Frank Hovland (born June 6, 1960) is a

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, rock musician and music producer from

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

, known for his work with the band Program 81/82 along with his partner

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, and collaborations with

Ronni Le Tekrø Ronni Le Tekrø (born Rolf Ågrim Tekrø, 5 October 1963) is a Norwegian guitarist best known for playing with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT and as a solo guitarist cooperating with guitarists Terje Rypdal and Mads Eriksen as "N3". LeTekrø ...

Terje Rypdal Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Career Rypdal ...

, Chris Thompson and

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Career

Hovland started his career by playing with different rock bands, including Program 81/82, Avenue Talk, and Spastisk Ekstase in

. Avenue Talk was the supporting act for

A-ha A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...

on their Norwegian tour in 1987. Hovland has been a long-time bassist and producer for

, and for the latter's collaboration with Chris Tompson. In 2007, he released the album ''Mad & Hungry'' with Magnar Bernes and Mads Eriksen. In 2009, Hovland toured as part of the backing band for

and

's N3, along with Gunnar Bjelland and

Paolo Vinaccia Paolo Vinaccia (Camerino, 27 March 1954 – Oslo, 5 July 2019) was an Italian jazz drummer who lived in Norway. He died on July 5, 2019 after almost ten years of living with pancreatic cancer. Career Vinaccia worked with Terje Rypdal, Bendik ...

Discography

;With Program 81/82 *1981: ''Program 81'' (mini-LP) *1981: ''Try to reach ...'' (Norwegian Label A / S) *1982: ''Pictures'' (Norwegian Label A / S) *1983: ''Unleash'' (Pro-Gram O'Phone3) ;With Avenue Talk *1988: ''Cry for Mercy'' (Slagerfabrikken) ;With Stain Monsters *1991: ''Stain Monsters'' (Stageway Records) ;With Mads Eriksen *1990: ''Journey'' (Storyteller Records) (in Norwegian) *1991: ''Storyteller'' – (Storyteller Records) *1993: ''Intermission Troldhaugen'' (Lightbringer, 1993) *1994: ''M.E.'' (Storyteller Records) *1997: ''The Plough Boy'' (Storyteller Records) *1998: ''Suburban Cowboy'' (MTG Music) *2001: ''Redhanded'' (Grappa Records) *2010: ''Just What the World Needs'' (MTG Music) ;With Chris Thompson *2004: ''Rediscovery'' (VME), with *2008: ''Live'' (Voiceprint) *2009: ''Timeline'' (Voiceprint) *2011: ''Acoustic'' (2011), with Chris Thompson live & unplugged performance recorded at the WDR2 radio station 2006 in Cologne, Germany *2011: ''Berlin Live & The Aschffenburg Remains Live at the Colos-Saal'' (Gonzo Multimedia) ;Tribute to Lasse Myrvold *2006: ''Dans Til Musikken'' (Reel Noise Records), with various artists ;With Mad & Hungry *2007: ''Travelin'' (Hungry records) (in Norwegian)

References

External links

Chris Thompson & Mads Eriksen Band – Hamburg Harley Days, 24.06.2011
on YouTube
Terje Rypdal Trio – Garina 2009 – pt 1/6
on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Hovland, Frank Norwegian rock bass guitarists Norwegian male bass guitarists Norwegian record producers 1960 births Living people Musicians from Bergen