Bjørn Ole Rasch
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| Background information | |
| Born |
28 July 1959 Elverum |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Traditional Folk, World music, Progressive music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer, writer |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards |
| Labels | Grappa Music |
| Associated acts |
Bukkene Bruse Secret Garden |
| Website | www |
Bjørn Ole Rasch (born 28 July 1959 in Elverum and raised in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian artist (keyboards performer), composer, arranger and producer. He is a professor of popular music at the Agder University College. Together with his wife Annbjørg Lien he runs the Kongshavn Studios in Kristiansand.
Rasch began playing the piano at seven and learned much piano technique from his mother. He was taught classical music for eight years before he bought his first synthesizer and became more interested in composing and arranging. 19 years old, he composed music for a theater performance of the folktale "Manndottera og kjerringdottera", and he continued to compose music for the theater some years after this, among others 3 ballets and two more theater plays among them the first performance of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit in Norway.
In 1981 he joined the prog rock band "Boys Voice", which comprised fellow students from Agder Musikkonservatorium in Kristiansand. The band released the single 20 Golden Lies in 1984, before they released their album Talking to the Moon the year after. At the same time, he was a member of the jazz group EtCetera from Molde that also released an album in 1985.
Most of his musical productions are at the intersection of Norwegian traditional folk music and world music. His work includes major productions and compositions for theater, ballet, movies cd productions and TV, and most of these have been released worldwide. In 2002, Rasch was appointed the first professor of Rhythmic music in Norway, and in 2003 he became a member of Agder Academy of Sciences. Rasch has worked with Annbjørg Lien as producer, arranger and composer since 1994, and since 1997 he has been a member of the traditional folk ensemble Bukkene Bruse. In 2009 Bjørn Ole Rasch og Annbjørg Lien released their first duo-album under the name Come Home frå 2009. Most of their releases together is a blend of Norwegian folk music and elements from world-music.
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