Odd Magne Gridseth

Odd Magne Gridseth (27 April 1959 – 22 April 2025) was a Norwegian musician, known as a bassist from the Trondheim music scene.

Life and career Gridseth was regular bassist in the band «Soundtrip» together with guitarist Ove Bjørken, drummer Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk and keyboardist Jan Gunnar Hoff, a collaboration that was continued with the ensemble «Trondheim Bop-service», which included Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Odd André Elveland (tenor saxophone), Ove Bjørken, Torgeir Andresen (trumpet) and Kåre Kolve (alto saxophone). He was also part of Kjersti Stubø Band, and achieved international fame through being part of Siri Gellein's Svaleband (1987–), while attending the Jazz program at Trondheim Conservatory of Music (NTNU).

Otherwise, he was occasionally in «Brand new sisters» (1984–1988). He also attended the releases Herberget sannheten (1987) by Hans Rotmo, Blodig Alvor (NaNaNaNa) (1988), Splitter Pine (1989), and Pstereo (1990) with DumDum Boys, The Song We Forgot / Mijjen Vuelieh (1991) with Frode Fjellheim, Vårsøg (1991) with Henning Sommerro, Rai Rai (1993) with D.D.E., The Music Machine (1996) with Gunnar Andreas Berg, and Landstryker (1996) with Ove Bjørken.

Gridseth died in Ørsta, Sunnmøre on 22 April 2025, at the age of 65.

Discography

DumDum Boys 1988: Blodig Alvor Na Na Na Na Na (CBS) 1989: Splitter Pine (CBS) 1990: Pstereo (CBS)

Siri's Svale Band 1990: Blackbird (Sonor Records) 1997: Necessarily So… (Sonor Records)