Øyvind Storesund (born 9 March 1975 in

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) is a Norwegian Rock and jazz musician (

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) known from playing in the Norwegian bands Cloroform and

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Career

Storesund replaced the former bassist Jon Sjøen in the band

, and is also a driving force on the

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scene, playing with

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and Frode Gjerstad releasing the album ''This Is Not Sweden'' (2007), together with

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Discography

;With The Silver Voices *1997: ''Songs We Love So Dear'' (Lynor Records) ;With Cloroform *1998: ''Deconstruction'' (KAAARec) *1999: ''Do The Crawl'' (Bergland Production) *1999: ''All – Scars'' (KAAARec) *2003: ''Hey You Let's Kiss'' (KAAARec) *2005: ''Cracked Wide Open'' (KAAARec) ;With Frode Gjerstad & the Circulasione Totale Orchestra *1998: ''Borealis'' (Cadence Jazz Records) ;With Wunderkammer *1999: ''Wunderkammer'' (Plateselskapet Skarv) *2002: ''Today I Cannot Hear Music'' (HoneyMilk Records) ;With Frode Gjerstad Trio *2001: ''The Blessing Light: For John Stevens'' (Cadence Jazz Records) *2002: ''Last First'' (Falçata-Galia, Transparency) *2003: ''St. Louis'' (FMR Records) *2003: ''Sharp Knives Cut Deeper'' (Splasc(h) Records), with

*2006: ''Mothers & Fathers &'' (Circulasione Totale) *2006: ''Nothing Is Forever'' (Circulasione Totale) ;With Kaada *2001: ''Thank You For Giving Me Your Valuable Time'' (EMI Records) *2004: ''MECD'' (Warner Music, Norway) *2004: ''Natural Born Star'' (KAAARec), Music From The Motion Picture ;With Kaada/ Patton *2004: ''Romances'' (Ipecac Recordings) *2007: ''Live'' (Ipecac Recordings) ;With

*2005: ''

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'' ( Kaizerecords) *2011: '' Live i Oslo Spektrum'' (Petroleum Records, Monster) *2013: ''En Aften I Operaen'' (Petroleum Records, Monster) ;With Boschamaz *2007: ''This Is Not Sweden'' (Hecca Records)

Film music

;With Kaada music from the Motion Picture *2007: ''Natural Born Star'' (KAAARec) *2008: ''O' Horten'' (KAAARec)

References

External links

Cloroform Kaizers Orchestra Open Form
{{DEFAULTSORT:Storesund, Oyvind 1974 births Living people Musicians

Norwegian jazz upright-bassists Norwegian male double-bassists Rock double-bassists 21st-century Norwegian upright-bassists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Norwegian male jazz musicians