Ståle Storløkken Explained

Ståle Storløkken
Birth Date:22 February 1969
Birth Place:Dombås, Dovre, Norway
Instrument:Keyboards
Genre:Jazz, rock
Occupation:Musician, composer
Label:Rune Grammofon
Associated Acts:Veslefrekk, Supersilent, Elephant9, Terje Rypdal, Motorpsycho, BOL

Ståle Storløkken (born 22 February 1969 in Dombås, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho.[1] [2] He is married to the Norwegian singer Tone Åse.[3]

Career

Storløkken was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1988–90), and subsequently did his postgraduate there too. During the studies he started the band Veslefrekk together with fellow students Arve Henriksen and Jarle Vespestad (Helge Sten joined the band at a later stage). In 1997 the name of the band changed to Supersilent. They have released six critically acclaimed albums on the label Rune Grammofon. From 1995 he played in the trio BOL along with his wife Tone Åse and Tor Haugerud.[2] [3] [4]

Storløkken has been active in many contexts, both as a band leader and member, for example The Stoken Experience, and Terje Rypdal's Skywards. Along with Christian Wallumrød, and he composed the commissioned work Eight Thirty to Kongsberg Jazz Festival 1994. He has collaborated on a number of albums with the named bands, and otherwise at such musicians as Gunnar Andreas Berg, Eldbjørg Raknes, Audun Kleive and Thomas Strønen.[3]

Storløkken together with Thomas Strønen has the Humcrush duo, which has released three albums. He also plays in the trio Elephant9, along with Torstein Lofthus and Nikolai Eilertsen. He co-composed Berit Opheim's commissioned work An angel with for Vossajazz 2007, and in 2010 composed and performed his one commissioned work for Moldejazz with the band Motorpsycho, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Trondheim Soloists.[3]

Discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ståle Storløkken Discography - Members. Supersilence.net
  2. Web site: Ståle Storløkken Biography - SNL.no. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
  3. Web site: Ståle Storløkken Biography - AllKunne.no. 26 January 2023 . (in Norwegian)
  4. Web site: Supersilent lever opp til navnet sitt - Kultur. 6 October 2009 . Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian)

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