Jørgen Træen also known by his stage name Sir Dupermann (born 15 April 1973) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

record producer, musician (guitar, keyboards and bass guitar) and

electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to r ...

artist 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 ...

. He is best known for his work as a music producer and for the studio 'Duper Studio', which he runs together with

Yngve Sætre Yngve Leidulv Sætre (born 13 May 1962 in Ørsta, Norway) is a Norwegian record producer, musician (vocals and keyboards). He worked as a record producer in Sigma Studio, before, together with Jørgen Træen, he started Duper Studio in Møhlenpri ...

Career

Several Norwegian artists have recorded their albums at the 'Duper Studio'. Among the artists he has cooperated with as a producer is

Kaizers Orchestra Kaizers Orchestra is a Norwegian alternative rock band formed on 1 January 2000. They are notable for being among the first non-black metal Norwegian artists singing in their native language to become popular beyond Scandinavia. In 2012, the gr ...

, The National Bank (on both albums),

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(on the first three albums),

Jaga Jazzist Jaga Jazzist (also known as Jaga) is a Norwegian experimental jazz band, that rose to prominence when the BBC named their second album, ''A Livingroom Hush'' (Smalltown Supersound/Ninja Tune), the best jazz album of 2002. (in Norwegian) Biograph ...

( ''A Livingroom Hush''),

Poor Rich Ones Poor Rich Ones (1989-2003) was a pop and rock band from Bergen, Norway, comprised by lead singer, songwriter and guitarist William Hut, keyboardist Bjørn Bunes, bassist Tor Sørensen, guitarists Eivind Kvamme, Espen Mellingen, and drummer ...

(''Naivety's Star'') and Helén Eriksen (''City Dust''). As a musician he is in and has been in bands and projects like noise band 'Golden Serenades', the pop band 'House of Hiss',

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, 'Slut Machine' and 'Der Brief'. In 2002 he released electronica album ''Sir Dupermann'' under the artist name 'Sir Dupermann'.

Discography

;Within "Slut Machine" *1996: ''Slut Machine'' (SlutMachine) ;With Lars-Erik Ter Jung *1999: ''8.-10. December 1998'' (Albedo) ;Within "Spunk" *2001: ''Filtered Through Friends'' (

Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its art ...

) ;Within "Sir Dupermann" *2002: ''Sir Dupermann'' (

Smalltown Supersound Smalltown Supersound is an independent record label, founded in Flekkefjord in 1993 and now based in Oslo, Norway. It is dedicated to new forms of jazz, rock and electronic music. Their catalog features albums by Kelly Lee Owens, Deathprod, Nene ...

) ;With

*2002: ''

A Livingroom Hush ''A Livingroom Hush'' is the second album of Jaga Jazzist, released in 2001 by Ninja Tune under the authority of the Warner Music Group. The BBC named it the best jazz album of 2002. The album features ten instrumental songs, most of which having ...

'' ;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'' (Ultimate Dilemma) *2004: ''Lay Lady Lay'' (Ultimate Dilemma), feat.

Gemma Hayes Gemma Hayes (born 11 August 1977) is an Irish musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments, including the piano and the harmonica. She is also a m ...

;With

Lars Horntveth Lars Horntveth (born 10 March 1980 in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (saxophones, clarinet, percussion and guitar), band leader, and composer. He is the younger brother of tubaist Line Horntveth, but best known as a key member of the ...

*2004: ''Pooka'' (Smalltown Supersound) *2004: ''The Joker'' Maxi Single (Smalltown Supersound) ;With

*2004: ''Two Way Monologue'' (

EMI Music EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...

Norway) ;With

Ralph Myerz & 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 ...

*2004: ''Your New Best Friends'' (Emperor Norton) ;Within

duo with Alisdair Stirling *2006: ''Toy'' (Smalltown Supersound) *2007: ''Half Baked Alaska'' (Smalltown Supersound) ;Within "Golden Serenades" *2007: ''Golden Serenades / Sewer Election'' (Roggbif Records) *2009: ''Hammond Pops'' (+3DB Records) ;With Nils Martin Larsen *2011: ''Endless Repeats'' (Spoon Train Audio) With Susanne Sundfør * 2012: '

The Silicone Veil ''The Silicone Veil'' is the third studio album by Norwegian singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør, released on 23 March 2012 in Norway and on 15 October in the United Kingdom. It is her first album to be released in the UK. The album was recorded ...

* 2017:

Music For People In Trouble ''Music for People in Trouble'' is the fifth studio album by Norwegian singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør, released on 8 September 2017 through Bella Union. Recorded with longtime collaborator Jørgen Træen in breaks between Sundfør's travels a ...

References

External links

Jørgen Træen Credits
on

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