Espen Eide

Background

Espen Sommer Eide was born in Oslo, Norway.

Career

Espen played music originally on percussion instruments, flutes and trumpet, before emphasising computer-generated sounds. He currently lives in Bergen, Norway where he is involved in the city"s experimental music scene. Eide has released several solo albums as Phonophani, under the Rune Grammofon record label.

Phonophani is multi-instrumentalist and digital electronics music, characterized by various manipulated live instruments integrated with pure electronic sounds.

Espen Sommer Eide is the developer of the Concertinome, a custom made instrument combining the concertina accordion with the monome style keyboard and electronic air pressure sensors. lieutenant was made by Eide during 2009 and demonstrated in a concert at Visningsrommet USF, an experimental and non-commercial gallery at the Bergen National Academy of the Arts.

In 2007, Alog was nominated for a Spellemannprisen for the album Amateur. Red Shift Swing, Alog (Rune Grammofon RCD 2011 • 1999)

Duck-Rabbit, Alog (Rune Grammofon RCD 2020 • 2001)

Catch the Totem, Alog (Meletronikk MLK013 • 2005)

Miniatures, Alog (Rune Grammofon RCD 2043 • 2005)

Amateur, Alog (Rune Grammofon RCD 2063 • 2007).

Achievements

• In 2005, Alog was the winner of the Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy.

Connections

Partner:

Dag-Are Haugan