Mugison
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Mugison (born 4 September 1976) is an Iceland
ic musician and singer who originally performed as a one-man band
using a guitar and computer, but now often performs with a band. He studied in London to become a record producer
.
In 2004 Mugison was recognized at the Icelandic Music Awards. His album, Mugimama Is This Monkey Music?
, was named best album and his song "Murr Murr" was named best song.
Mugison got his nickname Mugison while on holiday visiting his father Muggi (Muggur) in Malaysia. His father is a karaoke
singer and as the crowds at the karaoke bars in the small fishing villages they were touring had problems pronouncing his name they came to call him Mugison. Mugison is the Iceland
ic naming convention for the surname of someone who is the son of Muggi.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic musician and singer who originally performed as a one-man band
One-man band
A one-man band is a musician who plays a number of musical instruments simultaneously using their hands, feet, limbs, and various mechanical contraptions. The simplest type of "one-man band" — a singer accompanying themselves on acoustic guitar and harmonica mounted in a metal "harp rack" below the...
using a guitar and computer, but now often performs with a band. He studied in London to become a record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
In 2004 Mugison was recognized at the Icelandic Music Awards. His album, Mugimama Is This Monkey Music?
Mugimama Is This Monkey Music?
Mugimama Is This Monkey Music? is an album by Mugison, released in 2004. The name of the song "What I Would Say In Your Funeral" has been misspelled at the back of the cover as "What I Would Say In Your Funiral".-Track listing:#"I Want You" - 3:53...
, was named best album and his song "Murr Murr" was named best song.
Mugison got his nickname Mugison while on holiday visiting his father Muggi (Muggur) in Malaysia. His father is a karaoke
Karaoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
singer and as the crowds at the karaoke bars in the small fishing villages they were touring had problems pronouncing his name they came to call him Mugison. Mugison is the Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic naming convention for the surname of someone who is the son of Muggi.
Discography
- Lonely MountainLonely Mountain (album)Lonely Mountain is the debut album by Icelandic artist Mugison released in 2003 in a hand-stitched limited edition.-Track listing:#"Sea Y" – 4:00#"Ear" – 5:43#"One Day She'll Park the Car" – 3:23#"I'm on Fire" – 4:02#"Pet" – 5:08#"Probably" – 2:45...
(2003) - Niceland (2004, SoundtrackSoundtrackA soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
) - Mugimama Is This Monkey Music?Mugimama Is This Monkey Music?Mugimama Is This Monkey Music? is an album by Mugison, released in 2004. The name of the song "What I Would Say In Your Funeral" has been misspelled at the back of the cover as "What I Would Say In Your Funiral".-Track listing:#"I Want You" - 3:53...
(2004) - Little TripLittle TripLittle Trip is a soundtrack by Mugison, released in 2005, for the movie A Little Trip to Heaven by Baltasar Kormákur.-Track listing:#"Pétur Grétarsson" - 0:36#"Go Blind" - 2:52#"Little Trip to Heaven" - 3:44#"Watchdog" - 1:10#"Mugicone" - 1:22...
(2005, SoundtrackSoundtrackA soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
) - Mýrin (2007, SoundtrackSoundtrackA soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
) - MugiboogieMugiboogieMugiboogie is an album by Mugison, released in 2008 by Ipecac Recordings. Mugison recorded and mixed it together with Birgir Jón Birgisson in the Sundlaugin studio in Iceland.- Track listing :All tracks written by Mugison.# "Mugiboogie" – 3:56...
(2008) - Ítrekun (2009)
- Haglél (2011)