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Occupation (s) Musician, composer. Instrument (s) Piano, keyboards. Labels. Propeller Recordings. Website. www .oysteinskar .com. Øystein Skar (born 15 October 1985 in Vinstra, Norway) is a Norwegian pianist and composer, known from bands like Cakewalk, Glow, Highasakite and Klang Kollektif.
Highasakite (– 2017) Musikalsk karriere. Sjanger. Jazz. Instrument. Piano. Plateselskap. Propeller Recordings. Øystein Skar (født 15. oktober 1985 i Vinstra) er en norsk pianist og komponist, kjent fra band som Cakewalk, Glow, Highasakite og Klang Kollektif, og er for tiden medlem i bandet LÖV.
May 4, 2022 · Reading time: 9 minutes Øystein Skar’s musical journey, which began with tuition on the piano at a young age, has taken him to the Norwegian Academy of Music, and to many festivals in Norway and all over the world. His collaborations look like a who’s who of the Norwegian and international music scene and include the Peer Gynt Chamber […]
- Formation and All That Floats Will Rain
- Silent Treatment
- Camp Echo
- Uranium Heart and The Bare Romantic
Vocalist Ingrid Håvik and drummer Trond Bersu met while Bersu was studying jazz at the Trondheim Jazz Conservatory; after starting out as a duo, the two recruited Thomas Dahl, a producer, to help out on bass and guitar, and Øystein Skar joined the group to play synthesizer. After bonding they spent the next six months working on a debut album. Thei...
Their second album, Silent Treatment, was released in February 2014 and reached #1 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. It was named the second best album of the year by Norwegian music critics in a list published by Dagsavisen. The group toured extensively this year, mostly in Norway. They also toured with the Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men during t...
The third album, Camp Echo, was released on 20 May 2016. The first single from the album, "Someone Who'll Get it", released early 2016, received significant critical acclaim upon release, highlighting an anticipation for their third album. The second single, "Golden Ticket", was released in April 2016. On 2 December 2016 the band released the Acous...
On 16 November 2018, the band announced their fourth studio album Uranium Heart, produced by Bersu with all tracks written by Håvik. The album was later released on 1 February 2019, and the band embarked on an arena sized tour across Norway. In October 2019, the band released the first part of a two part mini album titled "The Bare Romantic", with ...
Øystein Skar performing live at the Edge of Wrong festival of improvised music in Cape Town 2010.Øystein has been performing heavy classical piano for many ...
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The band started out as a duo, consisting of vocalist Ingrid Helene Håvik and drummer Trond Bersu. After a period as a quintet, consisting of Marte Eberson and Øystein Skar on synths and keys ...
