Kate Havnevik
Kate Havnevik ( born October 27, 1975 in Oslo) is a Norwegian indie rock singer-songwriter and composer. Stage performances and collaborations with other musicians Kate graduated from partially under the pseudonym Kate Kobro, the name of her great-grandmother.
- 2.1 solo projects
- 2.2 soundtracks
- 2.3 Cooperations
Life
Kate Havneviks mother is Norwegian and her father is from England. Both are classically trained musician and play the flute, as well as Kate, along with other instruments, piano, guitar and melodica. Havnevik wanted to work early on as a classical and jazz musician. The age of 14 she had as a member of an existing female members of punk band performances in flash, an illegally occupied club and the center of the punk movement in Oslo.
1994 Havnevik decided to travel to England and studied music and composition in Liverpool before settling in London.
To improve their musical compositions Kate Havnevik sought contact with well-known producers, including Guy Sigsworth of Frou Frou, who had also worked with Imogen Heap, Madonna, Jem, Britney Spears and Björk. Havnevik Sigsworth had already in 2001 first contacted and leave messages until he agreed to a meeting. Together they wrote some songs, some of which were published on Melankton.
Your arisen with stylistic elements of trip-hop and electronica debut album Melankton was published in March 2006. The album title is a character in a Norwegian book borrowed and can also be translated as "Black Rose". Two of their songs have been covered by the British electronic pop band Temposhark.
Kate published her albums with her husband on their own label " Continentica Records ".
Collaboration with other artists
For the Icelandic adaptation "Love is in the Air" from Romeo and Juliet by the theater group Vesturport Kate Havnevik has composed pieces of music, this includes a cover version of Ewan McColl "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". The production was staged in 2002 in Iceland for the first time, with further performances in October 2003 at London's " Young Vic Theatre ," the following year in the " West End " and from 4 to 7 November 2004 on the occasion of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck a cinematic making-of the theatrical performance.
Havnevik was co- writer and singer in the song " Crazy" (2005) on the solo album of former The- Cranberries guitarist Noel Hogan respectively backing vocal for the "mono band". The collaboration with Guy Sigsworth and the backing vocals of the published end of 2005 Britney Spears songs Someday (I Will Understand ) originate. For British short film " Jodie " (2005) by Dusan Tolmac Havnevik has composed the music, planned is another film titled Foreigner.
On Röyksopps "The Under Standing" (2005 ) Kate participated as a co- composer and guest singer in "Only This Moment " and "Circuit Breaker " - she has also contributed vocals to Röyksopps EP " Röyksopp 's Night Out ". Furthermore, Havnevik has also collaborated with Marius de Vries, also producer of Björk, but also from David Gray and Yoad Nevo, known for his work with the Welsh singer Jem - inter alia for the soundtrack of "Love is in the Air". Other collaborations emerged with Moby, Tom Middleton, Valgeir Sigurdsson, Paul Statham and Beyond Dawn.
"Grey's Anatomy" and other TV Soundtracks
Already on February 12, 2006, with the result II/17 " As We Know It " by ABC's successful hospital drama " Grey's Anatomy " was " Unlike Me ( A'cappella Version) ", the UK single release of " Melankton " informally presented, and in the later episode II/24 " Nowhere warm ".
A new song, entitled " Grace ," Kate wrote exclusively for the finale of the second season of " Grey's Anatomy", which was also released on the second "Grey's Anatomy" soundtrack. Furthermore, came "Timeless" later in season 3. "So: lo" (III / 4) will be heard also in the current (March 2007) of ABC -produced third season of the hospital series and is already available exclusively on iTunes, as well as " Kaleidoscope" (III / 5) and " New Day " (III / 9). Kate's been seventh song contribution " Strange Love" ( III/16 ) for " Grey's Anatomy" was also used in an episode of " The West Wing".
In collaboration with Carmen Rizzo followed by " Travel In Time" on Rizzo's "The Lost Art of the Idle Moment". The song was for the UK version of " Melankton " remixed and is part of the soundtrack of an episode of the 3rd season of "The OC " of the U.S. radio station FOX as well as a consequence of the NBC TV series drama " Windfall ".
Current Projects
For their third album - number two is parallel to that work - an acoustic project entitled " Embla ", Kate has started in May 2006 with the recordings, in cooperation with the Harfisten Rhodri Davies, vibraphonist Orphy Robinson and Jon Thorne, the bassist of " Lamb ".
In Janice Longs On 5 December 2006 show on BBC Radio 2, with " Unlike me", "I Do not Know You " and "New: In November 2006, Kate Havnevik interrupted the studio recordings to record their live performances again Day. " Previously, she has already occurred in the famous "Viper Room" in Los Angeles and had live sessions at the independent LA radio station KCRW, a desire by Nick Harcourt for its music program "Morning Becomes Eclectic ", as a result, Kate Havnevik in the KRCW Charts Course 5 with their demo tape "Breathe Deeper" occupied. Other concerts were in different cities in the United States, Norway, Iceland and England.
In collaboration with Christopher von Schiller Deylen project created for the album Breathless, the songs " Do not Go " and " The Fire" as well as the Limited Edition CD DVD bright spot of the song "Ghost."
On 5 October 2012, the new album by Schiller called "sun" appeared on the Kate Havnevik at three songs participated " Hallucinating Beauty", "Velvet Aeroplane " and " Oasis ".
Discography
Solo projects
- 2013: " signal " - single
- 2013: " A Better Way To Love " - single
- 2013: " MINE " - single
- 2011: " YOU" - album
- 2011: " Grace" - CD single
- 2009: "Me" - 5-track EP
- 2009: " Halo " - CD single
- 2006: " Unlike Me" - CD single
- 2006: " Melankton " - album
Soundtracks
- 2013: Original Soundtrack Mormor og de Åtte ungene ' ( release date: tba )
- 2006: Original Television Soundtrack Grey's Anatomy ' Vol 2 (12 September 2006)