Kim Hiorthøy (born March 17, 1973) is a Norwegian electronic musician,

graphic designer A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography, or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, ...

, illustrator, filmmaker and writer.

Biography

Hiorthøy was born and raised in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

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, and studied at the

Trondheim Academy of Fine Art Trondheim Academy of Fine Art is a department of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway responsible for Bachelor degree, Bachelor and Master degree, Master education within fine art. Located at a separate camp ...

(1991–96) as well as the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dani ...

in Copenhagen (1999–2000). During his tenure at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Hiorthøy spent a year abroad in 1994 to attend the

School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by ...

in New York. There he worked extensively with Cinematographer Mott Hupfel. Currently, he lives and works in Berlin, Germany. A fictionalized version of Hiorthøy is a character in

Erlend Loe Erlend Loe (24 May 1969, Trondheim) is a Norwegian novelist, screenwriter and film critic. Loe writes both children's and adult literature. He has gained popularity in Scandinavia with his humorous and sometimes naïve novels, although his stori ...

's novel '' L''.

Career

Music

Hiorthøy began making music while attending the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art; he worked in the academy's sound studio until he left school and purchased his own equipment. After various "collaborations and accidents", his music was eventually introduced to Joakim Haugland of the

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 ...

record label. Haugland asked Hiorthøy to work with the label, and in 2001 Hiorthøy released his debut album, "Hei". He has subsequently released several albums, EPs, and 7-inch records with Smalltown Supersound. Hiorthøy's musical style is difficult to classify; the Smalltown Supersound website offers the following description: "On his records Kim Hiorthøy combines weird beats, lo-fi/leftfield electronics, field recordings, electro-acoustic sounds and samples, resulting in a sound all his own." His live sets, however, differ from his recordings, with louder, faster beats and a techno undertone.

Graphic design and film

While exploring music at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Hiorthøy simultaneously began his work in graphic design. He started to publish fanzines and design record sleeves for local bands, and as time passed he began to work more seriously in a variety of creative mediums. To date, Hiorthøy has released several collections of photography, drawing and design, and has provided cover artworks for such record labels as

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 ...

Smalltown Superjazzz Smalltown Superjazzz is an independent record label based in Oslo, Norway, that concentrates on new forms of jazz. It is a subsidiary of the label Smalltown Supersound. The catalog includes albums by Free Fall, Mats Gustafsson, The Thing See ...

and the rock group

Motorpsycho Motorpsycho may refer to: * Motorpsycho (band), a Norwegian rock band * ''Motorpsycho'' (film), a 1965 film by Russ Meyer * ''Motorpsycho Presents The International Tussler Society'', a 2004 album by The International Tussler Society * "Motorpsych ...

. He is currently represented by STANDARD, an Oslo-based gallery aimed at promoting contemporary Norwegian artists. Some of his other creative achievements include film directing, film photography, and illustration for children's books. In a 2004 interview with KultureFlash.com, Hiorthøy described the relationship between graphic design and music: "I regard them as very different things, even though the place in my head that decides if something works or not is the same for both".

Bibliography

*"Tree Weekend", 2000, Die Gestalten Verlag *"Du kan ikke svikte din beste venn og bli god til å synge samtidig", 2002, Oktober *"Katalog", 2003, Smalltown Superbooks *"Tago Mago", 2007, Bergen Kunsthall on the occasion of the exhibition

Illustrations

– "Fisken", 1994 *

- "

Timothy's Monster ''Timothy's Monster'' is the fourth full-length studio album by Motorpsycho. It was released through EMI in Norway, marking their first album on a major label, and through the independent label Stickman Records in the rest of the world. The alb ...

", 1994 *

Sissel Lie Sissel Lie (born 12 November 1942) is a Norwegian novelist, translator, playwright and professor in Romance languages and literature at the University of Trondheim since 1992. Biography Sissel Lie was born in Kristiansand, in Vest-Agder county ...

– "Pusegutten en en drittsekk!", 1995 *Erlend Loe – "Kurt blir grusom", 1995 *Sissel Lie – "Pusegutten og den lille gule", 1996 *Erlend Loe – "Den store røde hunden", 1996 *

- "

Blissard ''Blissard'' is the fifth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho. It was the first where the band tried to bring some more focused and pre-written songs to tape, as opposed to their earlier working technique of doing lot of e ...

", 1996 *Sissel Lie – "Pusegutten er eldst og tykkest", 1997 * Bjørn Sortland – "Den solbrente mammaen som blei bytta mot ti kamelar", 1997 *

- "Angel And Daemons at Play", 1997 *Erlend Loe – "Kurt for alle", 1998 *Erlend Loe – "Kurt quo vadis?", 1998 * Lunde, Stein Erik – "Eggg", 1998 *

- "

Trust Us ''Trust Us'' is the seventh full-length studio album by the Norwegian rock-band Motorpsycho. The tracks "Ozone" and "Hey, Jane" were also released as EPs. In 1999, The song "Vortex surfer" was selected by the NRK P3 radio-station as the "song of ...

", 1998 *Sissel Lie – "Pusegutter tåler nesten alt", 1999 *

Tore Renberg Tore Renberg is a Norwegian writer. He is the author of many books within many genres, including novels, short-stories and children's books, as well as writing for film and stage. His work has been translated into many languages. He has two child ...

– "Hando Kjendo : søndag", 1999 *Bjørn Sortland – "Den solbrente mammaen som kledde seg naken for å bli kunst", 1999 *

Kim Fupz Aakeson Kim Fupz Aakeson (born 12 September 1958, Copenhagen) is a Danish writer, illustrator and screenwriter. Selected filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aakeson, Kim Fupz 1958 births 20th-century Danish male w ...

– "Da gud fikk en hobby", 1999 *Tore Renberg – "Hando Kjendo : torsdag", 2000 *

- "Let Them Eat Cake", 2000 *Erlend Loe – "Kurt 3", 2001 *

- "

Phanerothyme ''Phanerothyme'' is the ninth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho. It was released through Stickman Records (Europe) and Sony (Norway). It was also released in Japan through P-Vine. Track listing #"Bedroom Eyes" – 2:18 ...

", 2001 *

- " It's a Love Cult", 2002 *Erlend Loe – "Kurt koker hodet", 2003 *

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 ...

– "

What We Must ''What We Must'' is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian band Jaga Jazzist. It was released 25 April 2005 by Ninja Tune. Recording The album was produced by Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim and Marcus Schmickler. It was recorded by Mario Tha ...

", 2005 *

- "

Black Hole/Blank Canvas ''Black Hole/Blank Canvas'' is the eleventh full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho. It is the first after long-time drummer Håkon Gebhardt left the band in spring 2005. The other two members, Hans Magnus Ryan and Bent Sæthe ...

", 2006 *

- "

Little Lucid Moments ''Little Lucid Moments'' is the twelfth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho that was released on March 31, 2008, by Rune Grammofon Records in Scandinavia, the UK, the United States and France and on March 28, 2008, by Sti ...

", 2008 *

- "

Child of the Future ''Child of the Future'' is the thirteenth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho that was released on August 7, 2009, via Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records. It marked the 20th anniversary of the band and in order to celebra ...

", 2009 *

- "

Heavy Metal Fruit ''Heavy Metal Fruit'' is the fourteenth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho, released on January 18, 2010, via Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records. It was released on CD and vinyl and is their third album over the course o ...

", 2010 *

- "

The Death Defying Unicorn ''The Death Defying Unicorn'' is the fifteenth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho, released on 10 February 2012 via Rune Grammofon and Stickman Records. It was released on double CD and double 12" vinyl. It is a collabora ...

", 2012 *

- "Still Life With Eggplant", 2013 *

- "Behind The Sun", 2014 *

- "Here Be Monsters", 2016

Photography

* Lindstrøm – ''

Where You Go I Go Too ''Where You Go I Go Too'' is the first studio album by Norwegian electronica artist Hans-Peter Lindstrøm. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2008 and was subsequently released the next day in the United States. The album co ...

'', 2008

Discography

*"Hei", 2000 (CD), Smalltown Supersound *"Melke", 2001 (CD), Smalltown Supersound *"Hopeness EP", 2004 (CD), Smalltown Supersound *"For the Ladies", 2004 (CD), Smalltown Supersound *"Live Shet", 2004 (CD), Smalltown Supersound *"This Record Can Not Set Me on Fire", 2006 (12"), Smalltown Supersound *"I'm This, I'm That", 2006 (7"), Smalltown Supersound *"My Last Day", 2007 (CD), Smalltown Supersound *"Dogs", 2014 (CD, 12"), Smalltown Supersound

References

External links

Gallery of most of his work for Rune Grammofon
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hiorthoey, Kim 1973 births Living people Norwegian writers Norwegian illustrators Norwegian electronic musicians Intelligent dance musicians Norwegian graphic designers Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Smalltown Supersound artists