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Bjørn Charles Dreyer

Associate Professor
Faculty of Fine Arts

Areas of responsibility

For about twenty-five years I've worked as a freelance-musician, composer, and music producer with the guitar as the main instrument.

Education

Master of Music Performance completed in 2011 at the University of Agder, Norway.

Sonology studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music, class of 1993.

Bachelor in Music Performance plus Science of Education at The Music Conservatory in Kristiansand, Norway in the years 1988-1991.

As a performing artist:

I have participated on more than 150 recordings with different bands/artists. Here are some:

Own Releases:

  • Boschamaz: “This is not Sweden” (Hecca/Division records) 2007
  • Piston Ltd.: “Domestic Engine” (Hecca/Division records) 2007
  • Boschamaz: “Rød” (Hecca/Division records) 2011
  • Westaman: (Hevhetia records) 2014

 

Other releases:

  • Annbjørg Lien: “Khoom Loy”
  • Eivind Aarset Live Extracts “:
  • Mari Boine: “Sterna Paradisea”
  • Mari Boine, ‘ The Kautokeino Rebellion “
  • Xploding Plastix, “Treated Timber Resist Root”
  • Wibutee: “Play Machine”
  • Anneli Drecker: “Frolic”
  • Jan Bang: “Pop killer”
  • Beady Belle: “Home”, “Closer”
  • Room: “Imaginary Borders»

and others

For more info: see separate discography.

I have collaborated and collaborate with:

Mari Boine, Eivind Aarset, Annbjørg Lien, Xploding Plastix, Anneli Drecker (Bel Canto), Silje Nergaard, Kris Kristofferson,

Gareth Jones (Depeche Mode) Rita Eriksen, Jan Bang, Erik Honoré, Iver Kleive, Madrugada, Sissel, Sigbjørn Nedland,

Scott Gorham, Kjetil Bjørnstad, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra and others.

As a composer:

  • the ballet performances “Thirteen” (2001), “Siri and Snelle Land” (2006)
  • “Face to face”, program series on NRK with Morten Krogvoll (2003-2010)
  •  Tv2 TV series “Best Without The Ball” (2003)
  • “Red Feather Campaign” (2004)
  • documentary film “Wocene – my last favorite” (2003) which appeared in the short film festival in London in 2003 and Nordisk Panorama festival in Sweden, the same year
  • Informational film, commercials
  • I work with Norwegian agencies like Egg & Bacon and This And That and for composing music for various film productions
  • Norwegian Mountain Museum in Lillehammer (2004)
  • Works for Chamber Choir and electronics, commissioned work for GE-Health’s opening of a new factory in Norway (2005)
  • “Wanted”- a Nordic Film production released in 2006
  • “Colours”, documentary series for television (2006)
  • “Luxury Trap”, a Rubicon production. (2008-2011)
  • “Spatial Potential”, Sørlandets Arts Museum, premiere in 2011.
  • Commissioned work:  Ryvingen Lighthouse, a Lighthouse museum (2012)
  • Commissioned work: sound installation in connection with the closure of a ship factory (2012)

 

Research

https://www.uia.no/en/research/kunstfag/electronic-music

Selected publications

http://hdl.handle.net/11250/138520

Publications

  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2021). Presentation of the music collaborative Paderewski/Grieg project.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2020). Under - The Submersion of the Pillars.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2020). The Gate.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2020). Låtskrivning og ensemblespill foredrag/workshop.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2020). Albuminnspilling med Halvor Holter i Urban Studios. Oslo Produsent: Odd Harald Jensen Men bl.a.: Erland Dahlen, Marius Reksjø, Jock Loveband m.fl.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2020). Studioinnspilling med Ronnie Jacobsen, nytt album, ventes utgitt i 2021.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2020). Siste vakt på Ryvingen fyr.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2020). OPEN CALL // musikk for 8 høytalere og 12 skjermer Samarbeid med Zack Bresler, stipendiat ved UiA.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). Konsert på med Natalie Sandtorv, Moritz Baumgärtner, Phillip Gropper.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). Paderewski Orchestra in Concert.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). Konsert med Aagre/Honoré.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). Paderewski Orchestra rehearsal.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). Presentasjon av PhD-prosjekt .
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). Studio session with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra .
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). The Only Characteristic is Duration.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). Entirety for Piano.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). The Always Juvenilia, Timbre Trouble.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). Preproduksjon, turne med Aagre/Honoré.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). Coexistence.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2018). Engelsk.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2017). Studiosession, gitarpålegg for Pär Edwardsson 2. desember 2017.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2017). Gitar og elektronikk.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2017). Jeg hører farger og ser lyd.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2017). Studiosessions, 1. og 8. oktober 2017, som ledet til albumet I blame you, you blame me.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2017). Imrov session .
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2017). Namgar, Tigri Festival.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2017). Studio session (som ledet The blues in me).
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2017). Westaman - turné.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2016). Tuesday Gods.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2016). Konsert med Mari Boine.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles & Bang, Jan (2016). Doing It To Death.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2016). Studiosession, forberede session med Jan Bang.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles & Bøe, John Reidar (2016). Studiosession.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2016). Satisfied.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2016). The Blues In Me.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2016). Anne Grete Preus - Desembertoner.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Magnolia, turné i Nord Norge. Uke 39.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Solofremføringer.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Ole Mofjell, Jędrzej Łagodziński, Bjorn Charles Dreyer.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Konserter med Ronnie Jacobsen.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Kunstnerisk deltagelse på Musikkteknologidagene 2015.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Konsert med Namgar, festival i Mo i Rana.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Musikk og maskin.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Performing at the Punkt festival.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Studio engineer, producer.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Åpningskonsert.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Namgar.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Fremføring av Solaris.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Studioinnspilling.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Germinal.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Westaman, concert at Kunsthalle in Kosice, Slovakia.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Samisk Melodi Grand Prix.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Konserter med Anne Grete Preus.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Studio preproduksjon med Julie Klarisse.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Studio, preproduksjon.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Duo-konsert med Niko Valkeapää i Romanjemi, Finland.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2015). Studio production, song: Satisfied.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2014). Kirkens bymisjons julekonsert.
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2014). Duo-konsert i Guatemala med Niko Valkeapää.
  • Dybo, Tor & Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2020). Doing It to Death: An Investigation into a Session Musician’s Migration. 07 Media. ISSN 978-82-7117-964-9. 2020(263).
  • Dreyer, Bjørn Charles (2019). Doing It to Death: An investigation into a session musician’s migration. 07 Media. ISSN 978-82-7117-964-9. Full text in Research Archive

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