a> <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.amazon.it/Producers-Politics-Passion-Martin-Hagfors/dp/B00KSDVPWG/ref=sr_1_4/280-5447178-9736669?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1402216690&sr=1-4" target="_blank">AMAZON</a><br>Stream <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://wimp.no/album/30011121" target="_blank">WIMP</a> <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://play.spotify.com/album/1nNeNiQUVtMJB0t9Tcu3Xg?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open" target="_blank">SPOTIFY</a>
</div>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/29819162014-05-30T16:38:04+02:002017-01-14T01:08:39+01:00The first review is great!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/e0f4e5a80a549b9adf60baf0a1dd5eaa10401218/medium/hagfors-ntb-2014.jpg?1401460392" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><div style="text-align: center;">
<br><span class="font_large"><strong>Producers Politics Passion</strong></span><br><br>My first review just ticked in from "Dagsavisen" the old Norwegian labor paper.<br><br>And it's great! if you can't understand Norwegian, try google translate, it will most likely be entertaining!<br><br><strong><a contents="The review" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/alle-anmeldelser/musikkanmeldelse/kontroll-over-produksjonsmidlene/" target="_blank">The review</a></strong><br><br>or check out the <a contents="NTB interview" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.nordlys.no/kultur/underholdning/article7387526.ece" target="_blank">NTB interview</a> that went out to 20-30 papers<br><br>And from one of Norway's premier journalist's Audun Vinger in Dagens Næringsliv:<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/32b42941f2c524b57334753ce80005502d31732d/original/screen-shot-2014-06-06-at-9-01-55-am.png?1408000249" class="size_l justify_center border_" />
</div>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/29642582014-05-22T17:47:55+02:002017-01-14T01:08:38+01:00@ NRK P3 with Ruben - Kinky Lovers live!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/965a0d658b770bcb15545aa290db6032f76f9d88/original/fr-kedal-hagfors-p3.jpg?1400773814" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>I debuted Kinky Lovers with my producer Anne Lise Frøkedal on <a contents="NRK P3 radio" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://radio.nrk.no/serie/ruben/mynm22007014/20-05-2014#t=1h17m16s" target="_blank"><strong>NRK P3 radio</strong></a>. The song starts 1:20:53 into the program that otherwise played a whole bunch of songs I've written or co-written such as, Home Groan - Hope, HGH - Dirt Poor, Hagfors - Not Now, Hagfors - Easy Come & Easy Go, The National Bank - Tolerate, Meg og kammeraten min - Sokken min er våt and Hagfors Kinky Lovers! The program also included a long interview with both me and Anne Lise, Norwegian only...Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/29509012014-05-16T08:38:44+02:002017-01-14T01:08:38+01:00Easy Come & Easy Go - new single -<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/9cae32f1bf1ed01a933b06035d2bca13e705a874/original/martin-singles-01-duett.jpg?1399445331" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><div style="text-align: center;">Big day for me, I'm releasing my latest single, it's an edit of the song Easy Come & Easy go , produced by <a contents="Knut Schreiner" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knut_Schreiner" target="_blank">Knut Schreiner</a>.<br><br>Listen to the song on streaming service <a contents="WIMP" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://wimp.no/album/29582515" target="_blank"><strong>WIMP</strong></a><br><br>Available on other services from May 19th</div><br><br><br><br><br><br> Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/28563462014-04-09T13:33:24+02:002017-01-14T01:08:38+01:00Instantaneous Journey To Italy w/C+C Maxigross<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/67625fffd046f4934066444d80fcabfffd3ba570/original/hagfors-c-c.jpg?1396370588" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>I just spent a week recording some of my songs with a great Italian band called C+C Maxigross.<br>The recording took place in Vaggimal Italia in the hills above Verona and the album will be released in Italy on April 20th.<br><br>The recording is to be followed by a tour from Milan in the north to Sicily in the south. We are all looking forward to seeing where the music and our <a contents="instantaneous journey" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://instantaneousjourney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">instantaneous journey</a> will take us, stay tuned!!<br><br><br>Link to the <a contents="label" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.vaggimal.com/pagine-di-servizio/prehome/" target="_blank">label</a><br>Link to our <a contents="tour" data-link-label="Live" data-link-type="page" href="/live" target="_blank">tour</a><br><br><br><span class="font_large">Link to tour <a contents="blog" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://instantaneousjourney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>!</span><br><br><br><br><br><br> Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/27684422014-03-18T21:00:13+01:002017-01-14T01:08:38+01:00Producers Politics Passion is recorded and ready for production<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/9a1fb53255b23d51a1c8a3aac56ee8967fe0d5d4/medium/2014-01-24-18-41-29-1.jpg?1395171913" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="A bunch of producers meet in my loft..." /><br><br>This album had been a real blast to make. The weird thing is how well it translates as an album. 10 producers each got their own song to work with, songs I've written but let them decide where to take them, it's been a really quick album to record as well, everyone got on the ball and now all pieces to the puzzle are ready. The album will be released on June 6th. Vinyl takes a long time to manufacture these days due it's resurgence so I have to wait my turn at my manufacturer, but one song is already available , a song I did with <a contents="Jenny Hval" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://jennyhval.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Jenny Hval</strong></a> called Looking For An Island check it <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="" href="http://enomagasin.no/hagfors/" target="_blank"><span class="font_large"><strong>here</strong></span></a>. stay tuned.<br><br><span style="color:#0000CD;"><strong><span class="font_large">Oh check out <a contents="photo's of work in progress&nbsp;" data-link-label="Pix" data-link-type="page" href="/pix" target="_blank">photo's of work in progress </a></span></strong></span>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/21722332013-12-05T22:28:18+01:002017-01-14T01:08:38+01:00Producers , Politics & Passion<div style="text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/f129e82bcad6c9474283bd5d77fc71c7857fdb39/original/2013-12-02-16-49-09.jpg?1386278757" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /><div style="text-align: center;"> The voodoo team , Knut Reiersrud and myself<br><br><br>I have finally decided what to do with my new solo album and I have decided to try something new.<br>I'm letting 10 different producers/artists produce one song each.<br>They are all artists in their own right that I really respect and they will be able to choose the arrangements , the musicians, etc. etc. The songs are all written by me<br>And I'll do lead vocals. Besides that I really want this album to twist and turn through a whole bunch of musical landscapes.<br><br>The producers have all been asigned a song and recording will start at the end of the year and continue thoughout the winter. We have gotten together and ideas are being thrown back and forth.<br><br>The producers are (ladies first). <a contents="Jenny Hval" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Hval" target="_blank">Jenny Hval</a>, <a contents="Susanna Wallumrød" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.susannamagical.com/" target="_blank">Susanna Wallumrød</a>, <a contents="Anne Lise Frøkedal" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrys_Gym" target="_blank">Anne Lise Frøkedal</a>, <a contents="Knut Schreiner," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knut_Schreiner" target="_blank">Knut Schreiner,</a> <a contents="Knut Reiersrud" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knut_Reiersrud" target="_blank">Knut Reiersrud</a>, <a contents="Anders Tjore," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://monteemusic.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anders Tjore,</a> <a contents="Erlend Mokkelbost" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlend_Mokkelbost" target="_blank">Erlend Mokkelbost</a>, <a contents="Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Eilertsen" target="_blank">Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen</a>, <a contents="Morten Qvenild" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morten_Qvenild" target="_blank">Morten Qvenild</a> & <a contents='Cato "Salsa" Thomassen' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rockipedia.no/artister/cato_thomassen-3666/" target="_blank">Cato "Salsa" Thomassen</a>.<br><br> </div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/d54b46c04163094fd0d3426311af34cc069a3878/original/2013-12-04-14-48-45.jpg?1386278724" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /> Jenny Hval working on a song with my old Elka strings. Say cheese.Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/18698542013-10-17T10:31:36+02:002017-01-14T01:08:38+01:00Horten, Arendal & Kristiansand<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/32f8811ad33251b6d71c6f073bb0330036ce8d1e/original/2013-10-13-16-05-30.jpg?1381998434" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><br>It's this time of the year and I went canoing last weekend 45 km north of Oslo. This weekend I have three gigs lined up heading down the south coast of Norway and playing children's shows in Horten and Arendal then finishing up with a solo gig in Kristiansand for a super nice crowd of music buffs called Acoustic Sunday.<br>Look her for info. <a contents="Shows" data-link-label="Live" data-link-type="page" href="/live" target="_blank">Shows</a>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/13825942013-08-12T12:05:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:38+01:00Children's shows with brother Geb!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/289c21fc6d102b95f5ffbf71597431e4470489e5/large/Geb-smoking.jpg?1377289245" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="600" /><br><br><br>
I just had a great trip down to Kristiansand with brother Geb in our children's incarnation <b><a href="http://www.hghband.com" target="_new">Meg og kamMeraten min</a></b> (Me & My Buddy) <br><br>
We drove down from Oslo in my old <a href="http://www.homegroan.net" target="_new">Home Groan </a>mobile.<br><br><a href="http://dasbootstudio.no/" target="_new">Håkon Gebhardt</a> taught the kids how to smoke, PC as always...<br><br>
Link to pix from the <a href="./pix.cfm" target="_new">summer of 2013</a><br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/10313322013-06-28T12:30:00+02:002019-07-21T11:24:35+02:00Nordlys-interview... <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/6ca88cc6986943878214d0c0cec1b9f80fddb82a/medium/2013-06-16-09.13.45.jpg?1377289234" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="336" width="300" /><br><br><i>My eyesight these days...</i><br><br>
I decided I could let those fluent in Norwegian, not so fluent or just plain curious read this humorous intervju done in the <a href="/files/97607/Nordlysintervju.pdf" target="_new">Tromsø paper Nordlys</a>.<br><br>
The journalist Egon Holstad used to run an excellent record store...<br>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/8594472013-06-02T11:48:38+02:002017-01-14T01:08:37+01:00House concert @ The Wasserman's June 8th <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/01e69634d226a791fa351c75b32791a3408c5cea/large/Flowers-Akersbakken.jpg?1372411917" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="600" width="600" /><br><br>
Hi!<br><br>
The never ending tour for children with <a href="http://www.hghband.com" target="_new">Meg & Kammeraten min</a> is well, neverending and we're <a href="http://www.polarartist.no/" target="_new">booking</a> November and December as you read this.<br><br>
But first, an official house concert in Norway! My song writing buddy Jeff Wasserman of <a href="http://www.freeradikals.no/" target="_new">Jeffrey & The Free Radikals</a> has an excellent house concert series going on in his spacious living room and I'm next up to bat. I've been looking forward to this concert for a long time, I'm bring my 60 year old <a href="http://bit.ly/17LUozS" target="_new">Gibson J50</a> acoustic, a guitar that rarely leaves home and my all time favorite song writing tool. I'm also doing a couple of piano tunes and will bring a super small Fender Champ to compliment the non amplified vocals. <br><br>
Here is a link to the<a href="http://sendomatic.com/asp/v?e=404441310&u=193" target="_new"> invitation<br></a><br>
I hope to see some of you there!<br><br>
Martino<br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/5140032013-04-12T09:50:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:37+01:00Playing children shows with Meg og kammeraten min!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/9123ffab972d207cbb8a8e23d4b426648c9547f7/medium/Korlne.jpg?1372411916" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="168" width="300" /><br><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Rehearsal with Kor Læne<br></span><br>
I'm busy palying with my main muse buddy Gebhardt for some of the great kids spread out over the country.<br>
We had an excellent show last week with a choir in Trondheim called <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: larger;"><b><a href="http://byavisa.no/2013/03/26/kor-laene-med-meg-og-kammeraten-min/" target="_new">Kor Læne</a></b></span></span><span style="font-size: larger;"></span> <span style="font-size: small;">that basically means<br>
"What fun"! <br>
This weekend we're off to </span><a href="http://www.kulturkode.no/2013/01/meg-og-kammeraten-min/" target="_new"><span style="font-size: small;">Fredrikstad</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> and </span><a href="http://www.skien.kommune.no/Nyheter-i-Skien/Meg-og-kameraten-min-til-Lordagsbarn/" target="_new"><span style="font-size: small;">Skien</span></a><span style="font-size: small;">, look </span><a href="./live.cfm" target="_new"><span style="font-size: small;">here for shows</span></a><span style="font-size: small;">.<br></span><b><a href="http://www.hghband.com" target="_new"><span style="font-size: small;">Meg og kammeraten min</span></a></b><span style="font-size: small;"> = <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><b>Me and My Buddy</b></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"></span><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/754332013-02-19T12:45:00+01:002017-01-14T01:08:32+01:00Getting ready for a solo electric tour of Norway Hi!<br><br>
I'm really looking forward to doing a string of solo shows in Norway that will take me to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/289115034549531/?ref=22" target="_new">Trondheim</a>, <a href="http://gaffa.com/live/event/90394" target="_new">Bergen</a>, <a href="http://www.herrnilsen.no/H260213.html" target="_new">Oslo</a>, <a href="http://www.regionstavanger.com/en/Product/?TLp=729168" target="_new">Stavanger</a>, <a href="http://trashpop.no/2013/02/martin-hagfors/" target="_new">Kristiansand</a> and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/155399981278603/?ref=22" target="_new"> Lillestrøm</a>!<br><br>
I have decided to go overboard and travel with lots of <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b>STUFF</b></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span>, I'm bringing my blue <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=396420807036823&set=pb.177737415571831.-2207520000.1361271879&type=3&theater" target="_new">Rickenbacker 620</a>, my green <a href="http://www.homegroan.net/g4_03.html" target="_new">Hammertone 12 string mando/guitar</a>, my black <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=481268161885420&set=pb.177737415571831.-2207520000.1361271174&type=3&theater" target="_new">Roland EP EP30</a>, my blue <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=572141029464799&set=pb.177737415571831.-2207520000.1361271169&type=3&theater" target="_new">Burriss Royal Blue Amp</a>, two pedal boards, vinyl,cd's and clean socks! That should be around 70-80 kgs in my arms and on my back, I'm in shape and the airlines love me...<br><br><a href="./live.cfm" target="_new">Tour list</a> <br><br>
Getting ready! Me rehearsing in my loft with a solo electric version of <a href="http://youtu.be/8cF4XkGQi4w" target="_new">Floating From A Dream<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/0da0113fe452c6c1138663e8ae1624044ec3af45/medium/A2-Martin-Hagfors.jpg?1380725329" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="417" width="300" /><br><br><br type="_moz"></a><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/2826232013-01-17T17:47:00+01:002017-01-14T01:08:37+01:00Art Gekko A quick hello from a great artist from the Yucatan Peninsula<br><br>
Art Gekko<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/f3084414a3c6ba4c7e2de39e27485c92ec0cc5cd/medium/Art-Gekko.jpg?1372411893" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="173" width="300" /><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/2735702013-01-01T14:09:40+01:002020-05-17T07:42:16+02:00Happy New Year!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/bf49f764709b1ce5b07544827ead59b3d0241cb7/original/Martins-first-band.jpg?1372411907" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="640" width="426" /> <br><br>
I've got a bunch of <a href="./live.cfm" target="_new">shows</a> lined up this spring in Norway, both solo and with <a href="http://www.hghband.com" target="_new">Meg og kammeraten min</a>.<br>
But before then I plan on doing some travelling and writing some new material. My brother sent me some old pictures, blasts from the past for Christmas and I even have one with my first fledging attempt at a band...<br><br>
Happy New Year!<br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/2358552012-10-19T12:33:59+02:002017-01-14T01:08:37+01:00Martin Hagfors Band-Oslo-Trondheim-HamarHi!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/4a78b2772d2c1efdea1bd3aa38bbcdcad3c0fe7b/medium/Martin-Hagfors-Band.jpg?1372411926" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="210" width="300" /><br><b><br>
I'm playing three shows next week in Norway with my fantastic band!<br><br>
25 October Oslo-</b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/109367279210878/" target="_new"><b>Crossroads</b></a><b><br>
26 October Trondheim - </b><a href="http://trdevents.no/event/12428/trondheim-bluesklubb-presenterer-martin-hagfors-blast.aspx" target="_new"><b>Blæst</b></a><b><br>
27 October Hamar-</b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/494252880607654/" target="_new"><b>Gregers</b></a><b><br><br>
Here's a </b><a href="http://%20http://youtu.be/HsOGv_Dfjgs" target="_new"><b>video</b></a><b> from our last gig... <br></b><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/2193952012-09-25T13:15:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:37+01:00Getting ready for Italy!<br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/457926dbf9391f677fdc37f41b820851fb4ebe16/medium/MK-lastebil-2.JPG?1372411906" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="224" width="300" /><br><br><br><br>
I'm getting ready for a short solo tour of Italy from the 4-10th of October. The tour is being finalized by my new booking agent <a href="http://www.damigianobooking.com/" target="_new">Damigiano Booking</a>. If you are in Italy and think you might be able to make it please let me know here on this <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/187523794715728/" target="_new">FB event</a></b></span>, I'd love to play for you!<br><br>
I have been busy touring this fall with <b><a href="http://www.hghband.com" target="_new">Meg og kam<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">m</span>eraten min</a> </b>with Håkon Gebhardt and also Marlene Hagfors who joined us for a 2 1/2 week tour of preschools, great fun and runny noses were had by all! Check out <a href="http://youtu.be/c0dijf_JoAY" target="_new">a video</a> of our story telling and singing..in norwegian..<br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/2042322012-08-24T13:25:00+02:002012-08-24T13:25:00+02:00Great new Video from Øya Festival in Oslo Hi folks!<br><br>
I just recieved a video of my song<a href="http://youtu.be/HsOGv_Dfjgs" target="_new"> It's A Cinch</a>, filmed at Norways biggest music festival; <a href="http://oyafestivalen.com/" target="_new">Øya Festivalen</a>. We finished the set with this song and it was a great performance, it's a riot playing with these guys...<a href="http://vimeo.com/user3160949" target="_new">Itonje Søimer Guttormsen</a> made the video on a tattered shoe string budget. Thanks Itonje!<br><br><a href="http://youtu.be/HsOGv_Dfjgs" target="_new">Check it out!</a><br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1971732012-08-07T12:30:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:37+01:00Summer 2012- Øya Festival Hi!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/ffcb6e9f98c4f836eac68ce374465067f4c65db5/medium/Martin-HagforsA2plakat.jpg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="414" width="300" /><br><br><br>
This week I'm getting ready to play two gigs at Norway's coolest festival <a href="http://oyafestivalen.no/artist/martin-hagfors/" target="_new">Øya</a> in Oslo. The main gig is with my band on Saturday which is also being recorded by NRK Radio. I'm bringing along a camera crew and hopefully something will materialize...<br><br>
I'm also playing on Friday 10 at 17:00 for the kids with <a href="http://oyafestivalen.no/artist/meg-og-kammeraten-min/" target="_new">Meg og kammeraten min</a> (<i>Me and my buddy</i>). This summer has mostly been dedicated to <a href="http://www.hghband.com" target="_new">Meg og kammeraten min</a> and the album that we released in June is doing great! We're # 14 on the Norwegian album charts and we're getting a lot of streaming hits as well!<br><br><br><br>
Here's a link to a TV show we did for <a href="http://www.nrk.no/nett-tv/indeks/309778/" target="_new">NRK TV</a>,(remember to turn off the music payer above before watching...or it might sound funny!) we brought along a couple of friends from <a href="http://www.jagajazzist.com/" target="_new">Jaga Jazzist</a> and a couple of new ones and it sounds excellent.<br>
The band.. on guitar, Marcus Forsgren (Lionheart Brother/Jaga Jazzist) on saxophone, Lars Horntveth (Jaga Jazzist, Susanne Sundfør etc) and our new buddies, Trym Gjerdmonbo on drums and Torleif Tveit on bass.<br>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1804962012-06-19T21:19:40+02:002017-01-14T01:08:37+01:00Meg og kammeraten min<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/88916d3af3f5411f46778fd0f7a7ddaa192db93d/medium/Meg-og-Kam-cover.jpg?1380725332" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="300" width="300" /><br><br>
Hi!<br><br>
I've been busy with my Norwegian language side project <a href="http://www.hghband.com" target="_new">Meg og kammeraten min</a>. (Me and my buddy)<br>
We are an offshoot of HGH(Hagfors Gebhardt Hello!) and it's me and my buddy Håkon Gebhardt's debut with a childrens album!<br>
The reviews have been great, The largest Oslo paper <a href="http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/musikk/article744862.ece" target="_new">Aftenposten</a> regards it an instant classic!<br><br>
We have a shit load of gigs coming up, check the <a href="./live.cfm" target="_new">live page</a> and life, well life is good!<br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1554322012-04-07T13:20:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:36+01:00Going to Bergen to mix our new album! <b><a href="http://www.hghband.com" target="_new">Meg og kam<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">m</span>eraten min</a></b> (me and my buddy) my buddy being Håkon Gebhardt are going back to Duper studio and having the brilliant Jørgen Træen mix our debut childrens album, Det e'kke bra før det er dårlig (It ain't good until it's bad). It's also my debut album singing in norwegian and will be our band, HGH's sixth release. The wiz kid Håkon Hoffart has once again delivered a great cover and if you go to this <a href="./albums.cfm" target="_new">page</a> you'll see 10 covers he has already done for me! Stay tuned!<br>
Oh yeah, the Ford logo will be traded for a HGH logo...<br><br><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/88916d3af3f5411f46778fd0f7a7ddaa192db93d/medium/Meg-og-Kam-cover.jpg?1380725332" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="300" width="300" /><br type="_moz"><br>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1479822012-03-14T22:55:00+01:002017-01-14T01:08:36+01:00New home page for HGH/Meg og kammeraten min<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/65202379f43197bc162746942f8931563c7d4d65/medium/hgh1web.jpg?1380725332" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="200" width="300" /> <br>
I'm on a school tour west of Trondheim-N, out in an area called Fosen. The first three days have been amazing, the scenery along the wild coastline is breathtaking, that's once you see past the rain, rain, rain, sleet and snow. I hear back home in Oslo spring has arrived. Anyhow, I'm on tour with Håkon Gebhardt and my old album cover wiz kid, Håkon Hoffart who once again steps up to the bat and is designing the cover for the new childrens album, <a target="_new" href="http://www.hghband.com">Meg og kammeraten min</a>. On tour he's the master of the overhead projector. <br>
He took some pictures of me and Geb. Check out the new<a target="_new" href="http://www.hghband.com"> site</a> I'm working on in my spare time, it's in Norwegian... <br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1455772012-03-06T09:30:42+01:002017-01-14T01:08:36+01:00Children's album, the horn session <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/cde58b4bc3037e08ad12962cd9d39123e33ec7b0/medium/Megbls.jpg?1380725332" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="225" width="300" /> <br><br>
Erik Johannessen, Mathias Eick & Håkon Gebhardt (Zorro 1)<br><br>
Håkon Gebhardt and I recorded the brilliant horn players, <a href="http://erikjohannessen.no/erikjohannessen/Home.html">Erik Johannessen</a>, <a href="http://www.mathiaseick.no/">Mathias Eick</a> and <a href="http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/2010/02/04/lars-horntveth/">Lars Horntveth</a> at Lars' Pooka studio yesterday in Oslo. The players are all members of <a href="http://www.jagajazzist.com/v2/news.php">Jaga Jazzist</a> besides having solo careers etc.<br>
The album is coming along like a dream and we seem to be on track. Gebhardt wore the producers <a href="http://www.zorro.com/">Zorro</a> mask for most of the day while I ran around cracking lame jokes and try'n to convey what we wanted that was not on paper... speaking of, Erik will be writing down our music for a possible future song book for kids. Dots do come easy...<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/5e4afb39fb7f9062f9a97a9cdf41e2ab02393243/medium/MegLars.jpg?1380725332" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br><br>
Erik Johannessen & Lars Horntveth (Zorro 2)<br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1415172012-02-20T10:41:25+01:002012-02-20T10:41:25+01:00Live review Fin anmeldelse i Adressa/ <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><a href="/files/58964/Adressa%20Dokkhuset.pdf">great review from our concert with Trondheimsolistene</a></span>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1401252012-02-14T11:50:00+01:002017-01-14T01:08:36+01:00On tour in Norway with my band <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/3d6226f7c3fdceca74c9c1a1d89d7eea6d548216/medium/Hagfors-Sundfr-Bl.jpeg?1380725332" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="169" width="300" /><br><span style="font-size: smaller; "></span><span style="font-size: xx-small; "><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">(from left to right, Lars, Erik, Susanne, Eirik, Me, Jørun and since Kenneth isn't in it<br>
I'll add a picture of him and his buddy Stian I shot the other night on my dumb phone..)<br></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: x-small; "><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/cfd1c5674dd81aee1d9544b43edca0c22a043f3b/medium/Kenneth-Stian.jpeg?1380725332" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "></span><br>
(Kenneth Kapstad and Stian Westerhus, the bad boys of <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thisismonolithic?sk=wall">Monolithic<br></a></span> caught in a glorious moment of reunion by me on my dumb phone...)</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: x-small; "><br></span><br><br>
I'm on tour this week with my band in Norway, they are all top notch players and all have their own solo careers. We become the big money orchestra on the last two gigs adding a twelve piece string section called </span><a href="http://www.trondheimsolistene.no/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Trondheimsolistene</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">. The first four shows have been excellent playing the towns of Oslo, Tønsberg, Odda and Fredrikstad. On our Oslo gig we had three guests show up on stage, </span><a href="http://www.susannesundfor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Susanne Sundfør</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> helped out on the two songs she does on the I Like You album(Floating from a dream and Hanging on to Innocence) while ECM recording artist </span><a href="http://www.mathiaseick.no/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Mathias Eick</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> helped out on Tattooed On My Eyes and Too Vain to Die. The brilliant </span><a href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morten_Qvenild"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Morten Qvenild</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> also helped out with a synth solo on Too Vain To Die...<br><br>
Check out these players!<br></span><a href="http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/2010/02/04/lars-horntveth/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Lars Horntveth</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> my band leader, guitar, sax, piano, backing vocals(Jaga Jazzist, The National Bank, Susanne Sundfør)<br></span><a href="http://kennethkapstad.no/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Kenneth Kapstad</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">; drums(Motorpsycho, Monolythic)<br></span><a href="http://jbbass.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Jørun Bøgeberg</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">; bass (aha-Junipher Green, Gone at Last)<br></span><a href="http://www.erikjohannessen.no/erikjohannessen/Home.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Erik Johannessen</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">; Trombone, piano, triangle!, backing vocals (Jaga Jazzist, Lord Kelvin) Erik has a new album out today!<br></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/eiriktovsrudknutsen"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Eirik Tovsrud Knutsen</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">; Piano, organ, backing vocals (The Grand, Marit Larsen, Jim Stærk)<br><br></span><a href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Langlie"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Martin Langlie</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">, is stepping in on drums in Elverum, he's great, I haven't played with him since we both backed Erik Bye in Bergen in 2002<br><br></span><a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Hans+Petter+Heggli"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> Hans Petter Heggli</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> is doing sound and tweeking the space echo and phaser....<br><br><br></span> <br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/555882012-01-17T11:23:07+01:002017-01-14T01:08:31+01:00Italia January 2012Hi <br><br>
I've started out the year going on a solo tour of Italy. My musician friend <a href="http://nordgarden.info/" target="_new">Terje Nordgarden</a> (soon to release a new album!) has booked the tour for me through his agency GDN. I'm hanging out with him and Sabrina in Aci Trezza near Catania on Sicilia and use their apt. as a base for my shows on the Island. I'll head up to Napoli soon, you can follow the tour <a href="./live.cfm" target="_new">here</a>. Look <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.352856624726575.90328.177737415571831&type=1" target="_new">here</a> for some pictures taken on my semi crappy dumb phone..<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/79f4fd77ac26719bf3420c8c9b28a928d78dd1b6/medium/Bilde0572.jpg?1380725332" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1207822011-10-30T12:25:00+01:002017-01-14T01:08:36+01:00I Like You Release<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/96f2634edf034377cda4fc8df614054f2f8736e7/thumb/I-Like-You-small.jpg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="121" width="125" /><br>
I Like You has been out now for a couple of weeks here in Norway and is also available on itunes.<br><a href="./press.cfm">The reviews</a> have been great, and I've been busy with a bunch of different promotional activities.<br>
Yesterday Saturday Oct 29th I played an in store concert at the great indie record store <a href="http://www.bigdipper.no">Big Dipper</a> and signed a pile of Lp's and a few cd's.<br>
Here's a link to one of the songs <a href="http://youtu.be/piiv-FREfJA">Company Oil</a> recorded on Kai Mauseths camera, It's fun doing these orchestrated songs totally stripped.<br>
Here's a link to the albums most densly orchestrated song <a href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150431292160622">Thick And Thin Skin</a> recorded by a great kid Jonas who also recorded himself torwards the end of the song. Sweet!<br>
I also visited NRK P2 Radio with Lars Horntveth, Eirik Tovsrud Knutsen and Erik Johannessen and had a long interview with Anne Bøler at <a href="http://www.nrk.no/programmer/sider/kulturhuset/">Kulturhuset</a> which was great, I got to talk for ages and we played three songs live. Last week I was at <a href="http://www.nrk.no/lydverket/hagfors-tar-det-piano/">Lydverket NRK P3</a> radio and played a solo acoustic version of Not Now, nice interview, great people and an ok performance. I've also been by <a href="http://tv-8.no/follo/musicvideo.php?vid=f56026bad">TV8</a> for an interview and a song Not Now, and Lars Horntveth and I got up at the middle of the night to do the breakfast show at <a href="http://webtv.tv2.no/webtv/sumo/?progId=556310">TV2</a> and croak through Floating From A Dream and <a href="http://webtv.tv2.no/webtv/sumo/?progId=556310">Not Now</a>.<br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1182452011-10-12T13:25:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:36+01:00I Like You and me and him and her Yippee, the album has finally been released and the first reviews are sweet! <a href="http://www.jagajazzist.com/v2/news.php">Lars Horntveth</a> and I celebrated in Pooka Studio along with mixer <a href="http://www.groove.no/artist/92148663/jorgen-treen">Jørgen Træen</a>, <a href="http://www.susannesundfor.com/">Susanne Sundfør</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/oysteinmoen">Øystein Moen</a>. They had spent the day working on Susanne's brilliant upcoming instrumental synthesizer album <i>A Night at Salle Pleyel </i>and I stumbled in and helped everyone loose their train of thought..<i> </i>We continued late into the night listening to I Like You, LIKING IT and slapping ourselves <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">red</span> on our thighs...I've been around doing some promo, an early morning TV show along with Lars Horntveth you can listen and watch us <a href="http://webtv.tv2.no/webtv/?progId=556310">here</a>. Some radio interviews, live radio at NRK <a href="http://www.nrk.no/lydverket/spilleliste-tirsdag-11-oktober/">Lydverket</a>, local TV8 <a href="http://tv-8.no/follo/musicvideo.php?vid=f56026bad">spot</a> etc. Life is good. I Like it.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/43e38d3fcb86494537ccb098963a972ffe16bb83/medium/Lars-Martin-TV2.jpg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="173" width="300" /> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/a4677784ae1c773f7615ee1978f7503abf15b0d0/medium/bilde_3.JPG?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="277" width="300" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/404906cdba10596a02787d1fa95de4a3e9dc16eb/medium/bilde_2.JPG?1380725332" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="224" width="300" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/50093c3fdd5bff658decedf0781308acbf014b10/medium/bilde.JPG?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="131" width="300" />Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1166332011-09-30T20:25:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:36+01:00Myggen, The Mosquito song ! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/9ee33b502ca2d58d19c42a0b72fe735f936f42c1/medium/myggen.jpeg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="147" width="300" /><br>
Today my first song in Norwegian was aired on Norwegian TV for kids!!! Yeah!<br>
Watch this super cute<a href="http://nrksuper.no/super/blog/myggen/"> video</a> with a nice music production by <a href="http://www.groove.no/artist/46947974/thomas-tofte">Thomas Tofte</a>. Click here for a link to the song <a href="http://nrksuper.no/super/blog/myggen/">Myggen</a>.<br>
Yesterday I caught<a href="http://www.idajenshus.no/"> Ida Jenshus</a> and band at Rockefeller for their final show of the tour, they sounded great and I was thrilled to hear them play a bunch of new songs that we wrote together.<br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1116032011-08-28T00:40:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:35+01:00HGH session, in Trondheim again. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/6be743176ff5eea5833323e5d2baeb2f0e0878de/medium/Bilde0354.jpg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="225" width="300" /><br>
Yepp I'm up in Trondheim continuing work on our HGH album for kids. My solo album has finally been sent off to Germany for production and with that work wrapped up I made a spur of the moment decision to cruise from Oslo to Trondheim in my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.269347216410850.74209.177737415571831">1961 Volvo</a>. I'll be here for a few days recording and then spending one day with <a href="http://www.idajenshus.no/">Ida Jenshus</a> collaborating on her new album. Speaking of Ida, she introduced me to <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/nicecap">Bjørn Hansen</a> the local tweeter. Nice man.<br><br>
Check out this mean <a href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150353281355622">home made banjo player</a>.<br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1081112011-08-08T12:45:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:35+01:007.22.11 <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/f075f7264015ff238bbb79ffd0faaca4533b4456/medium/rosesermonien.jpeg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="219" width="300" /><br><br>
This weekend I attended the funeral of a young 17 year old girl named <a href="http://tb.no/nyheter/musikere-hedret-maria-med-sang-1.6404911">Maria</a>.<br>
Maria was an early victim of the massacre at Utøya and an unfathomable loss for her family and friends.<br>
Maria was the daughter of my first guitar player in <a href="./albums.cfm">Home Groan</a>, Terje Johannesen.<br>
Terje was responsible for introducing me to my producer and friend Lars Horntveth and the rest of the <a href="http://www.jagajazzist.com/v2/news.php">Jaga Jazzist</a> family resulting in our 15 year + collaboration.<br><br><br>
This sad summer is coming to an end and with heavy hearts once again the creaking wheels must turn.<br>
I will play with HGH at a small festival at <a href="./concerts.cfm">Ringnes Farm</a> on the 19th & 20th of August. The festival's director is <a href="http://foto.no/cgi-bin/articles/articleView.cgi?articleId=39344">Talleiv Taro Manum</a> who was responsible for the cover of my solo album <a href="http://homegroan.net/menandflies/">Men And Flies</a> and the last HGH album<a href="http://homegroan.net/hgh/index.html"> All The Men In Dresses</a>.<br><br>
My new solo album <b>I Like You </b>due to be released October 3rd will finally be heading into production this week with a cover designed by <a href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Hiorth%C3%B8y">Kim Hiorthøy</a>. <br><br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/652462011-07-12T22:45:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:31+01:00HGH recording an album for kids! Hi!<br><br><br>
Well my new album I Like You is finished and is due to be released at the end of September. In the meantime...<br><br>
My long time HGH buddy Håkon Gebhardt and I have decided to record an album of original tunes for kids, so this week we started.<br>
We're recording our first tracks at Gebhardt's Das Boot studio and it's a blast!! We've played schools for a few years now so we feel we know what the kids might get a kick out of.<br><br><br type="_moz"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/c95700dce372a7f19d9d8fc55c5d1e977edc739e/medium/Geb-studio-2.jpg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/b53e5112ad2a13b4435792221988579f9b64a573/medium/Geb-studio-3.jpg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/7103fad1757165852b61e27d9e3ebf797b174344/medium/Geb-studio-4.jpg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1025102011-06-11T12:40:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:35+01:00Oranje KoffiehuisThe Oranje koffiehuis in Arnheim is a great little dive with no stage, no monitors but a small corner next to the toilets designated as the playing field... As Father Seb would say "perfect" I enjoyed myself playing through my mini amp that I carry with me if the venue can't provide an amplifier. <br><br><b>Seb & I, getting our shit together...</b><br><br>
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/8133c2a73cc8353bd520fac1818403ff319f5e8e/medium/Seboranje.jpg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br><br><b>My Koffiehuis mini stack, I bring my glasses along to see it.</b><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/27eba695e431b3129bf15bba6265a015cd122c9c/medium/ZT-EH.jpg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br><br>
A New fan Richard Dreves just posted a Youtube flick of my solo version of <a href="http://youtu.be/3uez0n8Ac2w">Appetite<br><br type="_moz"></a>Here is the Oranje version of <a href="http://youtu.be/uSiJkJOLYx4">Country Chris</a>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1024062011-06-10T13:35:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:35+01:00Nijmegen and playing with a fan at De Overkant in Wageningen <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/3540c9d8e4cc171447d2c30ceea69a3983e140d1/medium/Wageningen-3.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br><br>
I had a good time in The Camelot in Nijmegen, nice town, good people and the last concert of the season for the gang of promoters. A couple of them Nick and Marta also run a small alternative concert promotion site called <a href="http://www.redshoesessions.nl/">Red Shoe Sessions</a>, that I plan on checking out some time. After the show the speakers were taken down and a pool table was put in place, what a team!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/978efb1e8570fb299c93bfdf8a17c96dc8fbf97e/medium/Wageningen-2.jpg?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br><br><a href="http://www.cafedeoverkant.com/">De Overkant</a> in Wageningen was especially sweet with a great listening audience that inspired me to play for a couple of hours. I made a bunch of new friends, the arranger Sander had his shit together and Maaike and Michiel opened up their home to me down the street for a good nights sleep and to top things of, the <a href="http://www.veenendaalsekrant.nl/page/Plaatsnamen/Wageningen/Noorse-singer/songwriter-Martin.720516.news">local paper </a>had my pretty face on the front page for good promotion. Looking for a place to eat in Wageningen? try <a href="http://www.vreemdestreken.nl/">Vreemde Streken</a>.<br><br><b>Playing with a fan at De Overkant</b><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/509d8ee9d1f1f4e971fe8b129666713a1d093eb3/large/De-Overkant-Playing-Wfan.JPG?1380725331" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="450" width="600" /><br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1021692011-06-08T13:45:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:34+01:00Netherlands-June 2011<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/d2f516c6b6a2912586243c6e8b904ed4bc486783/medium/Fries.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br>
I'm in the middle of my tour of The Netherlands and had a gig in Nijmegen at The Camelot last night. Things are going well, traveling by train and meeting some great people.<br>
I'm heading to Wageningen today which I find hard to say in Dutch, <i>oh that place</i> is the usual reaction to my pronunciation... On the first leg of the tour I commuted from my friend Sebastiano Varini's (Father Seb) house in Koog Ann Zaan which is just north of Amsterdam. I've also hung out with Betti and Neils who are a sweet couple, they are old <a target="_new" href="http://motorpsycho.fix.no">Motorpsycho</a> fans that named their adorable children after my touring companions <a target="_new" href="http://youtu.be/2yE3_3Dw_UI">Håkon Gebhardt and Marit Bjartnes</a>. The kids, Mette Marit and Thor Håkon are taking <a href="./files/Mette%20Marit%20&%20Thor%20H%C3%A5kon%20&%20Me-desktop.m4v">english lessons</a> from me ...tbc.<br><br>
Links to pictures taken in <a href="./pix.cfm">The Netherlands<br></a><br>
Betti, Neils & Me<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/a34a5930a0859e5c0a08ac032c557ca2537b330e/medium/Betti-Martin-Neils.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br><br>
Father Seb<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/268ec8d4e75f1932492a6d85f1d6b94304878cc3/medium/Seb-in-sofa.JPG?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="300" width="300" /><br><br>
Train windows<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/cbcfa78e747bf94145389794649249d94fdeab81/medium/Me-train-Nl.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1012182011-05-29T16:10:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:34+01:00Gil Scott Heron Dies at 62-GSH Library<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/aa16bf1fbb45b004e6da90bce498600481ce8909/medium/28scott-heron_337-popup.jpeg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="196" width="300" /><br><br>
I was a big fan of <a href="http://gilscottheron.net/">Gil Scott Heron</a>, I have most of his old LP's and have seen him live several times. I even worked with him once but for some reason I can't include him in <a href="./weeklyleaks.cfm">weekyleaks</a> as I can't find the tape...His whereabouts drifted out of my consciousness until about three years ago when I deliberately tried to find out what he was up to, I downloaded as many recent articles on him as possible which was pretty dismal reading and inspired by the reading sat down to write him a song, I wasn't happy with the song, I found it too weak for the subject matter so I threw it away. I liked the main theme though which is dedicating a library in his name, I mean all presidents get one, even the <a target="_new" href="http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/">illiterate ones</a>. <b>The </b><b>GSH Library</b>.<br>
I spent some time in NYC in late 2009 and managed to see him in concert along with <a href="http://www.backstage.no/web2/vare-artister/kari-slaatsveen">Kari</a>, I was writing material for my new album and we were both thrilled to find out he was actually performing again. He started the concert at the <a href="http://www.bbkingblues.com/">B.B. King Blues Club</a> ( to quote my old friend the late great <a target="_new" href="http://www.rock-bottom-blues.com/">Rock Bottom</a>; A <a href="http://www.dennys.com/">Denny's</a> with music) by saying, I bet you folks didn't think I'd show up! He was witty, entertaining and did some great songs but he was most definately just <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieces_of_a_Man">Pieces Of The Man</a> he used to be. <br>
I also got to see him last year at Rockefeller in Oslo and that was my last GSH concert after seeing him several times around Boston in the 80's, I think I saw him at <a href="http://www.dinkysworld.com/who_frame.htm">Dinky Dawson's</a> club, <a href="http://www.bostonsbestliverock.com/">The Channel</a> the first time. GSH always asked for <a href="http://mofojo.wordpress.com/fender-rhodes-suitcase-piano/">The Fender Rhodes Suitcase</a> model when performing. I love these pianos and I found one for my producer <a href="http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/reviews/lhorntveth_pooka.htm">Lars Horntveth</a> last year that he bought. <a href="http://www.susannesundfor.com/">Susanne Sundfør</a> who sings on a couple of songs on my upcoming album also uses one, and yes it's all over my new album as well. Anyhow, enough digressions, Gil Scott Heron was at his best brilliant and has always been an inspiration. No one could get a political message across like he could and even the most grim satire could have you in stiches.<br><br>
A flyer I kept from NYC. <br type="_moz"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/6e574453ff8d339802cbacb1f0fb986379402df7/medium/SCAN0016.JPG?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="452" width="300" /><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Here's the song I scrapped, I meant well but it just got to mushy...<br><br>
GSH<br><br><br>
They threw a man in jail</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">For a handshake on the street</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">A promise he let slide</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">One he couldn't keep</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Observe an older male</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Belittled in his tracks</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Explosive brilliance</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Of political attack</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Eloquent and sharp</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">He held his dagger straight</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">He'd force us to laugh</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">At tragedies at hand </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">They threw a man in jail</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Pieces of his mind</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Were scattered on the wall</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Graffiti from the can</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">They threw a man in jail</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">For hiding in the dust</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">For such a petty crime</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">We let his genius rust</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Every<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>President</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Even those who can not read</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">Receive a library in their name</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black">With a pardon if they're shamed</span></p>
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<br><br><br><br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1003992011-05-21T13:15:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:34+01:00Ida Jenshus-Blue Nails-Strømland-(Smalltown Supersound)This has been a good week, I've spent time finalizing a deal with the record label Strømland that will release my new album "<b>I Like You</b>" in late September.<br><a href="http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009030509260015934081">Strømland</a> is a subsidiary of <a href="http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/">Smalltown Supersound</a> and a joint venture run by <a href="http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/">Joakim Haug</a><b><a href="http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/">land</a> </b>& <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Peter_Lindstr%C3%B8m">Hans Peter Lind<b>strøm.<br><br></b></a>I have also spent more time collaborating with <a href="http://www.idajenshus.no/">Ida Jenshus</a> on new songs for her next album due sometime next year.<br>
We wrote a couple of great songs together last week up in Trondheim, one which she performed on Thursday at the annual <a href="http://gramart.no/">Gramart</a> summer concert.<br>
Ida won a prize on Thursday and was all over <a href="http://m.nrk.no/m/artikkel.jsp?art_id=17640448">the news</a>. The prize is called Bendiksenprisen named after the Norwegian composer <a href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_Bendiksen">Arne Joachim Bendiksen</a>. <br><br>
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/4f393c5fa48e1ff2072b5c167568e14603019db4/medium/Ida-Martin.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br>
Listening to new song ideas...<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/1d182339c778ba2951d99c4dc803546c2ec33c2d/medium/Ida-fingers.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Blue nails on my Wurlitzer" height="400" width="300" /><br><br>
Blue nails on the Wurlitzer<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/0775c04a51121c78814cbeb4201e156b99cd2ce9/medium/Ida-mirror.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br><br>
Another Sunny day in Oslo<br><br>
Ida has a couple of Norwegian Grammy's under her belt, I had the pleasure of collaborating with this great songwriter on her last effort <a href="http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/musikk/article444637.ece">No Guarantees</a> as well. <br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/1000632011-05-19T13:20:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:34+01:00Volvo 210 Spring cleaning getting ready for Halden May 21stI made time this morning to screw the wall boards back in place after doing the annual anti rust treatment with <a href="http://www.mobil.com/Finland-English/Lubes/PDS/GLXXENINDMOChainsaw_Oil.aspx">chainsaw oil</a>.<br>
I need a clean space for backline as I plan on driving from Oslo down to <a href="./concerts.cfm">Halden on Saturday</a> with amps, guitars and my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer_electric_piano">Wurlitzer piano</a>. <br>
The left wallboard I decorated about 10 years ago with old live posters from my bands <a href="http://www.homegroan.net">Home Groan and HGH</a>. The right wall board is decorated with old adds from <a href="http://bit.ly/mcU3tH">Life Magazine</a> from around 1940, mostly cars...<br>
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/38d85435938b32b92cc8e957d8facbc57688dbc5/medium/210-clean-1.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/ff73dc9a8c0f379f559fe770f138ffc28c812a63/medium/210-clean-2.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/df95cb5caf31aa825d4714fbd44b6fcf58470451/medium/210-clean-3.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" />Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/997212011-05-16T22:30:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:34+01:00Professional comb player!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/abb13ac502ebb00cad2499a5f7f2b5598ccbf1dd/medium/Combs.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /> <br>
I just finished writing two songs for <b>NRK</b> Barnas Super Show (TV for kids) . I went by the producer <a href="http://www.groove.no/artist/46947974/thomas-tofte">Thomas Tofte</a> at <a href="http://www.propellerrecordings.no/">Propeller Recordings</a> today to lay guide vocals on the songs. <b>Jeg snakker kattespråk </b>(I Speak Cat Language) & <b>Myggen </b>(The Mosquito). I laid three part <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/how-can-i-play-a-comb.htm">comb harmonies</a> on the last song alternating with "light metal" aluminum , plastic, and wax paper comb reeds.<br>
It got to the point my lips went numb and I started to feel sympathy for <a href="./weeklyleaks.cfm">real horn players</a>. The songs will be broadcast as videos sometime this fall on <a href="http://www.nrk.no/">NRK 1</a>.<br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/996562011-05-15T22:45:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:34+01:00My Old Volvo <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/41218a75d08749f0294c38905d13235615d42b0e/original/1.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="135" width="240" /><br>
It's that time of the year, after spending Saturday on a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204308982943156">pedal power demo</a>, I decided to spend Sunday bringing my 1961 Volvo 210 out of winter hibernation.<br>
She started purring in no time and the 45 km back to Oslo was pure bliss.<br>
My gig in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160357874026883">Halden on Saturday May 21</a> will our first call of duty this year.<br><br><a href="./pix.cfm">Photos!</a><br><br><br type="_moz">3:27Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/987182011-05-01T19:35:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:34+01:00Mayday, mayday, MAY DAY!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/aaedfd00d8fe8975a364ed45a91eb380127e7e30/medium/Cd-09-H-Groan-20060001.JPG?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="297" width="300" /><br><br><br><br>
It's <a target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day#International_Workers.27_Day">May Day</a> again and as usual the world is in turmoil.<br>
Hard fought for <a target="_new" href="http://blog.amnestyusa.org/us/the-attack-on-us-workers-rights/">workers rights</a> are being discarded all over the world in the pretense of saving a global economy crippled by unregulated banking, housing speculation, astronomical executive bonuses, systematic tax evasion and disastrous military operations.<br>
The ongoing <a target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming">environmental crisis</a> is no longer receiving necessary attention and civil rights we took for granted in many democracies are being taken away from us as clocks are being turned back to darker times with surprisingly little protest. <br>
Meanwhile CNN sent 400 reporters to cover The Royal Wedding and we gleefully sit around with bags over our heads.<br><br><br><a target="_new" href="./albums.cfm">Hey Revolution Now!</a><br><br><br>
Free song, enjoy!<br><a target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day#International_Workers.27_Day"><br><br></a>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/980062011-04-21T23:35:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:34+01:00I Like You-Weeklyleaks-Dizzy The album is mastered, and now for some final meetings before deciding upon release date and with whom I might be working with.<br>
I recieved some old photo's today from my friend Anders Schille, I remember him taking some pictures back around when I was working at <a target="_new" href="./weeklyleaks.cfm">Nightstage</a> and he found a couple.<br>
I was hoping for some from inside the club, but no such luck.<br>
Dizzy Gillespie is up on <a target="_new" href="./weeklyleaks.cfm">weeklyleaks</a> as are a couple of other acts since I last blogged about it.<br>
Shool tours are over, <a target="_new" href="./concerts.cfm">new concerts</a> are coming up and spring is in the air.<br><br>
Stay well<br><br>
Martin<br><br>
Some photos from Boston 1988.<br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/9a9872b4ce5e2ffd82d06bd47eecfc53847cfce3/medium/21042011083.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="225" width="300" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/a77e7399f31e9cc1177f5a73e8c95a834889a709/medium/Martin-Bruce.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="225" width="300" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/ea4e9fe0f58eded4d79e0c77cea8c39b0538f136/medium/Nightstage-Anders.jpg?1380725330" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="225" width="300" /><br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/964302011-04-02T18:20:00+02:002017-01-14T01:08:33+01:00A nice interview with my producer/arranger Lars Horntveth<img src="//www.smalltownsupersound.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Lars-Vulcana.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" /> <br><br><a href="http://thequietus.com/articles/05956-jaga-jazzist-interview-lars-horntveth"> Lars Horntveth Quietus interview</a><a href="http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/2011/03/29/lars-horntveth-quietus-interview/"><br><br></a>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/958092011-03-26T16:25:00+01:002017-01-14T01:08:33+01:00Me & My Buddies I am currently playing school concerts with my buddies <a target="_new" href="./concerts.cfm">Håkon Gebhardt and Marit Bjartnes</a> in Trondheim. I left Oslo in spring and drove north through a snow storm listening to <a target="_new" href="http://Ornette%20Coleman">Ornette Coleman</a>, an orchestrated album on repeat, mesmerized by the lights through the snow from a <a target="_new" href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitrailer">semitrailer</a> in front of me sliding over the mountains and then stopping for an hour waiting for the road to clear after an accident. Marit showed me her studio after fixing it up, it looks great, I'll be using it on Tuesday for a photo shot with some students of <a target="_new" href="http://www.anjabasma.no/">Anja Elimine Basma</a>.<br><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"> <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/7de009df6875e446fb36a35fe812facfb7f35d1a/medium/Bilde0105.jpg?1380725329" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/22989154f0be96131183e936a3931b6b07158c6b/medium/HGH-winterroad.jpg?1380725329" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/a026dac751ea1697518acfef4f0e98096bf77656/medium/Bilde0108.jpg?1380725329" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="400" width="300" /><br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/941322011-03-03T13:35:00+01:002017-01-14T01:08:33+01:00The Lamps of Duper Studio<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/1bd4f610a5d237ae3dc90977f1eabee6391e8593/medium/IMG_7018.jpg?1380725329" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="200" width="300" /><br><br>
Link to <span style="font-size: larger; "><b><a target="_new" href="./pix.cfm">Lamps</a></b></span><br>
Lars Horntveth and I are just back after a week in Bergen mixing my new album with J<a target="_new" href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B8rgen_Tr%C3%A6en">ørgen Træen</a> at Duper Studio.<br>
Jørgen owns Duper along with <a target="_new" href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngve_S%C3%A6tre">Yngve Sætre</a>. Besides having tons of great original equipment they also love light, both the kind that flows through their harbor view windows and the ones inspired by <a target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison">Thomas Alva Edison</a>. <br><br>Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/937802011-02-28T16:25:00+01:002017-01-14T01:08:33+01:00Duper Studio Mixing new album<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/c5f028b921ecba588de98ec4b2e0b57ebb2f41a4/large/HPIM2211.JPG?1380725329" class="size_orig justify_top border_" alt="" height="452" width="600" /><br>
New handheld footage from mixing session at Duper Studio with Jørgen Træen in the hot seat.<br><br>
Click here for <a target="_new" href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150149375195622">Thick'n Thin Skin<br type="_moz"></a> here for <a target="_new" href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150148201915622">Chewing My Nails<br type="_moz"></a> here for <a target="_new" href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150148107655622">I Like You</a> tape phase session<br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/929572011-02-16T19:05:00+01:002017-01-14T01:08:33+01:00Country Store/Fønhus Landhandel & Tracy Chapman<b><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/ef82ba8a53d6a16f460c4a694a67dcd86dd21183/medium/_DSC0092.JPG?1380725329" class="size_orig justify_top border_" alt="" height="199" width="300" /><br><br>
HGH</b> (Hagfors-Gebhardt-Hello!) <br>
We are currently driving around <a target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppland">Oppland Norway</a> playing concerts for pre school children and and having a ball. The roads are icy and the snow is deep.<br>
On one of our daily excursions we drove by an incredible old country store called Fønhus Landhandel. We stopped, bought malt beer and promised to come back. The store was a real blast from the past with all sorts or weird stuff for sale and with a work bench to repair tools and chainsaws out back. So yesterday we made good our promise and gave the old shop owner <b>Agnar Fønhus</b> and his wife <b>Bjørg</b> a short concert, bought some more malt beer and promised to come back...Marit caught us on her camera, check out <a target="_new" href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150140668435622">this video!</a> Notice how Agnar pulls out a couple of pieces of dried fish try'n to show off for future customers..anyone?<br><br><br>
Agnar Fønhus is the cousin of the famous naturalist author <a target="_new" href="http://www.mikkjelfonhus.no/">Mikkel Fønhus</a>. Legend has it that just up the hill on another Fønhus farm 13 people found dead around the dinner table were burried in the cellar during the <a target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death">Black Death</a> of 1350. <br><br><br><br>
Also head on over to my weeklyleaks player and sit back for a brilliant <b>never before heard</b> concert with <a target="_new" href="http://www.tracychapman.com/">Tracy Chapman</a> that I recorded when I did sound for her back in 1987, this was before she released her first album. <a target="_new" href="./weeklyleaks.cfm">Weeklyleaks player</a>.<br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/778312011-01-19T16:47:24+01:002021-04-21T18:32:58+02:00Weeklyleaks Rick Danko- Susanne Sundfør vocals This weeks <a target="_new" href="./weeklyleaks.cfm">weeklyleaks.net</a> presents <a target="_new" href="http://theband.hiof.no/band_members/rick.html">Rick Danko</a>, he's a real treat. The show is from Nightstage in Cambridge Ma. I have been going through old papers and low and behold I have found my old input lists from Nightstage and some of the clubs flyers with lists of upcoming shows.<br>
Yesterday Lars Hontveth and I finally finished up recording the tracks for my new album "I Like You". The icing on the cake was provided by the incredible<a target="_new" href="http://www.susannesundfor.com/"> Susanne Sundfør <br></a>who laid down gorgeous backing vocals on two tracks, <i>Hanging On To Innocence</i> and <i>Floating From A Dream.<br></i><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/807d2fec0dcf680445a50e1a62d10b7d1a788d30/medium/Susanne-Sundfr.jpg?1380725328" class="size_orig justify_top border_" alt="" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32461/ce0878db470e6c23a2055151cad333a7caa4eb3b/medium/Nightstage-Danko.jpg?1380725328" class="size_orig justify_baseline border_" alt="" height="345" width="300" /><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/906912011-01-07T15:30:00+01:002011-01-07T15:30:00+01:00Weeklyleaks & Album recording completion So I finally got <a target="_new" href="./weeklyleaks.cfm">www.weeklyleaks.net</a> up and running and it cost me a used thinkpad to get the windows based media player working. I have got to thank my buddy J<a target="_new" href="http://www.freeradikals.no/">eff Wasserman</a> for being patient and teaching me the ropes so the learning curve wasn't too high. I've got lots of hours ahead listening to great shows, can't say I mind.<br><br>
My new album "I Like You" is still in the making but the recording sessions are now over, Lars and I had a great session with <a target="_new" href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morten_Qvenild">Morten Qvenild</a> laying down piano & keyboards, Morten is really such an enthusiastic and brilliant player. He helped out on my last album <a target="_new" href="./albums.cfm">Men And Flies</a> as well. I owe him one! <br><br>
We also had two different sessions with <a target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombone">trombone</a> player <a target="_new" href="http://www.myspace.com/eriktrombone">Erik Johannessen</a> and <a target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_horn">horn</a> (walthorn-French horn-waldhorn) player <a target="_new" href="http://www.myspace.com/trudeeick">Trude Eick</a>. They added their power and finess to Lars Horntveths grin breaking arrangements. <br><br><img src="/files/34844/IMG_2101000.jpg" class="size_orig justify_textTop border_" alt="" height="600" width="600" /><br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/896532010-12-19T17:10:00+01:002010-12-19T17:10:00+01:00Harp the heaven angels sing <a target="_new" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Lars+Horntveth">Lars Horntveth</a> and I recorded harpist <a target="_new" href="http://www.sunnivawettre.com/">Sunniva Rødland Wettre</a> at the <a target="_new" href="http://www.nmh.no/nmhom/bygg/konsertsalene">Norwegian College of Music</a> on Friday Dec 17 2010. She laid some beautiful tracks on three songs.<br><i>A Voice Dipped In Honey</i>, <i>Freedom From The Hounds</i> and <i>Floating From a Dream</i>. We recorded her with two microphone setups, one being a pair of <a target="_new" href="http://www.neumann.com/?lang=en&id=current_microphones&cid=km180_description">Neumann 184's</a> for a wide stereo spread and the other being a<a target="_new" href="http://www.ribbonmics.com/aea/R88.html"> AEA R88</a> stereo ribbon mic a little closer to the harp. What a beautiful instrument! We borrowed the AEA off our keyboard friend <a target="_new" href="http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morten_Qvenild">Morten Qvenild</a> who will also lay down some tracks this coming Tuesday.<br><br><br><br>
Martin Hagforstag:martinhagfors.com,2005:Post/894482010-12-15T07:30:00+01:002010-12-15T07:30:00+01:00New page, new year, new album<img src="/files/33791/HPIM2170.JPG" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Off THe Board" height="2" width="2" /> Hi.<br><br>
New music has been written, a new album is in the works and once again Lars Horntveth is arranging and producing. Title I LIKE YOU<br><br>
I was fired as CEO over at Home Groan Productions but after some heavy bribing was reinstated to lead this rubber raft over the choppy seas of the music business.<br><br>
I am taking control over my online presence and will keep you informed, give you stuff and generally be more available for chit chat.<br><br>
Plans! Yes I have a bunch of plans, one being;<br><br>
Weeklyleaks<br><br>
I was once a live sound man and have two beautiful suitcases full of cassettes that I recorded Off The Board, most of them twenty years old with some great artist like, Stan Getz, Tracy Chapman, Townes Van Zandt, Bill Monroe, Carl Perkins, Mick Taylor, Astor Piazzolla, Etta James, Les Paul, Albert King, Dr John the list goes on. Anyhow I plan on starting a new blog called "OFF THE BOARD" where I will review the shows and stream some of them for your listening pleasure. These cassettes have never been copied and I just want to make them available so you can tune in and check out tracks from a past gold mine. <br><br>
Stay tuned<br><br><br><br><br><br><br type="_moz">Martin Hagfors