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Terje Hauge
| Name | Terje Hauge |
|---|---|
| Birth date | October 05, 1965 |
| Birth place | Bergen, Norway |
| Occupation | Football referee, referee advisor |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
Terje Hauge (born 5 October 1965 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian football referee from the club Olsvik IL.
Refereeing career
Since he made his debut in 1990, Hauge has refereed 232 matches in the Tippeligaen. He has been an authorised FIFA referee since 1993. He won the Kniksen award as referee of the year in the Tippeligaen in 2004, 2007 and 2010. Hauge is currently ranked as an Elite referee in the UEFA Referees Categories.*Matches refereed in the Tippeligaen: 301 Matches refereed in the European cups: 50+ Matches refereed for National teams: 50+
Hauge has also refereed in the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2000 (4th referee), Euro 2004 and the 1996 and 2003 Norwegian cup finals. He also refereed the UEFA Super Cup match between FC Porto and Valencia CF at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on 27 August 2004.
Hauge was not selected to referee at the Euro 2008 tournament however, his fellow countryman and colleague Tom Henning Øvrebø given the honor instead. This marked the first time Øvrebø was selected over Hauge to referee at a major tournament.
UEFA Champions League
Chelsea vs. Barcelona
In a UEFA Champions League tie between Chelsea and Barcelona, Hauge sent off Chelsea defender Asier del Horno for a challenge on Barcelona's Lionel Messi, and Chelsea eventually slipped to a 2-1 defeat. Hauge received death threats after the match from Chelsea fans, but stood by his decision. This incident was not unlike what fellow referee Anders Frisk had faced the previous year after refereeing a Champions League game between these two sides.Final
On 17 May 2006, Terje Hauge became the first Norwegian referee to referee in a UEFA Champions League Final. He took charge of the match between Arsenal and Barcelona at the Stade de France in Paris. During the match, he created history when he showed a red card to goalkeeper Jens Lehmann of Arsenal, making Lehmann the first player ever to be sent off in a Champions League Final.Hauge later admitted that although he was pleased with his overall display, he might have been too hasty in sending off Lehmann, and on hindsight should have taken more time to make a decision.
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Terje Håkonsen
Terje Håkonsen, (born October 11, 1974 in Vinje, Norway) is a Norwegian snowboarder.
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Håkonsen (also sometimes spelled "Haakonsen") dominated freestyle snowboarding in the 1990s winning the ISF World Championships in half-pipe three times in a row, in 1993, 1995 and 1997. He has also won 5 European championships in half-pipe (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997), the U.S. Open in half-pipe 3 times (1992, 1993, 1995), and the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom 6 times (1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004). He also won the Innsbruck Air & Style Contest in 1995. Håkonsen set the world record for highest 'air' during the qualifying round of the Arctic Challenge in Oslo 2007 when he reached 9.8 meters out of the top of the quarterpipe with a backside 360.
He is the creator of an aerial snowboard maneuver named The Haakon Flip. Beyond specific tricks, Terje's fluid style, coupled with his ability to ride virtually any type of terrain are perhaps his biggest influences on the sport. While he laid down his foundation as a top rider in the halfpipe, Terje established his industry dominance in video parts showing his skill riding powder, big mountains and in "big air" contests - the first iteration of today's slopestyle competitions.
Håkonsen is also credited to have developed the T6, made out of a material named "Alumafly," an aluminium honeycomb construction and as a co-creator of the Burton Fish (a powder-specific board) and the Burton Malolo, a cross-breed between a freestyle and powder board.
He starred in the documentary First Descent, along with five other exceptional snowboarders, including Shaun White, Hannah Teter and Travis Rice. Other films include The Haakonson Factor and Subjekt Haakonson by filmaker Dave Seoane. In 2007 Håkonsen created a documentary series called Terjes Sesongkort (Terje's Season Pass) following him through a year of free riding, contests and his life as a professional snowboarder. The series featured other accomplished snowboarders such as Nicolas Müller, Shaun White, Mads Jonsson and Kevin Pearce. In 2005 Håkonsen was the first snowboarder to ride the 7601.
Håkonsen has referred to the late snowboard legend Craig Kelly as his mentor.
Olympics Boycott and formation of Arctic Challenge
When the snowboard halfpipe was introduced as an Olympic event in the 1998 Winter Olympics, Håkonsen boycotted the qualification. Håkonsen, and many other snowboarders, were displeased with the IOC, and particularly the fact that the IOC selected the FIS to handle the qualification instead of the snowboarders' own federation, ISF.Håkonsen, together with Daniel Franck, started The Arctic Challenge as a snowboard event where the riders would be in focus. The Arctic Challenge was first arranged in 2000 and has been arranged annually in different places in Norway since then. The Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour) evolved out of the system that was used to qualify for The Arctic Challenge. The winners of prestigious international snowboard competitions earned themselves a ticket to ride (TTR) at The Arctic Challenge. The Ticket to Ride World Snowboard Tour developed into the Snowboard World Ranking List crowning the World Tour Champions. After The Arctic Challenge gained its 6Star TTR rating Håkonsen became the first professional rider to own an event with such a rating.
Legacy
Håkonsen has influenced the snowboard industry, sport and movement like no other. He was totally dominant during the 90s' and earlier years, outclassing most of the competition, showing the world what could be done on a board on snow. He was and is, in many peoples' eyes a natural talent, and the greatest rider ever, and, while the appearance of talents like Shaun White, Travis Rice and others has shifted the focus, Håkonsen's influence on the sport remains as strong as ever.References
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Terje Rypdal
Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947 in Oslo) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. Most of his music has been released on albums of the German record label ECM. Rypdal has collaborated both as a guitarist and as a composer with other ECM artists such as Ketil Bjørnstad and David Darling. Over the years, he has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community.
Starting out as a Hank Marvin-influenced rock guitarist with The Vanguards, Rypdal turned towards jazz in 1968 and joined Jan Garbarek's group and later George Russell's sextet and orchestra. An important step towards international attention was his participation in the free jazz festival in Baden-Baden, Germany in 1969, where he was part of a band led by Lester Bowie. During his musical studies at Oslo university and conservatory, he led the orchestra of the Norwegian version of the musical Hair. He has often been recorded on the ECM record label, both jazz-oriented material and classical compositions (some of which do not feature Rypdal's guitar).
His compositions "Last Nite" and "Mystery Man" were featured in the Michael Mann film Heat, and included on the soundtrack of the same name.
Personal
Terje Rypdal married the Norwegian singer Lise Andersen/Rypdal in 1969 and they bhad two children together: Daniel in 1970 and Marius in 1977. They were later divorced. Rypdal now (2011) lives in Tresfjord with Elin and their two children Ane Izabel (1988) and Jacob Terjesønn (1989).Discography
As leader
As sideman
with George Russellwith Jan Garbarek
With Others
References
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Terje Isungset
Terje Isungset (born 1964) is a Norwegian musician (primarily as a percussionist) and composer. From his background in jazz and Scandinavian music, he has designed musical instruments from non-traditional materials including ice.
"Reise" (1997)
"Floating Rhythms" (2000)
”Iceman Is” (2002)
“Middle of Mist” (2003)
“Igloo” (2006)
"Two Moons" (January 2007)
"Ice Concerts" (January 2008)
"Hibernation" (January 2009)
"Winter Songs" (January 2010)
BBC review of Iceman IS
Music Information Centre Norway
Biography from Norsk Musikkinformasjon
Official site
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IceFestival Val Senales
Foxy Digitalis interview, 2006
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Trilok Gurtu
| Name | Trilok Gurtu |
|---|---|
| Landscape | Yes |
| Background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Born | October 30, 1951 Mumbai, India |
| Instrument | Drums, tabla, |
| Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion, world music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 1970s - |
| Associated acts | John McLaughlin, Embryo, Oregon, Tabla Beat Science, Arkè String Quartet, Joe Zawinul, |
| Url | Trilok Gurtu.net |
Trilok Gurtu () (born in Mumbai, India on 30 October 1951) is a Kashmiri Indian percussionist and composer, whose work has blended the music of his homeland with jazz fusion, world music and other genres.
He has released his own albums and has collaborated with many artists, including Terje Rypdal, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Joe Zawinul, Bill Laswell, Maria João & Mário Laginha, and Robert Miles.
Early life
Gurtu attended Don Bosco High School in Mumbai. His mother, singer Shobha Gurtu, encouraged him to learn playing tabla, and he studied playing the instrument under Abdul Karim.Career
Gurtu began playing western drum kit in the 1970s, and developed interest in jazz. In a 1995 television special on Jimi Hendrix, Gurtu mentioned having initially learned western music without awareness of overdubbing, which, he said, forced him to learn multiple parts which most musicians would have never attempted. In the 1970s, he played with Charlie Mariano, John Tchicai, Terje Rypdal, and Don Cherry.One of Gurtu's earliest recordings was around 1977 in the record Apo-Calypso in an album of the German ethnic fusion band, Embryo. His mother also sang in that record, and later joined him in his first solo CD, Usfret.
In the 1980s, Gurtu played with Swiss drummer Charly Antolini and with John McLaughlin in McLaughlin's trio, accompanied variously by bassists Jonas Hellborg, Kai Eckhardt, and Dominique DiPiazza. The line-up with Hellborg performed at least one concert opening for Miles Davis in Berkeley, California in 1988.
Collaboration between Gurtu and McLaughlin included vocal improvisations using the Indian tala talk method of oral drumming notations for teaching drum patterns. Sometimes, Eckhardt would join in with hip-hop beat-box vocals for a three-way vocal percussion jam, while Gurtu and McLaughlin would throw in a few amusing words such as some Japanese brand names mixed with some Indian words.
Some of the unusual aspects of Gurtu's drum playing include playing, without a drum stool, in a half-kneeling position on the floor, and use of an unconventional kick drum that resembles a large drum head with a kick-pedal, and a mix of tablas and western drums. Gurtu's unique percussion signature involves dipping cymbals and strings of shells into a bucket of water to create a shimmering effect.
Gurtu joined Oregon after the death of drummer Collin Walcott. He played in three records produced by this band: Ecotopia (1987), 45th Parallel (1989), and Always, Never and Forever (1991).
In the early 1990s Gurtu resumed his career as a solo artist and a bandleader. Various noted musicians have backed him in a number of his CD releases.
In 1999, Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell founded a musical group, Tabla Beat Science, which played a mixture of Hindustani music, Asian underground, ambient, Drum and Bass, and Electronica. Gurtu joined this group along with Karsh Kale and Talvin Singh. The group released three albums before going dormant in late 2003.
In 2004, Gurtu created an album, Miles Gurtu, with Robert Miles. His collaboration with the Arkè String Quartet began in 2007 with the release of the album Arkeology.
In 2010 Trilok Gurtu played into the album Piano Car, opera of minimalist composer Stefano Ianne with Ricky Portera, Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo), Mario Marzi, Terl Bryant (John Paul Jones/Led Zeppelin), John De Leo.
Awards
Gurtu has garnered a number of prestigious awards and nominations, including Best Overall Percussionist winner, Drum Magazine, 1999; Best Overall Percussionist winner, Carlton Television Multicultural Music Awards, 2001; Best Percussionist winner, Down Beat's Critics Poll for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; and Best Asia/Pacific Artist nominee, BBC Radio 3 World for 2002, 2003, and 2004.Discography
Solo and collaborative albums
References
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Stevie Wonder
| Name | Stevie Wonder |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Stevland Hardaway Judkins |
| Alias | Stevland Hardaway Morris, Little Stevie Wonder, Eivets Rednow |
| Born | May 13, 1950 Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Instrument | Vocals, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, guitar, harmonica, drums, bass guitar, congas, bongos, clavinet, melodica, keytar, accordion |
| Genre | R&B;, pop, soul, jazz, funk |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, activist |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Label | Tamla, Motown |
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Stevland Hardaway Judkins (born May 13, 1950), name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist. Blind since shortly after birth, Wonder is also noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's fiftieth anniversary, with Wonder at number five.
Early life
Stevie Wonder was born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1950, being the third of six children to Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway. Owing to his being born six weeks premature, the blood vessels at the back of his eyes had not yet reached the front and their aborted growth caused the retinas to detach. The medical term for this condition is retinopathy of prematurity, or ROP, and while it may have been exacerbated by the oxygen pumped into his incubator, this was not the primary cause of his blindness.When Stevie Wonder was four, his mother left his father and moved herself and her children to Detroit. She changed her name back to Lula Hardaway and later changed her son's surname to Morris, partly because of relatives. Morris has remained Stevie Wonder's legal name ever since. He began playing instruments at an early age, including piano, harmonica, drums and bass. During childhood he was active in his church choir.
Discovery and early Motown recordings
Ronnie White of The Miracles gives credit to his brother Gerald White for persistently nagging him to come to his friend's house in 1961 to check out Stevie Wonder. Afterward, White brought Wonder and his mother to Motown Records. Impressed by the young musician, Motown CEO Berry Gordy signed Wonder to Motown's Tamla label with the name Little Stevie Wonder.In 1970, Wonder co-wrote, and played numerous instruments on the hit "It's a Shame" for fellow Motown act The Spinners. His contribution was meant to be a showcase of his talent and thus a weapon in his on-going negotiations with Gordy about creative autonomy.
Classic period: 1972–1976
Wonder independently recorded two albums, which he used as a bargaining tool while negotiating with Motown. Eventually the label agreed to his demands for full creative control and the rights to his own songs. The 120-page contract shattered precedent at Motown and additionally gave Wonder a much higher royalty rate.Released in the fall of 1972, Talking Book featured the No. 1 hit "Superstition", The song features a rocking groove that garnered Wonder an additional audience on rock radio stations. Talking Book also featured "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", which also peaked at No. 1. During the same time as the album's release, Stevie Wonder began touring with the Rolling Stones to alleviate the negative effects from pigeon-holing as a result of being an R&B; artist in America. Between them, the two songs won three Grammy Awards. Wonder and his band performed "Superstition", as well as an original song called "Sesame Street Song", which demonstrated his abilities with the "talk box".
Political considerations were brought into greater focus than ever before on his next album, Innervisions, released in 1973. The album featured "Higher Ground" (#4 on the pop charts) as well as the trenchant "Living for the City" (#8). Innervisions generated three more Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. Wonder had become the most influential and acclaimed black musician of the early 1970s. This left him in a coma for four days and resulted in a partial loss of his sense of smell and a temporary loss of sense of taste.
Despite the setback, Wonder eventually recovered all of his musical faculties, and re-appeared in concert at Madison Square Garden in March 1974 with a performance that highlighted both up-tempo material and long, building improvisations on mid-tempo songs such as "Living for the City". He also co-wrote and produced the Syreeta Wright album .
On October 4, 1975, Wonder performed at the historical "Wonder Dream Concert" in Kingston, Jamaica, a benefit for the Jamaican Institute for the Blind.
By 1975, in his 25th year, Stevie Wonder had won two consecutive Grammy Awards: in 1974 for Innervisions and in 1975 for Fulfillingness' First Finale.
The double album-with-extra-EP Songs in the Key of Life, was released in September 1976. Sprawling in style, unlimited in ambition, and sometimes lyrically difficult to fathom, the album was hard for some listeners to assimilate, yet is regarded by many as Wonder's crowning achievement and one of the most recognizable and accomplished albums in pop music history. The album became the first of an American artist to debut straight at #1 in the Billboard charts, where it remained for 14 non-consecutive weeks. Two tracks, became #1 Pop/R&B; hits "I Wish" and "Sir Duke". The baby-celebratory "Isn't She Lovely?" was written about his newborn daughter Aisha, while songs such as "Love's in Need of Love Today" (which years later Wonder would perform at the post-September 11, 2001 telethon) and "Village Ghetto Land" reflected a far more pensive mood. Songs in the Key of Life won Album of the Year and two other Grammys. Rolling Stone Magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time included four of the five albums, with three in the top 90.
In 1994, Wonder made a guest appearance on the KISS cover album , playing harmonica and supplying background vocals for the song "Deuce", performed by Lenny Kravitz.
In 1996, Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life was selected as a documentary subject for the Classic Albums documentary series. This series dedicates 60 minutes to one groundbreaking record per feature. The same year, he performed John Lennon's song "Imagine" in the closing ceremony of the Atlanta Olympic Games. The same year, Wonder performed in a remix of "Seasons of Love" from the Jonathan Larson musical Rent.
In 1997, Wonder collaborated with Babyface for a song about abuse (domestic violence) called "How Come, How Long" which was nominated for an award.
In December 1999, Wonder announced that he was interested in pursuing an intraocular retinal prosthesis to partially restore his sight. That same year, Wonder was featured on harmonica in the Sting song "Brand New Day".
In 2000, Stevie Wonder contributed two new songs to the soundtrack for Spike Lee's Bamboozled album ("Misrepresented People" and "Some Years Ago").
Current career: 2002–present
In March 2002, Wonder performed at the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City.On July 2, 2005, Wonder performed in the USA part of the Live 8 series of concerts in Philadelphia.
Wonder's first new album in ten years, A Time to Love, was released on October 18, 2005, after having been pushed back from first a May, and then a June release. The album was released electronically on September 27, 2005, exclusively on Apple's iTunes Music Store. The first single, "So What the Fuss", was released in April. A second single, "From the Bottom of My Heart" was a hit on adult-contemporary R&B; radio. The album also featured a duet with India.Arie on the title track "A Time to Love".
Wonder performed at the pre-game show for Super Bowl XL in Detroit in early 2006, singing various hit singles (with his four-year-old son on drums) and accompanying Aretha Franklin during "The Star Spangled Banner".
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In March 2006, Wonder received new national exposure on the top-rated American Idol television program. Wonder performed "My Love Is on Fire" (from A Time To Love) live on the show itself. In June 2006, Stevie Wonder made a guest appearance on Busta Rhymes' new album, The Big Bang on the track "Been through the Storm". He sings the refrain and plays the piano on the Dr. Dre and Sha Money XL produced track. He appeared again on the last track of Snoop Dogg's new album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, "Conversations". The song is a remake of "Have a Talk with God" from Songs in the Key of Life.
In 2006 Wonder staged a duet with Andrea Bocelli on the latter's album Amore, offering harmonica and additional vocals on "Canzoni Stonate". Stevie Wonder also performed at Washington, D.C.'s 2006 "A Capitol Fourth" celebration.
On August 2, 2007, Stevie Wonder announced the A Wonder Summer's Night 13 concert tour — his first U.S. tour in over ten years. This tour was inspired by the recent passing of his mother, as he stated at the conclusion of the tour on December 9 at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
in Denver, Colorado.]] On August 28, 2008, Wonder performed at the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Songs included were a previously unreleased song, "Fear Can't Put Dreams to Sleep," and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours".
On September 8, 2008, Wonder started the European leg of his Wonder Summer's Night Tour, the first time he had toured Europe in over a decade. His opening show was at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. During the tour, Wonder played eight UK gigs; four at The O2 Arena in London, two in Birmingham and two at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester. Stevie Wonder's other stops in the tour's European leg also found him performing in Holland (Rotterdam), Sweden (Stockholm), Germany (Cologne, Mannheim and Munich), Norway (Hamar), France (Paris), Italy (Milan) and Denmark (Aalborg). Wonder also toured Australia (Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane) and New Zealand (Christchurch, Auckland and New Plymouth) in October and November.
By June 2008, Wonder was working on two projects simultaneously: a new album titled The Gospel Inspired By Lula which will deal with the various spiritual and cultural crises facing the world, and Through The Eyes Of Wonder, an album which Wonder has described as a performance piece that will reflect his experience as a blind man. Wonder was also keeping the door open for a collaboration with Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones concerning a rumoured jazz album. If Wonder was to join forces with Bennett, it would not be for the first time; Their rendition of "For Once in My Life" earned them a Grammy for best pop collaboration with vocals in 2006.
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Wonder performed on January 18, 2009 at the . On Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, Wonder performed the song "Brand New Day" with musician Sting. He performed his new song "All About the Love Again" and, with other musical artists, "Signed, Sealed, and Delivered". On February 23, 2009, Wonder became the second recipient of the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for pop music, honored by President Barack Obama at the White House.
On July 7, 2009, Wonder performed "Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer" and "They Won't Go When I Go" at the Staples Center for Michael Jackson's memorial service. On October 29, 2009, Wonder performed at the 25th anniversary concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Among performing songs with B.B. King, Wonder performed Michael Jackson's 'The Way You Make Me Feel', during which he became emotionally distraught and was unable to perform until he regained his composure.
On January 22, 2010, Wonder performed Bridge Over Troubled Water for the event to help victims of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010.
On March 6, 2010, Wonder was awarded the Commander of the Arts and Letters by French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand. Wonder had been due to receive this award in 1981, but scheduling problems prevented this from happening. A lifetime achievement award was also given to Wonder on the same day, at France's biggest music awards.
His summer 2010 tour included a two-hour set at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, a stop at London's "Hard Rock Calling" in Hyde Park, and appearances at England's Glastonbury Festival, Rotterdam's North Sea Jazz Festival, and a concert in Bergen, Norway and a concert in Dublin, Ireland at the O2 Arena on June 24th.
Accomplishments
A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and won twenty-two Grammy Awards (the most ever won by a solo artist) as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also won an Academy Award for Best Song, and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. He has also been awarded the Polar Music Prize. American music magazine Rolling Stone named him the ninth greatest singer of all time. In June 2009 he became the fourth artist to receive the Montreal Jazz Festival Spirit Award.He has ten U.S. number-one hits on the pop charts as well as 20 R&B; number one hits, and album sales totaling more than 100 million units. Wonder has recorded several critically acclaimed albums and hit singles, and writes and produces songs for many of his label mates and outside artists as well. Wonder plays the piano, synthesizer, harmonica, congas, drums, bass guitar, bongos, organ, melodica, and clavinet. In his childhood, he was best known for his harmonica work, but today he is better known for his keyboard skills and vocal ability. Wonder was the first Motown artist and second African American musician to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his 1984 hit single "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from the movie The Woman in Red.
Impact
Wonder's songs are renowned for being quite difficult to sing. He has a very developed sense of harmony and uses many extended chords utilizing extensions such as 9ths, 11ths, 13ths, b5s, etc. in his compositions. Many of his melodies make abrupt, unpredictable changes. Many of his vocal melodies are also melismatic, meaning that a syllable is sung over several notes. Some of his best known and most frequently covered songs are played in keys which are more often found in jazz than in pop and rock. For example, "Superstition", "Higher Ground" and "I Wish" are in the key of E flat minor, and feature distinctive riffs in the E flat minor pentatonic scale (i.e. largely on the black notes of the keyboard).Wonder played a large role in bringing synthesizers to the forefront of popular music. He developed many new textures and sounds never heard before. In 1981, Wonder became the first owner of an E-mu Emulator.
Songs sampled by other musicians
Wonder has recorded with Jon Gibson, a Christian Soul musician, on a remake of his own song, "Have a Talk With God" (from the 1989 album Body & Soul), covered by Gibson in which Wonder plays harmonica. The two men met in the early 1980s through a shared music agent (Bill Wolfer).Red Hot Chili Peppers covered "Higher Ground" in 1989 on their Mother's Milk album. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble covered "Superstition" and Wonder made a cameo appearance in the official music video for the song.
"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" was rendered by English band Incognito in 1992 and John Legend covered this song for the 2005 film, Hitch. George Michael and Mary J. Blige covered "As" in the late 90's. In 1999, Salome De Bahia made a Brazilian version of "Another Star". Tupac Shakur sampled "That Girl" for his hit song "So Many Tears".
"Pastime Paradise" would become an interpolation for Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" while Will Smith would use "I Wish" as the basis for the theme song to his movie, Wild Wild West. The elements of "Love's In Need of Love Today" were used by 50 Cent in the song "Ryder Music", and Warren G sampled "Village Ghetto Land" for his song "Ghetto Village".
Mary Mary, did a cover of his song, "You Will Know" on their 2002 album, Incredible. Australian soul artist Guy Sebastian recorded a cover of "I Wish" on his Beautiful Life album. In 2003, Raven-Symoné recorded a cover of "Superstition" for the soundtrack to Disney's The Haunted Mansion. In 2005, Canadian singer Dave Moffatt, from the group The Moffatts, sang the song "Overjoyed" from the In Square Circle album on Canadian Idol. Clay Aiken performed "Isn't She Lovely?" in the episode "My Life in Four Cameras" of Scrubs.
Personal life
Wonder has been married twice: to Motown singer Syreeta Wright from 1970 until their divorce in 1972; and since 2001, to fashion designer Kai Milla Morris. He has seven children from his two marriages and several relationships. ! style="vertical-align:top; width:30px;"| US R&B; ! style="vertical-align:top; width:30px;"| US Dance ! style="vertical-align:top; width:30px;"| US AC ! style="vertical-align:top; width:30px;"| UK |- ||1963 |"Fingertips - Pt. 2" | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |rowspan="3"|1966 |"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 14 |- |"Blowin' in the Wind" | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 36 |- |"A Place in the Sun" | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 20 |- ||1967 |"I Was Made to Love Her" | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 5 |- |rowspan="2"|1968 |"For Once in My Life" | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 3 |- |"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |rowspan="2"|1969 |"My Cherie Amour" | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 4 |- |"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |- |rowspan="3"|1970 |"Never Had A Dream Come True" | style="text-align:center;"| 26 | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 5 |- |"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 15 |- |"Heaven Help Us All" | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 29 |- |rowspan="2"|1971 |"We Can Work It Out" | style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 27 |- |"If You Really Love Me" | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 20 |- |rowspan="2"|1972 |"Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" | style="text-align:center;"| 33 | style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |"Superstition" | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 11 |- |rowspan="3"|1973 |"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 3 |- |"Higher Ground" | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 29 |- |"Living for the City" | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 15 |- |rowspan="3"|1974 |"He's Misstra Know It All" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 10 |- |"You Haven't Done Nothin'"(with The Jackson 5) | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 30 |- |"Boogie On Reggae Woman" | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 12 |- |rowspan="4"|1977 |"I Wish" | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 5 |- |"Sir Duke" | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |- |"Another Star" | style="text-align:center;"| 32 | style="text-align:center;"| 18 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 29 |- |"As" | style="text-align:center;"| 36 | style="text-align:center;"| 36 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- ||1979 |"Send One Your Love" | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |rowspan="2"|1980 |"Master Blaster (Jammin)" | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |- |"I Ain't Gonna Stand For It" | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 11 |- |rowspan="3"|1981 |"Lately" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 3 |- |"Happy Birthday" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |- |"That Girl" | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 39 |- |rowspan="3"|1982 |"Do I Do" | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 10 |- |"Ebony and Ivory" (with Paul McCartney) | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 1 |- |"Ribbon in the Sky" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- ||1984 |"I Just Called to Say I Love You" | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 |- |rowspan="3"|1985 |"Part-Time Lover" | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 |- |"That's What Friends Are For"
(with Dionne Warwick, Elton John and Gladys Knight) | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 16 |- |"Love Light In Flight" | style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |rowspan="3"|1986 |"Go Home" | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |"Land Of La La" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 19 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |"Overjoyed" | style="text-align:center;"| 24 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 17 |- ||1987 |"Skeletons" | style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 20 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |rowspan="3"|1988 |"Get It" (with Michael Jackson) | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 37 |- |"My Eyes Don t Cry" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |"You Will Know" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- ||1989 |"With Each Beat Of My Heart" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 28 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- ||1990 |"Keep Our Love Alive" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 24 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |rowspan="2"|1991 |"Fun Day (From "Jungle Fever")" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |"Gotta Have You (From "Jungle Fever")" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- ||1992 |"These Three Words" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- ||1995 |"For Your Love" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 30 | style="text-align:center;"| 23 |- |rowspan="2"|2005 |"So What The Fuss" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 34 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 40 | style="text-align:center;"| 19 |- |"From The Bottom Of My Heart" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 25 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| - |}
U.S. and UK albums
{|class="wikitable" |- ! style="width:28px;" rowspan="2"| Year ! style="width:250px;" rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="3"| Chart positions |- ! style="vertical-align:top; width:30px;"| US! style="vertical-align:top; width:30px;"| US R&B; ! style="vertical-align:top; width:30px;"| UK
|- |1963 | | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |1966 |Up-Tight | style="text-align:center;"| 33 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |1966 |Down to Earth | style="text-align:center;"| 72 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |1967 |I Was Made to Love Her | style="text-align:center;"| 45 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |1968 |For Once in My Life | style="text-align:center;"| 50 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |1969 |My Cherie Amour | style="text-align:center;"| 34 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 17 |- |1970 |Signed, Sealed, and Delivered | style="text-align:center;"| 25 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |1971 |Where I'm Coming From | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |1972 |Music of My Mind | style="text-align:center;"| 21 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |1972 |Talking Book | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 16 |- |1973 |Innervisions | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 |- |1974 |Fulfillingness' First Finale | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 |- |1976 |''Songs in the Key of Life | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |- |1979 |Journey through the Secret Life of Plants | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 |- |1980 |Hotter than July | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |- |1982 |''Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 |- |1984 |The Woman in Red | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 |- |1985 |In Square Circle | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 |- |1987 |Characters | style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 33 |- |1995 |Conversation Peace | style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 |- |1996 |Natural Wonder | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 88 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |1997 |Song Review A Greatest Hits Collection | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 100 | style="text-align:center;"| 19 |- |2000 |At the Close of a Century | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 100 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |2002 |The Definitive Collection | style="text-align:center;"| 35 | style="text-align:center;"| 28 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |2004 |Best Of Stevie Wonder: 20th Century Masters Christmas Collection | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 90 | style="text-align:center;"| - |- |2005 |A Time To Love | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 24 |- |2007 |Number 1's | style="text-align:center;"| 171 | style="text-align:center;"| 40 | style="text-align:center;"| 23 |}
Awards and recognition
Grammy Awards
Wonder has received 25 Grammy Awards: |- |1976 || Best Producer of the Year* || N/A |- |1976 || Album of the Year || Songs in the Key of Life |- |1985 || Best Male R&B; Vocal Performance|| In Square Circle |- |1986 || Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal''(awarded to Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Wonder) || "That's What Friends Are For" |- |1995 || Best Rhythm & Blues Song || "For Your Love" |- |1995 || Best Male R&B; Vocal Performance || "For Your Love" |- |1996 || Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award || General |- |1998 || Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
''(awarded to Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin, and Wonder)|| "St. Louis Blues" |- |1998 || Best Male R&B; Vocal Performance || "St. Louis Blues" |- |2002 || Best R&B; Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
''(awarded to Wonder and Take 6)|| "Love's in Need of Love Today" |- |2005 || Best Male Pop Vocal Performance || "From the Bottom of My Heart" |- |2005 || Best R&B; Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
''(awarded to Beyoncé and Wonder)|| "So Amazing" |- |2006 || Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ''(awarded to Tony Bennett and Wonder) || "For Once In My Life" |}
* Between 1965 and 1980, a self-produced artist won an additional Grammy as a producer as well as an artist.
Other awards and recognition
1983: inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. 1999: received the Polar Music Prize 2002: received the George and Ira Gershwin Lifetime Achievement Award at UCLA's Spring Sing. The same year, Wonder received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. 2004: received the Billboard Century Award. Also in 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #15 on their list of the 100 Greatest Rock and Roll Artists of All Time. 2006: was inducted, as one of the first inductees, into the Michigan Walk of Fame. The same year, Wonder received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. 2008: Ranked at number five on "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists", making him as the third most successful male artist in the history of Billboard Hot 100 chart. 2009: Recipient of the second Gershwin Prize For Popular Song.See also
References
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Shit Robot
Marcus Lambkin (born 1971) better known by the pseudonym Shit Robot is an Irish electronic musician and DJ.
From the Cradle to the Rave (DFA Records, 2010)
Wrong Galaxy (DFA Records, 2006)
Chasm (DFA Records, 2007)
Simple Things (Work It Out) (DFA Records, 2009)
I Got A Feeling (DFA Records, 2010)
Career
Working as a DJ in New York in 2000 he befriended James Murphy later of LCD Soundsystem and started a DJ partnership with him. Lambkin moved to rural Germany in 2004 and started producing his own music, with a number of releases on DFA Records from 2006. and NME The album features contributions from Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip and James Murphy amongst others.Discography
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Miroslav Vitouš
| Name | Miroslav Vitouš |
|---|---|
| Background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth name | Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš |
| Born | December 06, 1947Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Instrument | Double bass, electric bass |
| Occupation | Musician, songwriter |
| Label | Freedom Records |
| Associated acts | Weather Report, Miroslav Philharmonik Review |
| Url | miroslavvitous.com |
Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš (6 December 1947), is a Czech jazz bassist.
Born in Prague, he began the violin at age six, and started playing the piano at age ten, and bass at fourteen. As a young man in Europe, Vitouš was a competitive swimmer. One of his early music groups was the Junior Trio with his brother Alan on drums and fellow Czech luminary-to-be Jan Hammer on keyboards. He studied music at the Prague Conservatory (under František Pošta), subsequently winning an international music contest in Vienna, earning him a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
In 1988 Vitouš moved back to Europe to focus on composing, but nonetheless continued to perform in festivals.
Discography
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Terje Haakonsen TB2
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- Published: 11 Feb 2007
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Terje Haakonsen. Amazing. Feat. Russell Winfield! CHILLER OUT!
Terje Haakonsen TAC
Terje Haakonsen at The Oakley Arctic Challenge in Norway
Todd Terje - Eurodans
Eurodans Todd Terje Hed Kandi Beach House 60
Terje Rypdal, Trilok Gurtu, Miroslav Vitous
Jazz Fusion
Todd Terje - Glittertind
Belarusian tourism film with Todd Terje's Glittertind
Swatch - Catch the Moment - Terje Haakonsen
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- Published: 12 Nov 2009
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Born a nature child, Terje learned all the fun of sports fast: soccer, ski jumping, athletics and al-pine skiing. He won them all. He was on the regional team in both soccer and alpine skiing. He discovered the snowboard upon turning 14. He won his first competition only two months after getting his first board. Terje made his way onto Burtons global team at age 15, whilst still striving in 9th grade at Vinje Ungdomsskole (school). He made his debut at the World Cup in St Moritz, and to everybodys surprise he captured 5th place in the half-pipe! The champ came into his own in 1991 with his first European Championship in the half-pipe. He has earned a total of 3 US Open victories, 5 European Championships and 3 World Champion-ships. He has garnered many top rankings in World Cups and invitational events. He quit counting World Cup points after the 1994 season. In the winter of 2002, the ISF went bankrupt after fighting the FIS for six years. Several players from the snowboard scene approached Terje to join new forces. Terje was reluctant, because he knew the value of the total independence of the Arctic Challenge. But the coalition of TTR touched him with a solid philosophy: rider-driven, genuine snowboard values and focus on progression. Terje and TAC are placed on centre stage by TTR: nine great snowboard events around the world earn qualification spots at TAC. Terje and other top riders now have a powerful say in the philosophy and progression of the sport.
Dolle Jolle - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje Rmx)
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Terje Rypdal Trio - Live
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- Published: 23 Nov 2009
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Terje Rypdal Trio - Live in Moscow, 20.11.2009.
Terje Isungset - London Jazz Festival 2003
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Terje Isungset - London Jazz Festival December 2003
Shit Robot - Simple Things Todd Terje Version
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M - Pop Music (Todd Terje edit)
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- Published: 02 Oct 2009
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TTR Oakley Arctic Challenge 2007 (Terje Snowboarding worldrecord)
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- Published: 24 Aug 2007
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www.ttrworldtour.com World record holder Terje Haakonsen's TTR 5STAR Oakley Arctic Challenge 2007 took place in Oslo in the beginning of March. 850 TTR points were up for grabs and Kevin Pearce (USA) brought them home with a flawless performance in the final including huge McTwist and sick BS Airs. Speaking of which: Norway's very own snowboard superstar TERJE HAAKONSEN wrote history on the sunny qualification day and broke the world record with a 9,8m BS Air (late 180). Another spectacular rider was Jake Blauvelt (USA) with his 9,4m BS Air that would have broken Heikki Sorsa's old highest Air record as well. What a contest. But see for yourself and check ttrworldtour.com for further infos and more videos.
Terje Haakonsen
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- Published: 24 Dec 2010
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Lots of powder and lots of classic Terje.
Terje Rypdal. Dead Man´s Tale (Norway 1968)
Terje Rypdal, Dead Man´s Tale! The perfect soundtrack for driving down the winter roads, this track is from his first solo LP after leaving Dream called Bleak House and was definitely one of the earliest signs of Scandinavian progressive rock. The images/photos are not from 1968 though, it was shot by me in February 2009.
Terje Rypdal Group: "Per Ulv"
Terje Rypdal Group feat. Palle Mikkelborg, Håkon Graf, Sveinung "Thunder Thumb" Hovensjø and Jon Christensen in a NRK-studio in 1978, for a TV broadcast special. "Per Ulv" (norwegian for the comic hero "Wile E. Coyote") is a deep felt hommage to this ever optimistic and never giving up bird-chasing desert wolf! Terje and Jon C are the only members of the "Norwegian Per Ulv Fan Club" (no other members allowed). Support great music, buy the album "Waves" on ECM! Also check out: www.youtube.com
Terje Rypdal: "Mystery Man", Live 2000
Terje Rypdal, Ståle Storløkken (keys) and Jon Christensen (drums) in Oslo, 19 of may, 2000. "Mystery Man" is recorded on "The Singles Collection" (ECM): tinyurl.com The tune is well known from the 90s classic "Heat". Be sure to watch it in High Quality sound & picture!
Arctic Challenge Finals 2008 (Kevin Pearce, Terje, Pospisil)
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- Duration: 3:03
- Published: 27 Feb 2008
- Uploaded: 03 Dec 2010
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www.ttrworldtour.com Arctic Challenge Finals 2008 Kevin Pearce wins the 6Star quarterpipe title. Terje Haakonsen proves again that he is the transition master. Shayne Pospisil comes 2nd with high and very stylish hits in all 5 attempts. Peetu Piiroinen rounds up the podium with another 3rd place in a big TTR event.
Terje Haakonsen - Super Flexible Snowboard Figure in Oak Valley
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- Duration: 0:54
- Published: 05 Nov 2010
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Just a quick flick on how realistic these super flexible Techrider figures look and how you can play with it to invent new tricks and Get Inspired to improve your riding.
Terje Haakonsen highlights from Snowscrapers 2009
Terje was born to be shred, check out his highlights from Snowscrapers and excuse his abrupt answers, 50000 dollars was on the line. 16 world-class snowboarders. One giant jump. Snowboarding comes to New York. redbullsnowscrapers.com
Stevie Wonder - Superstition (Todd Terje Edit)
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- Duration: 8:58
- Published: 02 Nov 2009
- Uploaded: 03 Mar 2011
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Ice Music Terje Isungset, Lena Nymark London
14 nov. 2008 h. 18:20 St Pancras Room at Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG A second chance to catch Ice Music, in which pioneering percussionist Terje Isungset will conjusre up the majesty of Norway's natural beauty through sculpted ice percussion. Featuring vocalist Lena Nymark and incorporating the sounds of glaciers and moving ice. Ice Music, in which percussionist Terje Isungset conjures the majesty of Norway's natural beauty through sculpted ice percussion. Featuring vocalist Lena Nymark and incorporating the sounds of glaciers and moving ice.
Vis Meg Hvem Du Er - Terje Odin Kaspersen
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- Published: 21 Nov 2009
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Terje Odin Kaspersen's CD single, recorded November 2009. Filmed in Lillestrøm, a suburb of Oslo, Norway. Terje Odin is a bass player and vocalist from Lillestrøm. This is his first solo project, the song will appear on his first album which is being recorded for Odin Skanse Records at the Hermani Studio during this winter (2009/2010). Video by Pelle Lindstad, Svarte Skauen Studio. The release date for the single is November 29 2009, and the money generated by the sales will be donated to Kirkens Bymisjon Lillestrøm, earmarked for use in its low threshold work service . There is no commercial element in this release. The artist, musicians, designers and the videomaker are all working for free in support of the Bymisjon.
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Terje Roed-Larsen, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process, addressing the Security Council on Monday
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Terje Roed-Larsen (Norway), Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Palestinian Authority, addresses the Security Council this morning
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Left to right: Terje Roed-Larsen, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Kier
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El 13 hauling a passenger train
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left, front) consulting with members of the UN team dispatched to the Middle East to defuse the current crisis, Terje Roed-Larsen (behind Annan) and Alvaro de Soto (right, centre), during the Security Council open meeting on
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Kurdish leader Mullah Krekar. agm1
photo: AP / Scanpix/Terje Bendiksby
Iran's reform-minded former President Mohammad Khatami called for "more realistic" policies from a new U.S. president and said the European Union was on the wrong track in expanding sanctions on Iran over its nuclear development program on Tuesday June 24, 2008 at the sixth Oslo Forum, an annual, informal and closed door meeting of many of the world's peace mediators in Oslo, Norway.
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The celebration of NTNU's centennial year in 2010 has resulted in an enormous effort to expand the university's photo archive. Here, an engineering student from 1933, when the school was called the Norwegian Institute of Technology, shows off an engine presumably used in the course of his studies.
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Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By James Sullivan, BNQT.com After the postponed a decision to add slopestyle to the program of the Winter Games, Norwegian snowboarding legend Terje Haakonsen decided to get involved. Haakonsen, considered the godfather of modern snowboarding, invited IOC President to the annual Arctic Challenge...
Three Right, Five Wrong – Terje Hauge’s Key Refereeing Decisions In Tottenham's Victory Over FC Twente
30 Sep 2010
Goal
Norwegian the catalyst in thrilling Champions League encounter... By Richard Parry Share Share Three penalties – one missed, two scored - five second half goals, a red card that was, and one that was evaded, Tottenham’s thrilling 4-1 victory may have flattered the home side, but with nine goals netted from the first two Champions League ties, they’re certainly...
Three Right, Four Wrong – Terje Hauge’s Key Refereeing Decisions In Tottenham's Victory Over FC Twente
30 Sep 2010
Goal
Norwegian the catalyst in thrilling Champions League encounter... By Richard Parry Share Share Three penalties – one missed, two scored - five second half goals, a red card that was, and one that was evaded, Tottenham’s thrilling 4-1 victory may have flattered the home side, but with nine goals netted from the first two Champions League ties, they’re certainly...
Dusted Reviews Artist: Todd Terje Album: Remaster of the Universe Label: Permanent Vacation Review date: ...
27 Jul 2010
dusted
It's as easy to like Todd Terje as it is to dislike him, but does anyone love or hate him? According to the space disco producer's press release, his edits and remixes "instantly made industry types and clubbers alike go bananas," and in this statement there's a hidden truth that illuminates the main problem his work. The placement of industry types in front of clubbers...
Take Five With Terje Lie
13 Jun 2010
All About Jazz
Meet Terje Lie: Saxophonist Terje Lie, ("Terry Lee"), started his career as a musician during high school in Norway with his blues/rock band with which he appeared as a lead vocalist on Norwegian television at seventeen years of age. Over time, he became a part of that country's scene of young rising jazz artists and freelance musicians, featured as both a singer and...
Terje Rypdal Crime Scene
12 May 2010
The Vortex Jazz Club
ECM 273 3215 Centred on guitarist/composer Terje Rypdal's small group - completed by trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg, Hammond player Stâle Storløkken, drummer Paolo Vinaccia - but also drawing on the impressive power and subtlety of the...
Terje Rypdal Vossabrygg
12 May 2010
The Vortex Jazz Club
ECM 987 5381 The title of this album, which translates as 'Vossa Brew', refers to the fact that the music it contains, commissioned by and recorded at Norway's Vossa Jazz Festival, is inspired by Miles Davis's seminal 1969 recording Bitches...
Swatch - Catch the Moment - Terje Haakonsen
Swatch - Catch the Moment - Terje Haakonsen
4:19
Born a nature child, Terje learned all the fun of sports fast: soccer, ski jumping, athletics and al-pine skiing. He won them all. He was on the regional team in both soccer and alpine skiing. He discovered the snowboard upon turning 14. He...
TTR Oakley Arctic Challenge 2007 (Terje Snowboarding worldrecord)
TTR Oakley Arctic Challenge 2007 (Terje Snowboarding worldrecord)
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www.ttrworldtour.com World record holder Terje Haakonsen's TTR 5STAR Oakley Arctic Challenge 2007 took place in Oslo in the beginning of March. 850 TTR points were up for grabs and Kevin Pearce (USA) brought them home with a flawless pe...
Terje Rypdal. Dead Man´s Tale (Norway 1968)
Terje Rypdal. Dead Man´s Tale (Norway 1968)
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Terje Rypdal, Dead Man´s Tale! The perfect soundtrack for driving down the winter roads, this track is from his first solo LP after leaving Dream called Bleak House and was definitely one of the earliest signs of Scandinavian progress...
Arctic Challenge Finals 2008 (Kevin Pearce, Terje, Pospisil)
Arctic Challenge Finals 2008 (Kevin Pearce, Terje, Pospisil)
3:03
www.ttrworldtour.com Arctic Challenge Finals 2008 Kevin Pearce wins the 6Star quarterpipe title. Terje Haakonsen proves again that he is the transition master. Shayne Pospisil comes 2nd with high and very stylish hits in all 5 attempts. Pee...
Terje Haakonsen - Super Flexible Snowboard Figure in Oak Valley
Terje Haakonsen - Super Flexible Snowboard Figure in Oak Valley
0:54
Just a quick flick on how realistic these super flexible Techrider figures look and how you can play with it to invent new tricks and Get Inspired to improve your riding....
Terje Haakonsen highlights from Snowscrapers 2009
Terje Haakonsen highlights from Snowscrapers 2009
0:57
Terje was born to be shred, check out his highlights from Snowscrapers and excuse his abrupt answers, 50000 dollars was on the line. 16 world-class snowboarders. One giant jump. Snowboarding comes to New York. redbullsnowscrapers.com...
Ice Music Terje Isungset, Lena Nymark London
Ice Music Terje Isungset, Lena Nymark London
8:58
14 nov. 2008 h. 18:20 St Pancras Room at Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG A second chance to catch Ice Music, in which pioneering percussionist Terje Isungset will conjusre up the majesty of Norway's natural beauty through sculp...
Vis Meg Hvem Du Er - Terje Odin Kaspersen
Vis Meg Hvem Du Er - Terje Odin Kaspersen
4:52
Terje Odin Kaspersen's CD single, recorded November 2009. Filmed in Lillestrøm, a suburb of Oslo, Norway. Terje Odin is a bass player and vocalist from Lillestrøm. This is his first solo project, the song will appear on hi...
