Ola Snortheim (born December 3, 1954, Harpefoss) is a Norwegian artist and record producer.
Snortheim is the son of the folk-musician Olav Snortheim. Known as one of the most important drummers on the Norwegian rock-scene of the 1980s and 1990s, he has played in many bands, often together with guitarist Jørn Christensen.
The most famous of the rock-bands Snortheim have played in was De Press. The group won the prize Spellemannprisen in the class New Rock in 1981, after releasing the album Block to Block.
Snortheim is the founder of the electronica-group Langsomt Mot Nord.
Ola Snortheim has played in the following Norwegian bands:
- Blaupunkt
- Cirkus Modern
- De Press
- Langsomt Mot Nord
- Lonely Crowd
- Montasje
- Norske Gutter
- Spastisk Ekstase
- Sterk, Naken og Biltyvene
- Streethawks
- The Tourettes
References
- En hardtslående Trommeslager, Ola Snortheim biography (in Norwegian), Dølen 01.04.2004, p 14-15
- The foremost langeleik player in late 1900s, ta:lik
- «Spellemannprisen 1981» Misplaced Pages
- «På sporet av... Ola Snortheim» (in Norwegian) Klassekampen 09.03.1992, s 11
- En hardtslående Trommeslager, Ola Snortheim biography (in Norwegian), Dølen 01.04.2004, p 14-15
- About the band, langsomtmotnord.no
- Langsomt Mot Nord: Westrveg, Curock, autumn 1988
- Norwegian synth/folk project Langsomt Mot Nord crowdfunds 4 LP vinyl remasters box set, Side-Line Magazine
Sources in Norwegian
- Ola Snortheim Misplaced Pages
- Ola Snortheim Rockipedia