Magnet (musician)
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 Magnet during Skral Festival in Grimstad, Norway
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| Birth name | Even Johansen |
| Born | June 7, 1970 Bergen, Norway |
| Genre(s) | Folk, Pop, Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | www.homeofmagnet.com |
Magnet is the pseudonym used by Norwegian singer-songwriter Even Johansen.
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[edit] Biography
Johansen draws upon many influences including folk, pop, and electronic. His albums are composed and produced solely by him. It is also not uncommon for Johansen to perform a set on his own, using preset loops or creating them as he plays.
Even Johansen was born on June 7, 1970 in Bergen, Norway. Even also lived for some time just outside the Southern Scottish town of Lockerbie, where he recorded his On Your Side album. Since he was a child, Even Johansen has been surrounded by music. His older brothers were in bands and his father was a touring jazz musician. Johansen picked up his first guitar at a very young age, although it only had four strings on it. He has previously been a member of Libido and Chocolate Overdose. During his involvement with Libido, Johansen conceived a series of songs he thought were inappropriate for the band. Thus, his first solo album, Quiet & Still, was released in the Spring of 2001 under his real name. His subsequent albums, On Your Side (2003) and The Tourniquet (2005), were released under the alias Magnet. In 2006, he contributed several songs to the soundtrack of the video game, Dreamfall. "Lay Lady Lay," a Bob Dylan cover and Magnet's duet with Irish singer/songwriter Gemma Hayes, featured in the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The songs "Lay Lady Lay" and "Dancing in the Moonlight" have both been used in episodes of FOX's teen hit drama The O.C.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Quiet & Still (also released under "Even Johansen") (October 10, 2000 - Norway) (May 15, 2001 - US)
- On Your Side (June 23, 2003 - Norway) (July 7, 2003 - UK) (September 28, 2004 - US)
- The Tourniquet (May 30, 2005 - Norway) (August 22, 2005 - UK) (February 14, 2006 - US)
- The Simple Life (March 26, 2007 - Norway) (September 18, 2007 - US) (March 24, 2008 - UK)
[edit] Singles/EPs
- Where Happiness Lives EP (June 3, 2002)
- Chasing Dreams EP (September 23, 2002)
- The Day We Left Town EP (April 21, 2003)
- Last Day of Summer (November 24, 2003)
- Lay Lady Lay (March 22, 2004)
- Minus EP (November 29, 2004)
- Hold On (August 15, 2005)
- Fall At Your Feet (December 5, 2005)
- Believe (TBD Spring 2006) [CANCELED]
- Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Soundtrack EP (April 5, 2006) [1]
- Lonely No More EP (June 2, 2008)
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Funcom News: Warner Music and Funcom to release Dreamfall EP by Magnet, last retrieved on 3 September 2006
[edit] External links
- Official Website: http://www.homeofmagnet.com/
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