831:
33:
795:
809:
675:
154:, playing at school dances. He continued appearing in various local bands, including "Sharks & Whales" (the continuation of "Lorraine" now including Hans-Petter Isaksen & bassist Ole Vaksdal) with the album
679:
142:
and picked up the guitar at twelve, and started the band "Lorraine" in 1976 together with schoolmates (including keyboardist Hans-Petter
Isaksen & bassist Roar Nilson) from
232:
Eriksen has been working full-time as a guitarist and guitar teacher since 1988. In addition to many private students, he has taught in the municipal musical schools in
244:
until 2001. Since 1994 he has been frequently used as teacher at the Bergen
College of Education, Ă
sane Folk High School, Voss high school and Kongshaug music college.
637:
877:
872:
867:
862:
32:
535:
892:
887:
210:, Gisle Johnsen, Eirik "Pytten" Hundvin and Magne Lunde. The following year he was appointed musical ambassador of Norway in the U.S.
882:
581:
482:
471:
436:
192:
127:
202:(1993), where he interpreted six compositions by Grieg on electric guitar. This was also the year Eriksen participated in the band
641:
897:
198:
In 1993 Eriksen was invited to contribute to the 150th anniversary of Edvard Grieg's birth. The result was a mini-CD called
214:
188:
126:(born 12 October 1962) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer, known as solo artist and for his collaboration with
732:
539:
857:
171:
241:
852:
222:
562:
372:
218:
183:, and has released a total of eight solo albums since then. Among other releases is the album
38:
775:
746:
709:
474:
live & unplugged performance recorded at the WDR2 radio station 2006 in
Cologne, Germany
175:
in 1989, Eriksen has embarked on a solo recording career together with producer and bassist
511:
248:
166:
585:
830:
694:
151:
846:
800:
281:
176:
240:. From 1989 he held a permanent position as part-time teacher of electric guitar at
814:
415:
356:
237:
226:
207:
162:
147:
837:
Mads
Eriksen Destroyer, Album of the month Guitar Techniques Magazine Jan 2012
836:
790:
78:
143:
608:
760:
217:
among other symphony orchestras. In the spring of 2009 he toured with
233:
139:
67:
146:
primary school. He got the role as "local guitar hero" inspired by
479:
Berlin Live & The
Aschffenburg Remains Live at the Colos-Saal
536:"Chris Thompson & Mads Eriksen band â KvalitetsArtister.no"
714:
280:
Appointed musical ambassador of Norway in the U.S. in 1994 by
824:
566:
109:
179:. In 1989 he debuted as a solo artist with the album
530:
528:
526:
524:
522:
104:
100:
92:
84:
74:
51:
46:
23:
609:"Mads Eriksen Guitarist - Press - MadsEriksen.com"
229:under the name N3 (short for Norwegian Three).
727:
725:
723:
8:
632:
630:
628:
626:
624:
622:
620:
618:
733:"Mads Eriksen Discography - CDUniverse.com"
670:
668:
666:
664:
662:
660:
658:
656:
654:
652:
829:
761:"Off the Records ... â SharksAndWhales.no"
638:"Mads Eriksen Discography â KulturNett.no"
187:which was released together with previous
31:
20:
676:"Mads Eriksen Discography â RadioLudo.no"
37:Eriksen performing at Rootsfestivalen in
494:
695:"Mad & Hungry Review â Puls BA.no"
263:, January 1989, acclaimed as guitarist
878:21st-century Norwegian male musicians
873:20th-century Norwegian male musicians
582:"Instruktørene 2012 â RockeSommer.no"
506:
504:
502:
500:
498:
161:After being labeled "A cross between
7:
512:"Eriksen, Mads â Biography MIC.no"
267:Guitar for the Practising Musician
14:
868:21st-century Norwegian guitarists
863:20th-century Norwegian guitarists
807:
793:
563:"N3-Norwegian3 - Norwegian3.com"
251:guitarist Ăystein Bech-Eriksen.
213:Eriksen has also performed with
371:Within Mad & Hungry, with
247:Mads Eriksen is the father of
1:
710:"Helge Jordal â Stjerneklart"
284:, Norwegian Minister of Trade
215:Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
294:(2010) as Album of the Month
277:(1990) as Album of the Month
776:"Chris Thompson â Timeline"
427:Tintin & The Hairdryers
914:
288:Guitar Techniques Magazine
893:Norwegian rock guitarists
888:Norwegian male guitarists
470:(Gonzo Multimedia), with
404:(Big Hand Records), with
388:Just What The World Needs
364:Just What the World Needs
292:Just What the World Needs
290:, January 2012, selected
189:Manfred Mann's Earth Band
30:
883:Norwegian male composers
325:Intermission Troldhaugen
200:Intermission Troldhaugen
747:"Chris Thompson â Live"
341:(Storyteller Records, )
320:â (Storyteller Records)
273:), June 1992, selected
191:guitarist and vocalist
261:Guitar Player Magazine
172:Guitar Player Magazine
47:Background information
898:Musicians from Bergen
334:(Storyteller Records)
313:(Storyteller Records)
242:Voss Folk High School
150:and Stones guitarist
697:. 26 September 2007.
138:Eriksen was born in
682:on 2 November 2014.
644:on 12 January 2013.
542:on 23 February 2013
454:Sharks & Whales
450:Off the Records ...
406:Sharks & Whales
16:Norwegian guitarist
717:.no (in Norwegian)
588:on 5 November 2013
158:released in 1988.
88:Musician, composer
456:(limited edition)
418:and Gisle Johnsen
414:(Response), with
118:
117:
905:
833:
828:
827:
825:Official website
817:
812:
811:
810:
803:
798:
797:
796:
780:
779:
772:
766:
764:
757:
751:
750:
743:
737:
736:
729:
718:
713:
712:. 21 April 2008.
706:
700:
698:
691:
685:
683:
678:. Archived from
672:
647:
645:
640:. Archived from
634:
613:
612:
605:
599:
597:
595:
593:
584:. Archived from
578:
572:
570:
569:on 17 June 2013.
565:. Archived from
559:
553:
551:
549:
547:
538:. Archived from
532:
517:
515:
508:
425:(Orchard), with
390:(Hungry Records)
383:(Hungry Records)
114:
111:
65:
61:
59:
35:
21:
913:
912:
908:
907:
906:
904:
903:
902:
843:
842:
823:
822:
813:
808:
806:
799:
794:
792:
789:
784:
783:
774:
773:
769:
759:
758:
754:
745:
744:
740:
731:
730:
721:
708:
707:
703:
693:
692:
688:
674:
673:
650:
636:
635:
616:
607:
606:
602:
591:
589:
580:
579:
575:
561:
560:
556:
545:
543:
534:
533:
520:
510:
509:
496:
491:
397:
346:Suburban Cowboy
306:
301:
271:Guitar Magazine
257:
249:Major Parkinson
167:Eddie Van Halen
136:
121:
108:
66:
63:
62:12 October 1962
57:
55:
42:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
911:
909:
901:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
845:
844:
841:
840:
834:
819:
818:
804:
788:
787:External links
785:
782:
781:
778:. Discogs.com.
767:
765:(in Norwegian)
752:
749:. Discogs.com.
738:
719:
701:
699:(in Norwegian)
686:
684:(in Norwegian)
648:
646:(in Norwegian)
614:
600:
598:(in Norwegian)
573:
571:(in Norwegian)
554:
552:(in Norwegian)
518:
516:(in Norwegian)
493:
492:
490:
487:
486:
485:
483:Chris Thompson
475:
472:Chris Thompson
464:
457:
446:
439:
437:Chris Thompson
429:
419:
412:Jordal Express
408:
396:
395:Collaborations
393:
392:
391:
384:
376:
375:
368:
367:
360:
349:
342:
339:The Plough Boy
335:
328:
327:(Lightbringer)
321:
314:
305:
302:
300:
297:
296:
295:
285:
278:
264:
256:
253:
219:Ronni Le Tekrø
204:Jordal Express
193:Chris Thompson
152:Keith Richards
135:
132:
130:among others.
128:Chris Thompson
120:Musical artist
119:
116:
115:
106:
102:
101:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
76:
72:
71:
53:
49:
48:
44:
43:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
910:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
858:Living people
856:
854:
851:
850:
848:
838:
835:
832:
826:
821:
820:
816:
805:
802:
801:Norway portal
791:
786:
777:
771:
768:
762:
756:
753:
748:
742:
739:
734:
728:
726:
724:
720:
716:
711:
705:
702:
696:
690:
687:
681:
677:
671:
669:
667:
665:
663:
661:
659:
657:
655:
653:
649:
643:
639:
633:
631:
629:
627:
625:
623:
621:
619:
615:
610:
604:
601:
587:
583:
577:
574:
568:
564:
558:
555:
541:
537:
531:
529:
527:
525:
523:
519:
513:
507:
505:
503:
501:
499:
495:
488:
484:
480:
476:
473:
469:
465:
462:
458:
455:
451:
447:
444:
440:
438:
434:
430:
428:
424:
423:Verden Venter
420:
417:
413:
409:
407:
403:
402:Reaped By Man
399:
398:
394:
389:
385:
382:
378:
377:
374:
370:
369:
365:
361:
358:
354:
350:
347:
343:
340:
336:
333:
329:
326:
322:
319:
315:
312:
308:
307:
303:
298:
293:
289:
286:
283:
282:Grete Knudsen
279:
276:
272:
268:
265:
262:
259:
258:
254:
252:
250:
245:
243:
239:
235:
230:
228:
224:
220:
216:
211:
209:
205:
201:
196:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
177:Frank Hovland
174:
173:
168:
164:
159:
157:
156:Reaped by Man
153:
149:
145:
141:
133:
131:
129:
125:
113:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
85:Occupation(s)
83:
80:
77:
73:
69:
64:(age 61)
54:
50:
45:
40:
34:
29:
22:
19:
815:Music portal
770:
755:
741:
704:
689:
680:the original
642:the original
603:
590:. Retrieved
586:the original
576:
567:the original
557:
544:. Retrieved
540:the original
478:
467:
463:(Voiceprint)
460:
453:
449:
445:(Voiceprint)
442:
435:(VME), with
432:
426:
422:
416:Helge Jordal
411:
405:
401:
387:
380:
363:
357:Grappa Music
352:
345:
338:
331:
324:
317:
310:
291:
287:
274:
270:
266:
260:
246:
231:
227:Terje Rypdal
212:
208:Helge Jordal
203:
199:
197:
184:
180:
170:
163:Joe Satriani
160:
155:
148:Jimi Hendrix
137:
124:Mads Eriksen
123:
122:
25:Mads Eriksen
18:
853:1962 births
433:Rediscovery
373:Hungry John
366:(MTG Music)
348:(MTG Music)
318:Storyteller
304:Solo albums
299:Discography
185:Rediscovery
110:madseriksen
39:Brønnøysund
847:Categories
839:on YouTube
489:References
93:Instrument
58:1962-10-12
381:Travelin'
353:Redhanded
169:" by the
134:Biography
592:7 August
546:7 August
468:Acoustic
461:Timeline
144:Nattland
70:, Norway
481:, with
452:, with
311:Journey
275:Journey
181:Journey
105:Website
477:2012:
466:2011:
459:2009:
448:2008:
441:2008:
431:2004:
421:2001:
410:1993:
400:1988:
386:2010:
379:2007:
362:2010:
351:2001:
344:1998:
337:1997:
330:1994:
323:1993:
316:1991:
309:1990:
255:Honors
234:Bergen
140:Bergen
96:Guitar
75:Genres
68:Bergen
225:) og
206:with
594:2012
548:2012
443:Live
332:M.E.
238:Sund
236:and
165:and
112:.com
79:Rock
52:Born
41:2008
715:NRK
223:TNT
849::
722:^
651:^
617:^
521:^
497:^
195:.
60:)
763:.
735:.
611:.
596:.
550:.
514:.
359:)
355:(
269:(
221:(
56:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
