Arvid Solvang
Encyclopedia
Arvid Solvang is a Norwegian
songwriter/producer living in Oslo
, Norway
.
, Karmøy
- Norway
. After touring Norway
for years as a guitarist with a range of different bands he started a music production company called Viagram. Arvid is known for his work with Maria Mena
where he has co-written most of her songs and produced her first three albums. Arvid has also co-written all songs for Norwegian artist Christel Alsos and produced her debut album "Closing the Distance" (Columbia
/SonyBMG 2007). Her second album, which Solvang has also co-written and produced, is scheduled for release in September 2010. Arvid is signed to EMI music publishing.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
songwriter/producer living in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Biography
Arvid Solvang was born July 14, 1969 in KopervikKopervik
Kopervik is the largest city on the island of Karmøy in the county of Rogaland, Norway and is the administrative centre of the municipality of Karmøy, and Kopervik have 8,192 inhabitants. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. -Population:...
, Karmøy
Karmøy
Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located southwest of the city of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland....
- Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. After touring Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
for years as a guitarist with a range of different bands he started a music production company called Viagram. Arvid is known for his work with Maria Mena
Maria Mena
Maria Viktoria Mena is a Norwegian pop artist.- Biography :Maria Mena was born into an artistic family, her mother, a playwright and her father, a drummer. Both Maria and her brother, Tony, are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story...
where he has co-written most of her songs and produced her first three albums. Arvid has also co-written all songs for Norwegian artist Christel Alsos and produced her debut album "Closing the Distance" (Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
/SonyBMG 2007). Her second album, which Solvang has also co-written and produced, is scheduled for release in September 2010. Arvid is signed to EMI music publishing.
Discography
- 2002 Maria MenaMaria MenaMaria Viktoria Mena is a Norwegian pop artist.- Biography :Maria Mena was born into an artistic family, her mother, a playwright and her father, a drummer. Both Maria and her brother, Tony, are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story...
- Another PhaseAnother Phase-External links:* *... - 2004 Maria MenaMaria MenaMaria Viktoria Mena is a Norwegian pop artist.- Biography :Maria Mena was born into an artistic family, her mother, a playwright and her father, a drummer. Both Maria and her brother, Tony, are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story...
- MellowMellowMellow may refer to:*Mellow , 2004*Mellow , 1997*Mellow... - 2004 Maria MenaMaria MenaMaria Viktoria Mena is a Norwegian pop artist.- Biography :Maria Mena was born into an artistic family, her mother, a playwright and her father, a drummer. Both Maria and her brother, Tony, are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story...
- White Turns BlueWhite Turns BlueWhite Turns Blue is the international debut album by Norwegian singer/songwriter Maria Mena, released in 2004 in the United States by Columbia Records. It consists of tracks from her two first albums, Another Phase and Mellow, and was specifically compiled for the American market... - 2004 Kristian ValenKristian ValenKristian Valen is a comedian, actor, singer and songwriter originally from Stavanger, Norway. Known for an extremely wide range of comedic impressions, Valen has also pursued a serious music career; his pop music album Listen When Alone was released internationally in Europe and Asia...
- Listen When Alone - 2005 Maria MenaMaria MenaMaria Viktoria Mena is a Norwegian pop artist.- Biography :Maria Mena was born into an artistic family, her mother, a playwright and her father, a drummer. Both Maria and her brother, Tony, are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story...
- Apparently UnaffectedApparently UnaffectedApparently Unaffected is an album by the Norwegian singer-songwriter Maria Mena, released on November 14, 2005 in Europe. It was re-released in June 2006 in the Netherlands, where it peaked at #11. The album spawned three singles: "Miss You Love", "Just Hold Me", "Our Battles", and the final single... - 2005 Vidar Johnsen - Dance of Lust
- 2007 Christel Alsos - Closing the Distance
- 2007 Vidar Johnsen og Peter Nordberg - Ord och ögonblick