[ARTISTS]
[MATOMA]
: ARTIST
Since making his debut in 2015, Matoma has joined the ranks of electronics’ most popular and innovative new stars, prompting Rolling Stone to declare him the “leader of tropical house’s next big wave.” Born Tom Lagergren, Matoma scored a breakout success in 2015 with his RIAA gold-certified single, Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Old Thing Back (Feat. Ja Rule & Ralph Trevsant),” featured on the groundbreaking 2015 debut album project, “HAKUNA MATOMA.” Since then, Matoma has made waves with life-affirming originals (including the smash “Running Out”) alongside cross-genre collaborations with the likes of Jason Derulo, Jennifer Lopez, Dua Lipa and The Vamps as well a dazzling array of remixes for artists as varied as Coldplay, One Direction, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Sean Paul, among others. Matoma’s journey reached a landmark moment with the release of 2018's acclaimed debut album, ONE IN A MILLION, which has garnered over 1 billion streams worldwide. Hailed by Billboard as “a fresh collection of varied dance-pop compositions…heavy with feels from start to finish… (and) poised for pop-crossover success with some stirringly emotional moments and dance floor feelings,” the album includes a quartet of worldwide hit singles, including “False Alarm (Feat. Becky Hill),” “Lonely (Feat. MAX),” “Slow (Feat. Noah Cyrus)” and “All Night (Feat. The Vamps),” all of which have now amassed over a billion total streams and counting.
As a performer, he's traversed across all major continents and played almost all of the major festivals, like Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Utlra, etc... He's also had multiple residencies in Vegas and Atlantic City including the Nomad, Hard Rock Hotel, and TAO. Most recently, he was on the Camp Superdope! Tour with Two Friends and sold over 4,000 tickets in most major cities in the United States including selling out the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago and selling out Terminal 5 twice in New York City.
[HIGHASAKITE]
: BAND
In February, [Highasakite] released its fourth album; "Uranium Heart" to fantastic reviews. Aftenposten and Dagsavisen awarded them 5/6 and the single "Elastic State Of Mind" was number one on Norwegian radio several weeks in the fall of 2018, in addition all the singles from the album were listed on radio channels such as P1, P13 and P3. The "Uranium Heart" tour has taken Highasakite on sold-out concerts throughout Scandinavia, and the band has become is well known for their amazing live performances and unique productions.
Highasakite have announced an extensive club tour in Norway this fall, as well as a stop at the The Norwegian Opera & Ballet in Oslo next year. Highasakite has become one of Norway´s most beloved bands. The album "Silent Treatment" they broke many records when they spent over two years on the album charts, and they have topped the billing for all of the major Norwegian festivals. Along the way they have won numerous awards, performed at the Nobel Concert, and toured the world several times.
[ONKLP]
: ARTIST
Any introduction is really superfluous. Whether it's VG or Dagbladet, rap fans or in-laws, festival goers or Securtias guards - everyone knows about [OnklP]. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone knows someone who knows someone who knows him.
With its strong personality and honesty, OnklP has ruled on the Norwegian hip-hop scene for almost two decades. He is an award-winning songwriter who has been praised by politicians and community leaders, as well as having an important voice social debates. Behind him he has received many industry awards, and has collaborated with some of the biggest names in Norwegian music - at the crossroads of genres. With his strong personality and honest lyrics, he has moved the Norwegian people from the stage, through radio and on TV. OnklP is constantly developing as an artist in new genres, concentrations and collaborations, and now he is left on his own.
Pål Tøien is back - and this time he does it on his own.
[TOMMY TEE]
: ARTIST
[Tommy Tee] It is an established truth that Tommy Flaaten (born 1971) aka Crazy Minister, aka [Tommy Tee] is Norway's best known hip hop producer. A multi-man of rank who has been everything from graffiti writer, breakdancer, DJ, and radio host with his own radio show on NRK P3.
He was also the man behind Norway's first graffiti magazine Fat Cap in 1989, before later starting to rap and produce beats under his own record label, Tee Productions, which has been around since 1995. It would still take 21 years before he was recognized for his strong contribution to the Norwegian hip-hop scene with the Spellemannprisens honorary award in 2016. Today he has projects underway with Oscar Blesson in Oslo, Abidaz in Stockholm, and Daytona and Downtown Dion in New York.
[KVELERTAK]
: BAND
In 2020, Kvelertak energize their next chapter with a series of significant changes. The band—Vidar Landa (guitar), Bjarte Lund Rolland (guitar), Marvin Nygaard (bass), Kjetil Gjermundrød (drums), and Maciek Ofsad (guitar, vocals)—welcome an old friend, Ivar Nikolaisen, as frontman following the departure of Erlend Hjelvik. They also join forces with Rise Records for the release of their fourth full-length, Splid.
As they say though, “the song remains the same” across these eleven tracks…
The new blood only amplifies the group’s manic maelstrom of rock ‘n’ roll, black metal, and punk.
Extreme vitality has defined Kvelertak since their self-titled 2010 debut. It also transferred to a growing cult of fans. Meir crashed Rolling Stone’s “20 Best Metal Albums of 2013” at #2. The 2016 follow-up, Nattesferd, represented a critical high watermark, garnering a rating of 8-out-of-10 from Pitchfork, B+ from The A.V. Club, 4-out-of-5 from Metal Hammer, 8-out-of-10 from Spin, and 4.5-out-of-5 from MetalSucks. Not to mention, Stereogum touted it on “The 50 Best Albums of 2016.” In addition to racking up over 50 million career streams thus far, rock icon Dave Grohl personally presented them a gold plaque for Kvelertak, and they took home two Spellemannprisen Awards (Norway’s equivalent of the GRAMMYS®), including “Best Newcomer” and “Best Rock Band.” Everyone from Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax to Ghost and Gojira handpicked them for tours.
In the end their latest album, Splid encapsulates everything Kvelertak was, is, and will be.
“We want people to be blown away by the music,” Vidar leaves off. “It’s an album you can bring to a party but also put on your headphones out in the woods in the Norwegian winter. It’s Kvelertak.”