Kenneth Kapstad

Kenneth Kapstad
Kapstad performing at Over Oslo 2018
Kapstad performing at Over Oslo 2018
Background information
Born (1979-04-20) 20 April 1979 (age 45)
Løkken Verk, Meldal, Norway
GenresRock, jazz
OccupationDrummer
LabelsReflect, Jazzaway, Curling Legs
Websitekennethkapstad.no

Kenneth Kapstad (born 20 April 1979) is a Norwegian musician from Trondheim, known as the drummer of the band Gåte (2004–2005), Motorpsycho (2007–2016), and God Seed (2012–2015), and for his collaborations with the bands Animal Alpha, Goat the Head, and Monolithic.[1][2][3]

Career

Motorpsycho
Motorpsycho with Kenneth Kapstad central, live at Studenten, Steinkjer, 2008

Kapstad was born in Løkken Verk. He attended the music program at Orkdal secondary school, two years on Sund Folkehøgskole, a year at the conservatory in Agder Musikkonservatorium, and four years on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2001–05).[4]

After the phenomenal success within Gåte, that ended just when it started to take off, Kapstad joined Motorpsycho duo guitarist Hans Magnus Ryan and bassist Bent Sæther in 2007. He spent nearly ten years with the band before parting ways in 2016. He also collaborates within bands like Dadafon (2003–2004), Cucumber (2004–2005), African Pepperbirds (2004–2006), Monolithic (2005–), Goat the Head (2005–), Animal Alpha (2006–2007), Thorns (2006–), Martin Hagfors (2008–), Møster! (2010–), Grand General (2010–), God Seed (2011–), Resjemheia (2011–), and Spidergawd (2013–).[3][5][6]

Discography

With God Seed
Within Dadafon
  • 2004: My Brother's Comeback (Universal Records)
  • 2004: Harbour (Universal Records)
  • 2004: And So We Have to Say Goodbye (Dadafon self–released)
Within Motorpsycho
Within Goat the Head
  • 2007: Simian Supremacy (Tabu Recordings)
  • 2010: Doppelgängers (Aftermath Music)
  • 2011: Wicked Mimicry (Left Horn Records)
Within Grand General
With other projects
  • 2004: No Slumber (Bergland Prod.), within Cucumber
  • 2005: Haiglaits: Farvel Og På Gjensyn (EMI Music, Norway), with Are Og Odin
  • 2006: Cape Point (Bergland Prod.), with Afric Pepperbirds
  • 2008: You Pay for the Whole Seat, But You'll Only Need the Edge (Racing Junior), with Animal Alpha
  • 2008: E.S.P. (Extended Sensory Play), with 22
  • 2009: Men and Flies (Me Records), with Martin Hagfors
  • 2009: Black Science (Roggbif Records), within Monolithic (Stian Westerhus)

References

  1. ^ Myrberget, Lage Thune (22 August 2010). "Norges raskeste kan mer" (in Norwegian). Trommer.no. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  2. ^ Johansen, Carl Kristian (8 July 2011). "- Man må spille som man er" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Monolithic + Kogumaza". Cafeoto.co.uk. 10 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Jazzlinja". NTNU.no. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Bio". Goat the Head. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ "So the wheel turns again! › Motorpsycho". motorpsycho.no. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Grand General: Grand General (2013) Track Review". All About Jazz. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.