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Thumbs Up Booking & Managment are currently working with artists like Pagans Mind, Ken Hensley and JORN. If you would like to get more information about the artists please contact us. We specialize in concert arrangements and have done concerts with Pagans Mind, Uriah Heep and Ken Hensley amongst others. We do also live and DVD productions.
MORTEN OLSEN - The man behind Thumbs Up Booking He was born and raised in the city of Skien, a city with ca 55.000 citizens, located in south Norway. His interest in music started out at an early age through his brother Jørn. Influenced by Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, Uriah Heep, Led Zeppelin, Status Quo etc. They still are his favourite bands. At the age of twelve he started playing drums and joined several local bands. Black Ocean was one of the bands who recieved some kind of attention in the city before Perfect Strangers and Diciples of Love was founded during the eighties. Diciples of Love gained som success in Norway and recorded two singles and one CD. They were under a strong influence of Uriah Heep and Deep Purple.
They were rewarded "best version of Deep Purple's song Lazy". During the years there were many concerts/festivals in both Norway and abroad.
Morten has built up a strong network worldwide in the music business. He is also known for Scandinavias largest collection of signed guitars, pictures and paintings.
He has arranged many concerts in his city with different norwegian bands and booked Uriah Heep and Ken Hensley 3 times. Morten quit playing drums in 1996 but has not left the idea of doing something in the future. Along with his father he runs a well-established car battery store wich has been around for fifty years. Morten is a hard-working guy who loves the music, life, those who is dear to him and his friends. He says the the greatest richness on earth is the one who is dear to him.
Pagans Mind is his main project within Thumbs Up Booking. He believes this world class band belongs in the elite with their melodic prog metal music. The interest for Pagans Mind increases every day and they have recieved very good reviews from all over the world.
Ken Hensley is among Mortens favourite songwriters. His opinion is that Ken wrote some of the seventies best songs within Uriah Heep and through his solo projects. Ken is still very active and does many concerts throughout a year. During the 80's and the 90's Ken worked mainly as a session musican.
Jørn Lande (JORN) the man and the vocalist from band such as ARK, Vagabond, The Snakes, JORN and Masterplan. One of Morten's favourite vocalists today. Jørn is also known to be one of music business best vocalists.
Many other exiting projects is comming up.
PAGAN'S MIND - ATOMIC FIRELIGHT
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