All kind of music that give me something.
Musicians: Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, John Scofield, Mike Stern, George Benson, Michael Brecker, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Jan Garbarek, Sting, Mark Knopfler etc.
GISLE TORVIK IS SPONSORED BY IBANEZ GUITARS
Gisle Torvik was born June 2, 1975. He grew up in Tørvikbygd in Hardanger, Norway.
In the spring of 1992, he found an old Hoefner guitar up in the attic. A bit of plastic became a pick, and Gisle decided to become a solo-guitarist. His father told him to learn some chords, but Gisle only wanted to play solos in Knopflers spirit and therefor refused to play chords. After figuring out his fathers advice of learning the harmonics was a good idea, he learned the strings and chords.
After only 6 months Torvik found himself on stage with his guitar in front of 300 people. He had practiced every spare moment, but his fingers still shook. Luckily, with the help of a great audience, the young guitarist came out from his performance with a desire for more. The band kept playing in local arenas throughout the next years.
In 1994 Gisle started studying music at Sunnhordaland folkehøyskole. It was here he decided that he would become a professional guitarist. The year after he started a three-year education at Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio, majoring in guitar and composition.
After playing in some bands, it was in 1999 his first solo album with his own band was released. Sigmund Groven, Petter Wettre, Frode Berg, Endre Christiansen and Torstein Lofthus contributed to “Naked without a Guitar” becoming a reality.
Torvik works as a guitarist, producer and arranger. He also teaches guitar, harmony, arranging, composing, music production and music theory in different schools, besides being a guest instructor.
Torvik is first and foremost a jazz guitarist, but play all types of music.
New Album:
Making music comes natural to me without any consideration if I am crossing musical genre boundaries. This album is my first with vocals. Many musicians have contributed to this album - to make it an album of depth and variety. I always focus my compositions around a strong melody. That for me is always the most important factor. When the idea comes, the arrangement usually is soon to follow.
On this album I have composed, arranged, and produced as well as played all the guitars myself. Jorunn Hegermann and Kari Iveland has written the lyrics. I wanted this album to sound both lively and organic, and still use the advantages of the recording studio. It was a balancing act, but after many hours in the studio I feel that I have accomplished just that.
Giert Clausen in fersklyd.no has done a great job with both sound and mixing. He was creative and has contributed a lot to this album. He has also been a great man to discuss the production with.
Here you can listen to some soundclips from the new album.
The album is not released! So stay tuned...
Heia Gisle! Sitter her og drikker kaffe og pakker en liten påskekoffert, mens musikken fra din MySpace-side triller ut av spilleren i all sin prakt. Deilig :)
Delicious string-strumming for the electric ears :) By the way, check out who's on top right on my top friend list... So, let's see where I am ranked... Great party last night! E
