Rune "Sternklang" Brøndbo (born 2 March 1968 in Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, guitar) and composer, known for recording with various notable bands including Wibutee and Sternklang. He is the cousin of the DDE drummer

Eskil Brøndbo Eskil Brøndbo (born 26 January 1970 in Namsos (town), Namsos) is the drummer in the band D.D.E. (band), D.D.E. where his brother, Bjarne Brøndbo is the vocalist. He is cousin of the Electronica musician Rune Brøndbo, Rune "Sternklang" Brøndbo. ...

and vocalist

Bjarne Brøndbo Bjarne Arnstein Brøndbo (born 19 September 1964 in Namsos Municipality, Norway) is the vocalist and the front figure in the Norwegian rock group D.D.E. since the start in 1992. Brøndbo has previously played in the bands Humanic (1978–1985) a ...

Career

Brøndbo has made himself noticed with his band

Sternklang ''Sternklang'' (Star Sound), is "park music for five groups" composed in 1971 by Karlheinz Stockhausen, and bears the work number 34 in his catalogue of compositions. The score is dedicated to his spouse, Mary Bauermeister, and a performance of t ...

releasing four records within a decade (1997–2006). He also contributes on the two latest albums of Wibutee, ''Playmachine'' (2004) and ''Sweet Mental'' (2006), with whom he performed at

Nattjazz Bergen International Jazz Festival or Nattjazz, is one of the largest jazz festivals of Norway. The festival has a musical profile with an emphasis on ethnic and jazz, contemporary jazz. It is held annually in late May, coinciding with Festspil ...

Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...

(2003 and 2006), the last time featuring

Anja Garbarek Anja Garbarek (born 24 July 1970 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She was raised in Oslo. Career Garbarek's debut album, ''Velkommen Inn'' (1992), is sung in Norwegian. She subsequently released three original albums cont ...

Discography

Solo works

;As

* 1997: ''Freestylespacefunk'' ( Beatservice Records) * 1999: ''Neolounge'' (Beatservice Records) * 2002: ''My Time Is Yours'' () * 2006: ''Transistor Beach'' ()

Collaborative works

;Within Rotoscope * 2001: ''Great Curves'' (Jester Records) ;Within Wibutee * 2004: ''Playmachine'' ( Jazzland) * 2006: ''

Sweet Mental Wibutee (initiated 1998 in Trondheim, originally a trio named Triangle 1996–98) is a jazz band from Norway, mixing influences from current electronic (dance) music, jazz rock and improvisation. Biography Wibutee was originally formed as the ...

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References

External links

Wibutee website
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