Jury's reasoning In the open class we find a composer who has long impressed us with his ability to use impulses from others and to juggle between styles. Translated into his own language, with professional confidence, he plays with clichés and quotes in an impulsive and innovative way that both impresses […]
Jury's reasoning Tough, hard-hitting and energetic guitar riffs are central to the prize winner's compositions, and simple but effective harmony and form form the framework. He has developed a completely unique style in music and lyrics, and through the band DUMDUM BOYS he has been a style creator and guide for Norwegian rock. The prize winner is perhaps the most obvious Norwegian rock poet, but without […]
Jury's reasoning What we call contemporary music or new music will always be a combination of tradition and experimental innovation. In this year's prize winner, it feels as if the music springs from late Romanticism with its mixture of sensuality and the longing for heavenly beauty. But now in a new form. The musical expression here becomes like a fusion of […]