Øyvind Hegg-Lunde


Øyvind Hegg-Lunde is a Norwegian musician, raised in Borgund, Lærdal, but today resides in Bergen. He is known from collaborations with José Gonzalez, Junip, Arve Henriksen, Ståle Storløkken, Trygve Seim, Per Jørgensen, Terje Isungset, Håkon Kornstad, Kjetil Møster, Kurt Johannessen, Stein Urheim, Stephan Meidell, and The Megaphonic Thrift.

Career

Hegg-Lunde holds a Bachelor's degree in jazz/improvised music at Griegakademiet and the Högskolan för scen och musik in Gothenburg. He is active in several separate projects, like Building Instrument, Electric Eye, Strings & Timpani, Erlend Apneseth Trio, Crab is Crap, Glow, Krachmacher and The Big Almost.
Since 2001 he has toured clubs and festivals in Norway and Scandinavia, as well as Europe, America, Africa. He has collaborated with other art forms such as dance, poetry, theater, performance art and VJs. He has received various scholarships and awards, including Nattjazz sin Vitalpris.
Together with co-composer Stephan Meidell, Hegg-Lunde got brilliant reviews for his commissioned opening concert Voice & Strings & Timpani for the 2016 Nattjazz. It was presented with musicians like Mari Kvien Brunvoll, Eva Pfitzenmaier, Kim Åge Furuhaug, and Stein Urheim.

Honors

; With 'Klangkameratane'
; With 'Jacon'
; With Stein Urheim
; With 'Defekt'
; With Sarah Riedel
; With Jessica Sligter
; With 'The Sweetest Thrill'
; With Erlend Apneseth
; With 'Glow'
; With 'Augur Ensemble'
; With 'Electric Eye'
; With 'The Big Almost'
; With 'Building Instrument'
; With 'Crab is Crap' feat. Ståle Storløkken
; With Erlend Apneseth Trio
;With 'Strings & Timpani'