Ola Snortheim

Norwegian artist and record producer (born 1954)

Ola Snortheim (born December 3, 1954, Harpefoss) is a Norwegian artist and record producer.^[1]

Snortheim is the son of the folk-musician Olav Snortheim.^[2] Known as one of the most important drummers on the Norwegian rock-scene of the 1980s and 1990s, he has played in many bands, often together with guitarist Jørn Christensen.

The most famous of the rock-bands Snortheim have played in was De Press. The group won the prize Spellemannprisen in the class New Rock in 1981, after releasing the album Block to Block.^[3]^{[circular reference]}^[4]

Snortheim is the founder of the electronica-group Langsomt Mot Nord.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Ola Snortheim has played in the following Norwegian bands:

Blaupunkt
Cirkus Modern
De Press
Langsomt Mot Nord
Lonely Crowd
Montasje
Norske Gutter
Spastisk Ekstase
Sterk, Naken og Biltyvene
Streethawks
The Tourettes

References

^ En hardtslående Trommeslager, Ola Snortheim biography (in Norwegian), Dølen 01.04.2004, p 14-15
^ The foremost langeleik player in late 1900s, ta:lik
^ «Spellemannprisen 1981» Wikipedia
^ «På sporet av... Ola Snortheim» (in Norwegian) Klassekampen 09.03.1992, s 11
^ En hardtslående Trommeslager, Ola Snortheim biography (in Norwegian), Dølen 01.04.2004, p 14-15
^ About the band, langsomtmotnord.no
^ Langsomt Mot Nord: Westrveg, Curock, autumn 1988
^ Norwegian synth/folk project Langsomt Mot Nord crowdfunds 4 LP vinyl remasters box set, Side-Line Magazine