Kim Hiorthøy

Kim Hiorthøy (born 17 March 1973) is a Norwegian electronic musician, graphic designer, illustrator, filmmaker, and writer.

Biography Hiorthøy was born and raised in Trondheim, Norway. He studied at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art from 1991 to 1996 and at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 1999 and 2000. During his tenure at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Hiorthøy spent a year abroad in 1994, attending the School of Visual Arts in New York. There, he worked extensively with Cinematographer Mott Hupfel. He lives and works in Berlin, Germany. A fictionalized version of Hiorthøy is a character in Erlend Loe's novel L.

Career Music Hiorthøy began making music while attending the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art; he worked in the academy's sound studio until he left school and purchased his own equipment. After various "collaborations and accidents", his music was eventually introduced to Joakim Haugland of the Smalltown Supersound record label. Haugland asked Hiorthøy to work with the label, and in 2001 Hiorthøy released his debut album, "Hei". He has subsequently released several albums, EPs, and 7-inch records with Smalltown Supersound.

Graphic design and film While exploring music at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Hiorthøy also began working in graphic design. He started publishing fanzines and designing record sleeves for local bands, and over time, he began working more seriously across a variety of creative media. To date, Hiorthøy has released several collections of photography, drawing, and design, and has provided cover artworks for such record labels as Rune Grammofon, Smalltown Supersound, Smalltown Superjazzz, and the rock group Motorpsycho. He is represented by STANDARD, an Oslo-based gallery that promotes contemporary Norwegian artists. Some of his other creative achievements include film directing, film photography, and illustration for children's books.