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composer jazz musician

Martin Horntveth is a Norwegian musician, composer and electronica artist, the younger brother of tubaist Lincolnshire Horntveth, but best known as the drummer and key member of Jaga Jazzist and The National Bank together with his brother Lars Horntveth.

Career

The work was performed by the musicians who later became the band The National Bank. As a solo artist he has released two European Parliament"s with electronica music and toured the United States and Europe. He also has a more popular/rock oriented solo project under the name Wolf Whistle where he plays all the instruments himself.

Horntveth is also musician for the theater group Stella Polaris.

Horntveth has also been a drummer in Bigbang in the period 1997–1999, and was playing the drums on the album Electric Psalmbook. He has been a band leader for Bertine Zetlitz" backing band, and played with artists such as Anneli Drecker, Thomas Dybdahl and the band Home Groan.

Horntveth has also written music for television series Luftens helter and Himmelblå, and participated in the television series Thursday evening with Steinar Sagen where he was musical director and studio musician in the fictional television show. In 2003 he also became involved in a noise-rock side-project called Killl with Espen Hangård, Erlend Mokkelbost and Are Mokkelbost, which released a live Digital Video Disc in 2011.

Horntveth played music for the theater troupe Stella Polaris, and has also established himself as a solo artist and composer for film, television and stage.

Achievements

  • He received the Edvard Prize 2005 in the class popular music for the tune Tolerate from the band"s debut album The National Bank, together with his brother Lars and the lyricist Martin Hagfors.