90 years in the service of music

Polaris collaboration for the future

28/05/2018

The three sister societies Koda, Teosto and TONO have formalized their collaboration in the company POLARIS AS since 2013. – The collaboration equips us for the challenges of the future, says TONO CEO, Cato Strøm.

In foreign service for music-Norway

TONO's record revenues from abroad in 2017 are not only due to increased use of Norwegian music abroad. It has at least as much to do with an international collaboration that began as early as the 1920s.

Meet the TONO employees

22/05/2018

TONO's administration in Greenland employs 64 employees.
Here you will meet four of us.

Happy birthday - greetings from members and industry

18/05/2018

Birthday greetings from TONO members.

Music creators: Bente Leiknes Thorsen and Kai Gundelach

Contemporary composer Bente Leiknes Thorsen talks about her relationship with TONO. Pop star Kai Gundelach talks about life as a 100 percent musician – and how TONO provides security.

Meet the group associations

Three different organizations are represented on TONO's board and other committees, in addition to vacant seats where independent members can also sit. Here you can read a little about the Norwegian Composers' Association, NOPA and the Music Publishers. It is difficult to avoid the group associations Norwegian Composers' Association, NOPA and the Music Publishers when we now summarize TONO's 90-year history. These three […]

The soundtrack of life

Music has throughout history helped define our identity. Professor Even Ruud believes that music has become even more important as an identity builder in the age of streaming.

Happy birthday, TONO! Greetings from NRK!

NRK and TONO's history runs side by side for 85 years. Broadcasting Director Thor Gjermund Eriksen is proud of the work NRK and TONO have done to promote Norwegian music.

From the revue stage to export goods

Norwegian music life is more vibrant than ever. “The road has been long, but the result is a music industry we can be proud of,” says Audun Molde.

The first year

On 27 November 1928, TONO saw the light of day. Here is the story of the establishment and the first year.