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  Thom Hell

  Thom Hell is a Norwegian singer/ songwriter/ musician/ producer. He cites influences that include Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Genesis and Neil Young. He made his commercial recording debut in 2003 with the Tremendous Sinner EP on Chewin' Pine Records. A second EP, While You're Waiting (2004), followed on the label prior to Hell's full-length album debut, I Love You (2004). Every Little Piece (2006), signaled a growing fan base. Hell's third album, God If I Saw Her Now (2008), reached the Top Five of the albums chart and earned him two Norwegian Grammy awards (Best Male Artist, Best Pop Composer). Moreover, his single «My Heart Is Longing for a Soul» garnered a nomination for Best Music Video. With All Good Things (2010) he received a new Norwegian Grammy award for Best Male Artist. In 2012, he recorded his fifth studio album, Suddenly Past, with Jason Falkner in LA. Together they played all the instruments on the album. His two next albums, SIX (2014) and Until This Blows Over (2015) cultivated Hell´s love for the 70s progressive music. The 2017 album, Happy Rabbit, was praised in the UK by Mojo (4/5), The Guardian (4/5), The Independent (4/5) and Uncut (7/10), to name a few. In 2019 Hell released the album Straight to VHS. «See the Sun» (March 2021) is a single from his tenth album, scheduled to be released in 2021. In addition to being one of the most productive songwriters in Norway, Thom Hell is also among the most active touring artists, with 30 concerts in the fall of 2020 and more than 80 concerts scheduled for the coming year.

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  Depresno

  Although dePresno is a name that derives from Spain, the singer/songwriter dePresno is only 7% Spanish. He is born and raised in Bergen, a city that has raised great artists like AURORA, Röyksopp, Kings Of Convenience and Datarock.

  For his fourth birthday, dePresno received a guitar from his parents. After getting a lot of musical influence from his parents in the form of Cohen, Dylan and Bob Marley, he picked up the guitar. At 17 year old dePresno receives a new gift. His brother spent his savings to give him a day in a recording studio. The producer was blown away by dePresno’s talent and is now his manager.//

  Selv om navnet kommer fra Spania er dePresno kun 7% spansk. Han er faktisk fra Sandviken i Bergen. Til sin fireårsdag fikk han gitar i presang. Vinylspilleren til far snurret rundt hver dag med Cohen, Dylan og Bob Marley.

  Lang historie kort; de Presno plukket opp gitaren.

  Julen 2013 fikk 17 år gamle de Presno en ny presang. Under juletreet lå det studiotid i form av en konvolutt signert sin storebror. Litt distre dukket han opp i Lydriket og to mikrofoner ble satt opp. dePresno hadde ikke peiling på hva som skulle spilles inn. Etter litt sterk kaffe kom han frem til at han kunne synge «Catch The Wind» av Donovan.

  Etter hvisking og tisking på lydprøve gikk bokstavelig talt alle metere i været under første tagning. Etter andre tagning ble det laget en mp3-fil som ble sendt til Geir Luedy som uttalte at han ikke hadde hørt en sånn stemme i Norges land noensinne.