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John Nordhus

About Me

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John Nordhus, born 18.11.1967 in Hammerfest, Norway.
Music/film-producer, composer, freelance/studio musician, guitarteacher, photografer.
* Plays with several bands:
Tir, Kink Wish, X Peri Mental, Phat Sandwich Band, Creme Brulée, Ingebjørg Hjalmarsen, Pat Savage, Frode Sand & John Nordhus and more.. CHECK THEM OUT from the Friend Space (Top 40)
* Studied music at Høgskolen i Nesna 2001-2003.
* Runs AREA 52 multimedia recording studios, working as a studio-musician and producer for music and film productions. Check it out at:
www.myspace.com/media52 - www.reverbnation.com/label/area52
* Cheif Composer for Pat Savage' reality TV series "A Bikers Lifestyle... The Savage Roads".
* Interested in photografy, uses a Nikon D70/D60. Check out some of the results: www.photo.net/photos/johnnordhus
Some of the musicians I've had the pleasure to work/play/jam with:
Pat Savage, Hammerfest Storband, Marie Bergman, Bugge Wesseltoft, Erik Smith, Vidar Busk, Tom Pacheco, Kenneth Sivertsen, Knut Riisnæs, Hector Bingert, Roger Ludvigsen, Gunnar Augland, Lars Lillo Stenberg, Henning Gravrok, John Pål Indreberg, Hamlet Pedersen, Elisabeth Andreassen, Rolf Løvland, Stein Inge Brækhus, Frode Berg, Roger Johansen, Erik Håkon Halvorsen, Andreas Fliflet, Oddmund Finnseth, Dag Erik Pedersen, Andy Nesblom, Øystein Norvoll, Marit Sandvik, Inge Stangvik, Lars ”Rebbe” Rebbestad, Jan Arild Sørnes, Kai Eide, Tore Hansen, Kjell Arnesen, Arild Sandberg, Randers and MANY others..
Guitarists I have studied/taken lessons with:
Staffan William Olsson, Hallgeir Pedersen, Asbjørn Ruud, Gunnar Andreas Berg & Jon Larsen.
* Google "John Nordhus" for more!
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NEWS FROM AREA 52:
(...) Our new Pat Savage Band Cd "Live At Muddy Waters" recorded in the now closed down top blues club of the same name in Oslo, is being produced at my partner John Nordhus multi media studio Area 52 in north Norway. Its his first production work with a signed major label artist (me) but he is an excellent producer and it will be a killer set!
John Nordhus is producing our live set at Area 52 Studios while I have begun the picking out of the best songs of his hundreds of pieces for his world debut CD collection of both music for film and television and a pop rock gathering for those that love Zappa esque wierdness.
John is also doing the bulk of the soundtrack work on our television series and his thematic and interesting blend of world music styles and ambient background music adds so much flavor to the scenes. More to come on Mr Nordhus! (...)
Pat
(This is a ripp off from the Pat Savage blog "Some exciting news friends and fans!!!" - April 20, 2008)
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A BIKER'S LIFESTYLE...THE SAVAGE ROADS
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Besides my music and music production I'm working with the famous Canadian bluesrock guitar player Pat Savage, co producing his biker documentary series "A Biker's Lifestyle... the Savage Roads" made for Discovery Channel, where I'm also doing the soundtrack.
This is what Pat Savage himself says on his site:
"We are now in full swing editing at the remote northern "Area 52" multimedia studios in Andenes Norway. (...)
My excellent co producer who is doing the soundtrack is John Nordhus.
My brilliant young cameraman for the first episodes of our series is Odin Omdahl now studying in Oslo after a year at prestigious London Film School in England. (...)
The mellow ambient music you hear is composed by my partner and fantastic composer John Nordhus. He is also my business partner, co producer, assistant editor and a great photographer and studio freak. The photos I have just posted on my site are taken by him on this adventure. Check out his many sites and great music on my top list!"
"In my series, I will be riding with different HOG, HD-Clubs, MC's and independent bikers as well over the season, and all over the world we will adventure and check out the bikers lifestyle on the Savage Roads!"
"Here it is! The 23 minute preview of my new biker reality series with everything done! Dig it and tell me what you think!"
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Enjoy!
A Bikers Lifestyle...The Savage Roads "Arctic Viking Roads"

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KARMA (What is 'Good'?) - THE VIDEO
This is an iMovie experiment on the tune by X Peri Mental...
Produced by XPM

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/01/2007
Band Website: www.reverbnation.com/label/area52
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JOHN NORDHUS:
- guitars, bass, samples/loops, programming, recording, mix, photo, filmproduction, film soundtrack, film editing and everything else..

Guest: Frode Bugge Sand - fake harmonica and keyboards on `Tarald Tune`.

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The musicians who surround me are my strongest influences. I love jazz (Chet Baker, Metheny, Scofield, Ulf Wakenius.. there are so many..) I grew up with Sabbath, Zeppelin, Heep, Purple, Beatles and many, many more.. My father (who played the accordion) taught me to love folk music. Russian trad. music, Gipsy string swing, tango from Finland, music from Jugoslavia, Poland, South America and more, - music mostly in the minor key. I love it all.Have to run... more to come.

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Sounds Like: music, kind of..

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Check out more of my productions at:

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Enjoy!

Record Label: Area 52 MultiMedia Productions
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

2 NEW CDs SOON TO BE RELEASED FROM AREA 52!!!

Area 52 news: Ripp off from the Pat Savage blog "Some exciting news friends and fans!!!" (April 20, 2008): (...) Our new Pat Savage Band Cd "Live At Muddy Waters" recorded in the now closed down top ...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:44:00 GMT

Area 52 productions

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Posted by on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:02:00 GMT

Area 52 right now!!!

This is the project we are working with in Area 52 right now.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv083CHSowEPat Savage wrote:"We are editing at the remote northern "Area 52" Studio and spending...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:54:00 GMT