Ola Snortheim Explained

Ola Snortheim (born December 3, 1954, Harpefoss) is a Norwegian artist and record producer.^[1]

Snortheim is the son of the folk-musician Olav Snortheim.^[2] Known as one of the most important drummers on the Norwegian rock-scene of the 1980s and 1990s, he has played in many bands, often together with guitarist Jørn Christensen.

The most famous of the rock-bands Snortheim have played in was De Press. The group won the prize Spellemannprisen in the class New Rock in 1981, after releasing the album Block to Block.^{[3] [4]}

Snortheim is the founder of the electronica-group Langsomt Mot Nord.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Ola Snortheim has played in the following Norwegian bands:

• Blaupunkt
• Cirkus Modern
• De Press
• Langsomt Mot Nord
• Lonely Crowd
• Montasje
• Norske Gutter
• Spastisk Ekstase
• Sterk, Naken og Biltyvene
• Streethawks
• The Tourettes

Sources in Norwegian

• Ola Snortheim Wikipedia
• Ola Snortheim Rockipedia

External links

• Ola Snortheim's discography at Discogs
• Langsomt Mot Nord's official web-page

Notes and References

1. http://www.langsomtmotnord.no/About.html#Trommeslager En hardtslående Trommeslager
2. http://www.talik.no/langeleik.5135270-280887.html#p2 The foremost langeleik player in late 1900s
3. [Spellemannprisen#1981|«Spellemannprisen 1981» Wikipedia]
4. http://www.langsomtmotnord.no/About.html#Sporet «På sporet av... Ola Snortheim» (in Norwegian) Klassekampen 09.03.1992, s 11
5. http://www.langsomtmotnord.no/About.html#Trommeslager En hardtslående Trommeslager
6. http://www.langsomtmotnord.no/About.html#LMN About the band
7. http://www.langsomtmotnord.no/Westrveg-PressClips.html#Curock Langsomt Mot Nord: Westrveg
8. http://www.side-line.com/norwegian-synthfolk-project-langsomt-mot-nord-crowdfunds-4-lp-vinyl-remasters-box-set/ Norwegian synth/folk project Langsomt Mot Nord crowdfunds 4 LP vinyl remasters box set