Kåre Vestrheim

Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim (born 1969) is a Norwegian record producer, musician and composer from Sarpsborg, Norway. He plays guitar and keyboards. He is also the co-founder of Propeller Recordings, which has released albums for the artists Hanne Hukkelberg, Superfamily, Katzenjammer, Moddi, Team Me and Highasakite. He has also composed film scores for Norwegian pictures.

He studied at Norges Musikkhøgskole (Norwegian State Academy of Music), and co-founded the band Locomotives with Georg Buljo in 1991; he was in the band until it dissolved in 2001. He then began producing records, and has from his studio Propeller Music Division produced several primarily Norwegian artists' albums, including Odd Nordstoga (Luring (2004)), Gåte (Iselilja (2004)), Marit Larsen (Under the Surface, (2006), The Chase (2008) and Spark, (2011)), Motorpsycho (Heavy Metal Fruit (2009)), Åge Aleksandersen (Furet værbitt (2011)), Ida Jenshus (Someone to Love (2012) and Highasakite (Silent Treatment) (2014)).

He received Gammleng-prisen in 2009 for "Best Studio Musician" and Spellemannprisen 2011 for "Record Producer of the Year". He also received Kanonprisen 2015 for "Best Film Score" for the movie Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin.

Discography

Locomotives Spin (1997) Spin (Off) (1997) Albert (1999) What's Your Good Luck? (2000) Singles/EPs Welcome to the House of the Locomotives (1994) Mind (1996) Flintstones (1996) G.R.I.L.L. (1997) Three Girls (1999) Atomic (1999) Hallelujah EP: The Richmond Session (2001)

Kiruna Album Irun (2003) Tarasarus (2007) The River (2012) Singles Black Widow (2007)

Amundsen Album Amundsen (2003) Singles The Moonwalker (2003) Band Aid (2003)

Appears on

Film and television scores Pittbulterje - filmscore (2005) Fatso - filmscore (2008) Buzz Aldrin, hvor ble det av deg i alt mylderet - TV-series/filmscore (2011) Kraftidioten - filmscore (2014) Kvinner i for store herreskjorter - filmscore (2015) Frikjent - TV-series/filmscore - Season 1&2 (2015/16) Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin - filmscore (2015) Grand Hotell - filmscore (2016) Eple - shortfilm - filmscore (2016)

Film and television soundtracks Buzz Aldrin, hvor ble det av deg i alt mylderet? - Musikken til TV-serien (2011) Frikjent – Musikken fra TV-serien (2015), med Mike Hartung, Kristoffer Bonsaksen og Highasakite Kvinner i for store herreskjorter - Musikken til spillefilmen (2015) Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin - Musikken til spillefilmen (2015)