Jan Erik Kongshaug
Jan Erik Kongshaug (4 July 1944 – 5 November 2019) was a Norwegian sound engineer, jazz guitarist, and composer.
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Born | Trondheim, Norway | 4 July 1944
Died | 5 November 2019 75) | (aged
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Sound engineering, musician, composer, Band leader |
Instruments | Guitar |
Associated acts | Rainbow Studio |
Website | rainbowstudio |
Career
Kongshaug was born in Trondheim, the son of guitarist John Kongshaug.[1] During his childhood and adolescence, he began to play the accordion (1950), guitar (1958) and bass (1964). Kongshaug gained his examen artium in 1963, and trained in electronics at the Trondheim Technical School in 1967. Then he worked for the Arne Bendiksen Studio (1967–1974) and Talent Studio (1974–79) in Oslo, and undertook some jobs in New York. In 1984, he founded his own recording studio, Rainbow Studio in Oslo and evolved into being one of the grand masters of Sound engineering.[2] Altogether, he produced over 4,000 records, and was particularly known for some 700 recordings for ECM Records made from 1970 onwards.[1]
Kongshaug played with Åse Kleveland winning the Norsk Melodi Grand Prix in 1966, and was third in the Eurovision Song Contest (1966). He has also played on dozens of recordings, including with Asmund Bjørken, Frode Thingnæs, Sven Nyhus, Arild Andersen and Frode Alnæs.[1]
Honors
- Spellemannprisen 1982, Special Award Diploma
- Gammleng-prisen 2012, Studio Award
Discography
- The Other World (ACT, 1999)
- All These Years (Ponca Jazz, 2003)
References
- "Jan Erik Kongshaug Biography – SNL.no". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
- "Rainbow Studios - Jan Erik Kongshaug - Inner-Magazines.com". The Inner World Audio Magazin
External links
Preceded by Terje Rypdal |
Recipient of the Spellemannprisen Special award 1982 |
Succeeded by No Special award |
Preceded by Yngve Sætre & Frank Brodahl |
Recipient of the Gammleng-prisen Studio award 2012 |
Succeeded by - |