Bergur Þórisson [a] ( transliterated as Thorisson; born 1993) [1] [2] is an Icelandic musician, composer, and audio engineer. He is one half of the neo-classical post-rock duo Hugar, musical director for Björk, and frequent collaborator of Ólafur Arnalds.
Career
Bergur grew up in Seltjarnarnes [3] and played the trombone. [1] After graduating from Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð in 2012, Bergur was accepted into Juilliard but decided not to pursue it. [1] He took one semester of engineering at Reykjavík University. [1] Bergur joined Ólafur Arnalds in writing the music for the 2013 British TV series Broadchurch, [3] for which Ólafur was awarded the BAFTA awards. [1] Bergur then toured with Ólafur around Europe. [1]
Bergur was the audio engineer on Björk's 2017 Grammy-nominated album, Utopia, and then toured with her on stage on her Cornucopia tour. [4] Other collaborators include Sigur Rós, [5] Jóhann Jóhannsson, [5] and Arnór Dan. [3]
Bergur has a small scale production of microphones he makes by hand. [1]
Hugar
Bergur started the neo-classical post-rock [6] [7] duo Hugar (meaning "minds") along with his childhood friend Pétur Jónsson in 2012. [3] Their self-titled album was published in 2014 [8] and was given out for free online. [9] They signed with Sony USA [10] [7] and published their second album, Varða, in 2019. [8] The band performed at Iceland Airwaves in 2017, 2018, and 2019. [8] As of 2019 the band has 50 million plays on Spotify. [10]
Bergur and Pétur wrote the score for the 2019 film The Vasulka Effect about artists Steina and Woody Vasulka. [8] [11]
Notes
- ^ This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Bergur.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Björk Brynjarsdóttir (2014). "Bergur Þórisson". Blær (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Aftur í tíma by Hugar". Records of the National and University Library of Iceland. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d Dedman, Remfry (11 April 2017). "Hugar ft. Arnór Dan: Ethereal euphonies from the Nordic tundra". The Independent. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Ouellette, Natalie (18 April 2018). "Utopia Found: Björk's Lush New Live Show Reviewed". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b Davíð Kjartan Gestsson; Guðrún Sóley Gestsdóttir (9 October 2019). "Ævintýri líkastur tónlistarferill". RÚV. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Snitkjær, Christine Engel (9 August 2018). "The Architect And The Engineer: Hugar Expand Their Horizons". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b Stefán Þór Hjartarson (3 October 2018). "Hugar skrifa undir hjá Sony í Bandaríkjunum". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d Gaitens, Josie (16 August 2019). "Mentally Sound: Hugar Back With Long-Awaited Second Album". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Baldvin Þormóðsson (26 July 2014). "Gefa út plötu ókeypis á netinu". Vísir.is. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b Sigrún Guðjohnsen (20 September 2019). "Lönduðu samningi við Sony |". Mannlíf (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Vasulka áhrifin frumsýnd í gær". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.