Wetle Holte (born 4 September 1973) is a Norwegian drummer and composer known for his collaborations with Silje Neergård,

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, Wibutee,

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, and others.

Life and career

Holte was born in

Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the ...

and is a graduate from the jazz programme at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, where in 1996, he co-founded the jazz trio Triangle—later to become Wibutee—with Håkon Kornstad and Per Zanussi. In 1998, they released their debut album, ''Newborn Thing'', and followed it with ''Eight Domestic Challenges'' in 2001 and ''Playmachine'' in 2004. In 2006, the trio released the

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-nominated album ''Sweet Mental''. Holte has also collaborated for over a decade with

in projects like Électronique Noire and The Sonic Codex Orchestra, and he contributed to

's ''Jazzland Community'' in 2007.

Discography

Solo

* ''Hurricane'' featuring

(2012)

Collaborations

;With Wibutee * ''Newborn Thing'' (1998) * ''Eight Domestic Challenges'' (2001) * ''Playmachine'' (2004) * '' Sweet Mental'' (2006) ;With

* '' Light Extracts'' (2001 – with Électronique Noire) * ''Connected'' (2004) * ''Sonic Codex'' (2007) * ''Live Extracts'' (2010 – with The Sonic Codex Orchestra) ;With Jazzland Community * ''Jazzland Community'' (2007) ;With Grand Telemark * ''Grand Telemark'' (2008)

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