Kristoffer Lo
{{short description|Norwegian jazz musician and composer (born 1985)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|02|19|df=y}}
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| origin = Norway
| instrument = Tuba, flugabone, guitar, keyboards
| genre = Jazz
| occupation = Musician, composer
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| label = Gigafon Records
Propellor
Sofa Music
| associated_acts = Highasakite
| website = {{URL|www.kristofferlo.com}}
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Kristoffer Lo (born 19 February 1985 in Moss, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tuba, flugabone, guitar, keyboards) and composer.{{cite web |url=http://www.mic.no/symfoni/kontakt.nsf/pub/per2006052610362861773861 |title=Kristoffer Lo - Musiker |language=Norwegian |publisher=MIC.no |accessdate=2015-06-06}}
Biography
Image:Motorpsycho Zoom Club Kristoffer Lo Frankfurt 20171030a.jpg
Lo has redefined the use of tuba and its role in band. From its traditional role as the low-end in symphony orchestras and Dixieland bands, he has taken the instrument to a new direction, filling the position as the ultra low end in metal- and noise bands. With a bunch of electronics and huge amps, Kristoffer’s tuba sounds like a low-end monster and a high pitched squeal at the same time. He is a part of bands like Pelbo, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Microtub, Sunswitch and Highasakite.{{cite web |url=http://www.moldejazz.no/2014/index.php?page_id=19542 |title=Personlig verk for tuba, vokal og storband |language=Norwegian |publisher=Moldejazz |accessdate=2015-06-06}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dn.no/magasinet/2015/05/15/2112/Profil/-jeg-trener-mye-p-turn |title=Jeg trener mye på turné |language=Norwegian |first=Audun |last=Vinger |publisher=Dagens Næringsliv |date=2015-05-15 |accessdate=2015-06-06}}
With music studies from the jazz program at the Musikkonservatoriet i Trondheim, he has slowly built up a solid reputation both in Norway and elsewhere.
Honors
Discography
= Solo albums =
- 2013: Anomie (Gigafon Records)
- 2016: The Black Meat (Propeller Recordings)
= Collaborations =
;Midtnorsk Ungdomsstorband with André Roligheten and Brother K
- 2009: Live At Dokkhuset (MNJ Records)
;With PELbO
;With Microtub (Hayward / Lo / Taxt)
- 2011: Microtub (Sofa Records)
- 2014: Star System (Sofa Records)
;With Machina
- 2011: So Much For Dancing (Øra Fonogram)
;With Sunswitch
- 2012: Sunswitch (Riot Factory)
;With Highasakite
- 2012: All That Floats Will Rain (Propeller Records)
- 2014: Silent Treatment (Propeller Records){{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/1942659-Kristoffer-Lo |title=Kristoffer Lo |work=Discography |publisher=Discogs.com |accessdate=2015-06-06}}
;With Yodok
- 2013: #2 (The Perfect Hoax)
;With Yodok III
- 2014: Yodok III (A New Wave Of Jazz)
- 2015: The Sky Flashes. The Great Sea Yearns. (A New Wave Of Jazz)
;With Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
- 2015: Savages (MNJ Records) feat. Kristoffer Lo{{cite web |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/02/25/kultur/musikk/kristoffer_lo/highasakite/37906118 |title=Jeg var forbanna |language=Norwegian |first=Jonas |last=Pettersen |publisher=Dagbladet |date=2015-02-23 |accessdate=2015-06-06}}
;With Motorpsycho
- 2018: Roadwork Vol. 5 – Field Notes: The Fantastic Expedition of Järmyr, Ryan, Sæther & Lo - Live in Europe 2017 (Rune Grammofon) (Stickman Records)
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Portal|Norway|Jazz}}
External links
- {{Official website|www.kristofferlo.com}}
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Category:21st-century Norwegian tubists
Category:Norwegian jazz tubists
Category:Norwegian jazz composers
Category:Norwegian male jazz composers
Category:Propeller Recordings artists
Category:Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni
Category:Musicians from Trondheim
Category:Musicians from Moss, Norway