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About Me

This is the Myspace page of Grandes rock project "Grande".
If you are looking for Grandes blues band "Kjetil Grande & The Crank Bros." go here .
aahh... you might think im tryin.. to be funny... but I..m really serious this time! My name is Kjetil Grande and I am a Norwegian guitarplayer & "singer". I was 15 when I first picked up my moms Bjarton guitar and her LillebjÃ¸rn Nilsens Guitarbook, and skipped the first pages of the book, cause I didn..t want to learn no chords. I tell ya, there wasn..t too many cool licks in LillebjÃ¸rn Nilsens Guitarbook, but as soon as I stopped doin.. my homework I figured out how to play.
Since then I..ve played with Norwegian blues/r&b band "Good Time Charlie", a bunch of old American bluesmen, a bunch of garage bands, and a bunch of norwegian rock/pop artists.....
These days I..m releasing my debut album, and I..m proud to announce that "Uppers, Downers, Screamers & Howlers", is out now!
-Grande-
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Member Since: 11/21/2006
Band Website: kjetilgrande.com
Band Members: Live:
Gunnar SÃ¦ter is hitting the drums. Audun Ramo is slapping the upright & electric bass. Hanne KolstÃ¸ is playing the rhythm guitar, piano & backingvox.... and myself...Im strumming that ol' guitar and yakking!

Do What You Do!:
Words & Music composed by Grande
Voice & guitar acc.: Grande
Basspumping: Frode Hammersland
Drums Of Thunder: Gunnar SÃ¦ter
Produced by: Grande / Lundell / SÃ¦ter
Arranged by: Grande / SÃ¦ter
Recorded by: Peter Lundell at Juke Joint Studio
Mixed by: Lundell / Grande / SÃ¦ter
Mastered by: Chris Sansom

And I Was Lonely:
Words & music composed by Grande
The Idol of Voice & Guitar: Grande
The Bass player: Frode Hammersland
The Drummer: Gunnar SÃ¦ter
The Piano Man: Thom Hell
Produced by: Grande / SÃ¦ter
Arranged by: Grande / SÃ¦ter
Recorded by: Peter Lundell at Juke Joint Studio
Mixed by: Lundell / Grande
Vocal recording & add. guitar recording: Chris Sansom
Mastered by: Chris Sansom

Rhythms Of Sin:
Words & Music composed by Grande
Singin' the song & playing that old guitar: Grande
Slapping the upright bass: Audun Ramo
Slapping the drums: Gunnar SÃ¦ter
Produced by: Grande / SÃ¦ter / Lundell
Arranged by: Grande / SÃ¦ter
Recorded by: Peter Lundell at Juke Joint Studio
Mixed by: Lundell / Grande
Vocal recording & add. guitar recording: Chris Sansom
Mastered by: Chris Sansom

Shine:
Music composed by Grande
Lyrics by Grande, Pettersen, Folkvord
Guitar & vocals: Grande
Bass: Lars Christian Folkvord
Drums: Tomas Pettersen
Mastered by: Chris Sansom

Paisley Park:
Words & music composed by Prince
Vocals & guitar: Grande
Bass: Morten Martens
Drums: Morten Martens & Gunnar SÃ¦ter
Produced by: Grande / Martens
Mixed and recorded by: Morten Martens
Mastered by: Chris Sansom

Influences: Duke Ellington, Ultravox, Kraftwerk, Jimi Hendrix, Kossoff, Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Al Green, Al Bowlly, Black Keys, Sex Pistols, Donny Hathaway, Jim Morrison, Eurythmics, Sinatra, Johnny Thunders, Meters, Prince, Bob Dylan, The LeRoi Brothers... yeah baby!!! and so many more!!!!!
Sounds Like: Buy "Uppers, Downers, Screamers & Howlers" here:

Record Label: Fabuloso Records / Sonet
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Paisley Park!

Grande has recorded a brilliant version of the Prince classic Paisley Park. The song is taken from the forthcoming tribute to Prince, out on C+C Records in June! More info:Release 02....
Posted by Kjetil Grande on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:16:00 PST

Blog bonanza!

Our friends over at the blogs are grooving to Grande. Please check them out: www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2007/11/free-download-g.html http://www.rockinsider.com/2007/11/isn-that-grande.html http:...
Posted by Kjetil Grande on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:08:00 PST

Grande wins Norwegian "Grammy"!

Grande won the blues category for his debut album "Uppers, Downers, Screamers & Howlers" at Spellemannsprisen, the Norwegian equivalent of Grammy!
Posted by Kjetil Grande on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:09:00 PST

BOOKING INFO

Booking enquirys: erik (at) nomanagement.no or + 47 97 00 62 08
Posted by Kjetil Grande on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:35:00 PST

Grande plays Bylarm in February

Grande and his band are playing two concerts at Bylarm 08 in Oslo:Friday February 22nd: VG-teltet at 10 pm.Saturday February 23rd: Herr Nilsen at 10 pm.www.bylarm.no ...
Posted by Kjetil Grande on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:38:00 PST

Grande nominated for Norwegian "Grammy"!

Grande´s debut album "Uppers, Downers, Screamers & Howlers" is nominated as best blues record at Spellemannsprisen, the Norwegian equivalent of Grammy. http://cpanel7.proisp.no/~spellimn/nominerte...
Posted by Kjetil Grande on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:47:00 PST

GRANDE MYSPACE HIJACKED!!!!

GRANDE IS SUFFERING FROM MYSPACE-BANDITS, sending comments from my-myspace. I will not hire a privat detectiv, but I hope Tom & Co will bring down the bad guys. Meanwhile, I'll go o...
Posted by Kjetil Grande on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:37:00 PST

European Union : BUY THE ALBUM HERE!

Im proud to announce! : Residents in The European Union can order my album at www.cdon.com Love -Grande-
Posted by Kjetil Grande on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:57:00 PST

"uppers, Downers, Screamers & Howlers" PLATEKOMPANIET

"Uppers, Downers, Screamers & Howlers" tilgjengelig på Platekompaniet.no http://www.platekompaniet.no/cdproduct.asp?id=FABCD001 Love -Grande-...
Posted by Kjetil Grande on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:12:00 PST

Uppers Downers Screamers & Howlers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Ladies & Gentlemen! Im proud to present 4 songs from my upcoming debut soloalbum... to be released 19 november 2007. Since my days with the 1950's inspired R&B band Good Time Charl...
Posted by Kjetil Grande on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:21:00 PST