Tarjei Frugård Strøm (born October 26, 1978) is a drummer for the Norwegian rock groups

Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band is a Norwegian electronica/hip-hop group/producer. Career The band was formed in 1997. They released a 7" and a 12" on Telle Records. In 2002, they were signed by the U.S. label Emperor Norton Records and ...

and

Datarock Datarock is a Norwegian electronic rock band. The band, known for wearing red jumpsuits, formed in 2000. Original personnel were Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien, who soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, ...

. He also co-hosted the radio show 'Sexy' on Norwegian radio channel NRK P3, along with Totto Mjelde.

Bands

Ralph Myerz and The Jack Herren Band

The band was formed in 1997 when Erlend Sellevold asked for people to play percussion with him during a party in Bergen. Thomas Lønnheim and Tarjei Strøm showed up through a combination of mutual contacts and high-school friendship. Supposedly a one-time-event, they had so much fun playing together that they decided to form a band, and Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band was formed. After releasing a 7" and a 12" on the Norwegian record label Tellé Records. Those limited releases were followed by some attention from magazines and dj's around Europe, including Dimitri from Paris who included the track "Nikita" on one of his Playboy Mansion CD-compilations. In 2002 they were signed by the US label Emperor Norton Records, and they released their EP, A Special EP. The album A Special Album followed one year later. It included the tracks "Casino" and "Think Twice", which both became hits in clubs across Europe, and commercial hits in Norway. During their touring promoting this album, the band was joined by guitarist Mads Berven on their live shows.

Datarock

Strøm is also one of the touring and recording drummers for the Norwegian electronic group

Discography (in selection)

His own projects

;With

*1999: ''Nikita'' Single (Tellé Records) *1999: ''Brave New World'' Single (Éllet Records) *2002: ''A Special EP'' (Emperor Norton) *2003: ''A Special Album (Emperor Norton) *2004: ''

Your New Best Friends ''Your New Best Friends'' is the second album by Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band. There is an untitled hidden track 15 minutes and 20 seconds into track 12. Track listing #"Kill The Habit" #"Natasha 75" #"L.i.p.s.t.i.c.k." #"Dubspace" #"My ...

'' (Emperor Norton) *2006: ''Sharp Knives & Loaded Guns'' (EMI Records) ;With

*2009: ''

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'' (Young Aspiring Professionals)

Collaborations

;With

Kings of Convenience Kings of Convenience is an indie folk duo from Bergen, Norway, consisting of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe. History Øye and Bøe were both born in 1975 (Øye on 21 November and Bøe on 25 October) and have known each other since they m ...

*2000: ''Kings of Convenience'' (

Kindercore Records Kindercore Vinyl was a vinyl record pressing plant based in Athens, Georgia. It began as an independent record label, founded in 1996 in music, 1996 by Ryan Lewis and Daniel Geller to help create a unified Music of Athens, Georgia, music scene of ...

) *2001: ''Quiet Is The New Loud'' (

Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), ...

) ;With

Magnet A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is responsible for the most notable property of a magnet: a force that pulls on other ferromagnetic materials, such as iron, steel, nickel, ...

*2003: ''On Your Side'' (Sony Music Japan) ;With Julian Berntzen *2003: ''Waffy Town'' (

Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the ...

) *2004: ''Pictures in the House Where She Lives'' (

Universal Music Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum ...

Norway) ;With

Ephemera Ephemera are items which were not originally designed to be retained or preserved, but have been collected or retained. The word is etymologically derived from the Greek ephēmeros 'lasting only a day'. The word is both plural and singular. On ...

*2004: ''Monolove'' (Ephemera Records) ;With

Christine Sandtorv Christine Sandtorv (born 1976) is an artist from Bergen, Norway. She has won five Spellemannprisen, Spellemann Awards, three of them as a solo artist. Career Sandtorv started the music group Ephemera (band), Ephemera in 1994 together with Inger-L ...

*2006: ''First Last Dance'' (Ephemera Records) ;With

Maria Mena Maria Viktoria Mena (born 19 February 1986) is a Norwegian pop singer, best known for her singles such as " You're the Only One", "Just Hold Me", "All This Time" which charted in multiple countries. Early life Maria Viktoria Mena was born t ...

*2013: ''Weapon in Mind'' (

)

References

External links

Datarock on FaceBook
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