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Amund Maarud
Maarud with Bushman's Revenge
at the 2017 Nattjazz.
Background information
Born (1981-04-07) 7 April 1981 (age 43)
Nes, Akershus, Norway
OriginNorway
GenresBlues, rock music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
LabelsBlue Mood
The Grand recordings
Snaxville Recordings
Websitewww.amundmaarud.no

Amund Maarud (born 7 April 1981 in Nes, Akershus, Norway) is a Norwegian blues/rock musician (guitar, vocals) and composer, known as a solo artist and as frontman of rock bands The Grand (2005–2010) and the duo «Morudes» (2010 -) with his brother, the drummer Henrik Maarud.

Amund Maarud (central)
with his own Amund Maarud Band
during the «Hamar Musikkfestival» 2004.
(Photo: Thomas Andersen)

Career

Maarud is known to many as one of the best blues guitarists in Norway. He has toured domestically and internationally with various bands, to the delight of their audiences and the press. The concerts are invariably described as potent live show which combines various elements from blues to psychedelic rock.[1]

Together with his brother Henrik Maarud (drums), he started the band «MaarudKara» at the age of six. The band came second in the Talentiaden (1997) on NRK, and released the album First Blues the year after. In 2000 he started his solo career backed by his band A. M. Band, still with his brother drummer and with blues in their repertoire. The band released two albums Ripped, Stripped & Southern Fried (2003) and Commotion (2004), and was nominated for the Spellemannprisen 2003 in the class Blues/country for the debut album Ripped, Stripped & Southern Fried. In 2006 he initiated the bandet The Grand, with the same lineup as A. M. Band, but had a more rocky and psychedelic expression. The band released the album The Grand (2007). The band is currently on rest for an indefinite period of time.

Together with his drummer brother, he started the duo «Morudes» in 2010, and started around the turn of 2010/2011 a new solo project under his own name. Solo project has a musical idiom that is closer to traditional guitar blues. With him on stage are his drummer brother, Simen Aanerud (piano), and Bendik Brænne (baryton saxophone). He thus figures in two bands with many similarities in origin, but who will part in their musical expression. For the solo album Electric he was awarded Spellemannprisen 2011 in the class Blues.

Maarud debuted as an actor in the film Kommandør Treholt og Ninjatroppen that premiered in August 2010. He is co-owner of Snaxville Studio.

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborative works

Within «MaarudKara»
With «Amund Maarud Band»
Within The Grand

Lineups in bands or backing bands

Amund Maarud performing in 2017

Members of «Amund Maarud Band» (2000–2005)

Members of «The Grand» (2005–2010)

Members of «Morudes» (2010–)

Backingband Amund Maarud (2010–)

References

  1. ^ "Amund Maarud Biography". Øyafestivalen. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
  2. ^ Grandø, Olivar (11 November 2012). "Amund Maarud – Dirt Review". MusikkNyheter.no. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  3. ^ Østbø9, Stein (20 March 2015). "Plateanmeldelse: Amund Maarud – "Volt"". Verdens Gang. Retrieved 9 June 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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Preceded byBilly T Band Recipient of the Blues Spellemannprisen 2011 Succeeded byBilly T Band Preceded byJarle Bernhoft Recipient of the popular music Edvardprisen 2016 Succeeded byMarit Larsen
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