Kim Ofstad (born 25 November 1969) is a

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drummer. He is best known from collaborations in the pop/soul band

D'Sound D'Sound (stylized as d'sound) is a Norwegian neo soul band based in Oslo, Norway. The band was formed in 1993 with a line-up composed of lead vocalist Simone Eriksrud, bassist Jonny Sjo and drummer Kim Ofstad. After Eriksrud's initial departur ...

where he was a member from its inception in 1993 to 2010 and his work with the production team Element.

Career

Ofstad was born in

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. He got his first drum kit when he was eight years old, and slightly older joined a brass band. He describes his teens as hybridic, as he felt equally at home in jazz clubs as in discothèques. He is a graduate of Heimdal videregående skole where he got his

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in 1988, and studied music at

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, whence he moved to Oslo, the capital of Norway, in 1991. Here he formed

(1993) together with

Jonny Sjo D'Sound (stylized as d'sound) is a Norwegian neo soul band based in Oslo, Norway. The band was formed in 1993 with a line-up composed of lead vocalist Simone Eriksrud, bassist Jonny Sjo and drummer Kim Ofstad. After Eriksrud's initial departur ...

, a fellow student from Boston, he played with Sofian Benzaim. Ofstad contributed for some time in Knut Værnes Trio, and has also recorded an album with

Ab und Zu Ab und Zu (established 1987) is a Norwegian jazz band, originally named "Anne Marie Giørtz Quintet" (1982–1987), and presenting music written by Ole Henrik Giørtz. Biography The quintet comprised the siblings Anne-Marie Giørtz (vocals) a ...

(1996) winning the Smuget award the year after (1997). Together with

Audun Kleive Audun Kleive (born 20 October 1961) is a Norwegian jazz drummer.) He was raised in Skien and is the son of organist Kristoffer Kleive and brother of organist Iver Kleive. Career Kleive began to play drums in a rock and dance band, and then wen ...

he constituted a plain drum duet in 2008. Ofstad was the drummer and drum-programmer of the production duo ELEMENT with producer/composer

Hitesh Ceon Hitesh Ceon (born 17 April 1974) is an Icelandic songwriter, producer and composer. He was a part of the production duo Element before it was disbanded in 2016. Hitesh has produced and written songs for artists like Madcon, CeeLo Green, Musiq Sou ...

, before the team was disbanded in January 2016. Until 2008 the team also included Jonny Sjo and was named 3Elementz. Their productions include the hit singles " Beggin'", " Glow" and " In My Head" with

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as well as the album ''

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'', they have also produced and written songs for artists like Cee Lo Green, Musiq Soulchild, Alexandra Burke, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and reproduced two tracks with

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for

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Grammy Awards

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Discography

;With the trio

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/Ofstad/

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*1995: ''Jacques Tati'' (

Curling Legs __NOTOC__ Curling Legs Productions A/S (established 1992 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label with a catalogue encompassing all styles of jazz and improvised music. It was started by Knut Værnes and Morten Halle to release their own mus ...

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*1996: ''Spice of Life'' (

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) *1998: ''Beauty Is a Blessing'' (PolyGram) *2001: ''Talkin' Talk'' (

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) *2003: ''Doublehearted'' (Da Works) *2005: ''My Today'' (

Edel Records Edel SE & Co. KGaA is a German independent media company based in Hamburg. As a label and publishing group, it also operates marketing and sales for artists and smaller music labels. The repertoire of the Edel labels includes dance, rock and po ...

) *2009: ''Starts and Ends'' (FarGo Musc) ;With Sofian Benzaim *2005: ''This Is Sofian'' (C+C Records) ;With

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*1998: '' Électronique Noire'' ( Jazzland,

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References

External links

D'Sound Official WebsiteElement Official Website
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