Geir Zahl (born 19 May 1975) is a Norwegian musician. He is known for playing guitar in the Norwegian rock group

Kaizers Orchestra Kaizers Orchestra is a Norwegian alternative rock band formed on 1 January 2000. They are notable for being among the first non-black metal Norwegian artists singing in their native language to become popular beyond Scandinavia. In 2012, the gr ...

. The band was founded by Geir Zahl and

Janove Ottesen Janove Ottesen (born Jan Ove Ottesen, 1975) is a Norwegian musician, born in Stord, Hordaland, Norway. He specializes in vocals, guitar and barrels, and is a leading member of the Norwegian band Kaizers Orchestra. History Youth and first cont ...

who had both played together in some other bands, namely Blod, snått & juling and

gnom gnom (gnome) was a Norwegian folk music band, the third band started by Janove Ottesen and Geir Zahl. Despite being relatively obsolete on the Norwegian musical scene, it is an important part of the creation of Kaizers Orchestra. History ...

. Geir Zahl is the composer and main vocalist on several songs, both on the recordings and live at concerts. Geir was born in Bryne, Norway. He befriended

at an early age, and together, they played in a multitude of bands such as Destruction and Blod, snått & juling. Zahl and Ottesen would write songs by themselves and record them to show to the other one, then work on those songs together. After releasing two cassettes as Blod, Snått & Juling, the two friends hit a creative wall, and their third tape was left, unfinished. Janove joined the army. Upon his return, Ottesen and Zahl formed a new band, known as gnom. They only released one album, '' Mys'', which did not sell well at all. However, when their new band, Kaizers Orchestra, was created, Geir and Janove started composing songs again. In 2007, he released his first solo album under the name Zahl. The album is called ''Nice for a Change''. The band that supported him live and on the album consists of Christer Knutsen, Pål Hausken and Bård Halsne. In 2008, along with

John Erik Kaada John Erik Kaada (born 28 July 1975), also known by the mononym Kaada, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, producer, film score composer and multi-instrumentalist. Kaada's career spans a string of solo albums, motion picture soundtracks, high-prof ...

, Zahl wrote some of the songs for the soundtrack of the Norwegian movie ''

Mannen som elsket Yngve ''The Man Who Loved Yngve'' ( no, Mannen som elsket Yngve) is a Norwegian film released on 15 February 2008. It is based on a book of the same name by Stavanger author Tore Renberg. It received critical acclaim as one of the best Norwegian movie ...

''. In 2009, Zahl filmed and directed a short film about the recording of "Die Polizei", the first single from the Kaizers Orchestra album ''

Våre demoner ''Våre demoner'' ( en, Our Demons) is the fifth studio album by Norwegian alternative rock group Kaizers Orchestra. Recorded during early 2009, it was released in limited quantities on 27 April 2009. Unlike their four previous albums, the materi ...

''. In 2010, Zahl announced the formation of another solo project known as Uncle Deadly. Their album, ''Monkey Do'' was released on 2 February 2010.

Filmography

* ''Kaizers Orchestra – Die Polizei'' (2009) * ''Kaizers Orchestra – Våre Demoner Week'' (2009) * ''Violeta Violeta – The Making of Vol. I'' (2011) * ''Veien til Spektrum'' (2011)

Discography

Zahl

* ''Nice for a Change'' (2007)

Uncle Deadly

* ''Monkey Do'' (2010)

Geir Zahl

Albums

* ''Ny Start'' (2020)

EPs

* ''Jord EP'' (2020) * ''Ild EP'' (2020) * ''Luft EP'' (2020) * ''Vann EP'' (2022)

Singles

* ''Pusten'' (2022)

References

External links

Zahl on MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zahl, Geir 1975 births Living people Norwegian guitarists Norwegian male guitarists 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian guitarists 21st-century Norwegian male singers Kaizers Orchestra members Musicians from Bryne