Jury's reasoning Kjell Samkopf is unlike anyone else in Norwegian music. The man who has recorded hikes in the mountains and released them on record is not one to follow trends. The release Burragorangian Stones fits naturally into Samkopf's life project where the central point is listening as an active action. Man is active in […]
The jury's reasoning Vaular writes rap/hip-hop. He doesn't like easy rhymes. A true poet in a genre where the framework is tight and the rhymes come faster than in baroque hymn verse. It's easy to slip away, lean on the rhythms, riffs and rhyme dictionary. He doesn't do that. Vaular uses all his strong musicality to say […]
Jury's reasoning Ørjan Matre is one of our most successful young composers, and from the very beginning has claimed the large format; the symphony orchestra. His Clarinet Concerto, written for Rolf Borch and premiered with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in 2011, clearly shows a composer who handles the large orchestral apparatus with striking naturalness. The work is "irritatingly […]
Maria Mena has developed into a songwriter with a signature of her own. Her melodies have taken the form of beautiful ballads and catchy pop songs, with a power that reaches an audience far beyond Norway's borders. Her fifth album "Viktoria" brings together her ability to communicate on many levels. It is a consistently dark and […]