Håkon Gebhardt (born 21 June 1969 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian musician, multi-instrumentalist and record producer living in Trondheim.

Career

Gebhardt developed his musical interests when he attended the Music program at Kongsbakken videregående skole and

Trøndertun folkehøgskole Thorns is a Norwegian black metal band that formed in 1989 and was part of the early Norwegian black metal scene. They made two highly influential demos in the early 1990s, ''Grymyrk'' and ''Trøndertun'', but have only released one full-length a ...

. He is best known as the drummer in

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 ...

(1991–2005). He has also released the album ''Gebhardt Plays with Himself'' (2000), and has been a member of the band HGH where he was mainly playing the

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. Gebhardt also plays banjo in

The International Tussler Society The International Tussler Society is a country rock-band from Trondheim, Norway, formed in 1993. They started out as a side-project of fellow Trondheimers, Motorpsycho, who decided to record a country-album when their drummer, Håkon Gebhardt, bou ...

and in Ida Jenshus Band. He has participated on numerous recordings by other artists, and plays acoustic guitar, banjo and choir on the album ''A Couple of Days in Larsville'' by Elisabeth Andreassen, banjo on the album ''Essensuell'' by Postgirobyggets and on the single ''Fem Flate Øre'' by the Norwegian hip hop band Fremmed Rase, and drums and banjo on several releases by the Norwegian pop group Monster Blomster. He has also co-produced the Åge Aleksandersen-album ''Snöharpan'' with Aleksandersen.

Politics

In 2011 he was the last nominee on the list for the Norwegian environmental party Miljøpartiet De Grønne for the municipal elections in Trondheim. He was cumulated to be the first of the uncumulated, and thus deputy city council.

Honors

*1994: Spellemannprisen in the class Best album cover, for the album ''Timothy's Monster'' created by Kim Hiorthøy *1996: Spellemannprisen in the class Rock, for the album ''Blissard'' *1997: Spellemannprisen in the class Hard rock, for the album ''Angels and Daemons at Play'' *2000: Spellemannprisen in the class Rock, for the album ''Let Them Eat Cake''

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

*2000: ''Gebhardt Plays with Himself'' ;As Gebhardt & Mjøs *2006: ''Alt For Norge''(Apache Records)

Motorpsycho albums

*1991: ''

Lobotomizer ''Lobotomizer'' is the first album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho, released in 1991. It has a raw sound and style, mostly heavy metal and grunge. It has been called the band's weakest record. The album includes the live-performance crowd-fav ...

'' (Voices of Wonder Records) *1992: ''

8 Soothing Songs For Rut 8 Soothing Songs for Rut is the second studio album by the Norwegian rock band Motorpsycho, then still tinged in hard rock and grunge metal. It was first released as vinyl-only-mini-album called "Soothe" but later re-released on CD with two additio ...

'' (Voices of Wonder Records) *1993: '' Demon Box'' (Voices of Wonder Records) *1994: '' Timothy's Monster'' (Stickman Records) *1994: '' The Tussler'' () *1995: '' Blissard'' (Stickman Records) *1997: ''

Angels and Daemons at Play ''Angels and Daemons at Play'' is the sixth full-length studio album by the Norway, Norwegian rock music, rock-band Motorpsycho (band), Motorpsycho. The album was originally released as three EP's; "Babyscooter" (released January 27), "Have Spa ...

'' (Stickman Records) *1998: '' Trust Us'' (Stickman Records) *2000: '' Let Them Eat Cake'' (Columbia) *2001: '' Phanerothyme'' (Columbia) *2002: '' It's A Love Cult'' (Stickman Records) ;Live albums (Roadworks within Motorpsyco) *1999: ''Roadwork Vol. 1: Heavy Metall Iz A Poze, Hardt Rock Iz A Laifschteil'' (Stickman Records), live in Europe 1998 *2000: ''Roadwork Vol. 2: The Motor Source Massacre'' (Stickman Records), with The Source & Deathprod live at Kongsberg Jazzfestival 1995 ;As Motorpsycho with Jaga Jazzist Horns *2003: ''

In the Fishtank 10 ''In the Fishtank 10'' is a 2003 EP by Motorpsycho and Jaga Jazzist Horns, recorded in 2002 during their European tour and released by the Konkurrent label in 2003. Motorpsycho did a handful of gigs with the horn section of Jaga Jazzist and used ...

'' (Mini-album) ;As Motorpsycho & Friends *1994: ''

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The International Tussler Society albums

*2004: '' Motorpsycho presents The International Tussler Society'' *2004: ''Satans Favourite Son'' (Promo-single) *2004: ''Laila Lou'' (Promo-single)

Collaborative works

;With "Monster Blomster» *1996: ''Alltids Noen Som Har Det Verre'' (Mons Records) *1996: ''Vanlig Normal'' (Mons Records) *1999: ''Stadig Flere Velger Feil'' (Mons Records) ;With " Postgirobygget» *1997: ''Essensuell'' (Norske Gram) ;With "Fremmed Rase» *2003: ''Pisspreik'' (Norwave) ;With "Washington» *2004: ''A New Order Rising'' (Bauta Recordings) ;With "Nagan» *2008: ''Crawl Piss Freeze'' (Osito Records) ;With "O.S.A.» *2008: ''Øresus Og Nesegrus'' (MBN) ;With "Sugarfoot» *2008: ''This Love That We Outwore'' (Crispin Glover Records) ;With "Meg Og Kammeraten Min» *2012: ''Det E'kke Bra Før Det Er Dårlig''

References

External links

Tilbake med Motorpsycho
at Tromsø.no (in Norwegian)
puls.no Gebhardt: ''Gebhardt Plays With Himself'' Review
at Puls.no (in Norwegian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gebhardt, Haakon Motorpsycho members Musicians from Trondheim 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian rock drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Male drummers Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Norwegian record producers 1969 births Living people Male jazz musicians