Ole Mofjell

Ole Mofjell (born 1990) is a Norwegian drummer and composer from Søgne Municipality, Norway.

Career Mofjell studied at the Jazz Programme at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in the early 2010s. During this period he collaborated extensively with vocalist Natalie Sandtorv and keyboardist Marte Eberson, including through the groups Morning Has Occurred and COKKO. Mofjell later married Sandtorv, and the two have continued to collaborate on various musical projects and recordings.

Throughout the 2010s, Mofjell also performed with groups such as Brute Force and One Out of Town, as well as the improvisational duo Tysk Impro with trumpeter Erik Kimestad Pedersen. Together with vocalist Marcela Lucatelli and bassist Felipe Zenicola, he formed the trio Oral, which released its self-titled debut album in 2018. The group's music combined elements of free improvisation, grindcore and no wave.

During the 2020s, Mofjell has remained active in a number of jazz and improvisational projects, including Emmeluth's Amoeba, Weejuns, Broken Compass, Audun Automat and Bonanza of Doom. His collaborations span free improvisation, experimental jazz, noise-based music and electrically amplified improvisational music. Through these projects he has worked with musicians such as Hedvig Mollestad, Ståle Storløkken, Signe Emmeluth, Frode Gjerstad, Audun Ellingsen and Karl Bjorå.

Together with Martin Myhre Olsen and Henrik Sandstad Dalen, Mofjell is a member of the trio 3 Days of Maceration. The project draws inspiration from the experimental jazz scene that emerged around New York City's Loft scene during the 1970s.

In 2025, he was appointed artist-in-residence at the inaugural Kristiansand Jazz Festival, where he presented the commissioned work Square, a solo percussion and gong performance, and a concert with Emmeluth's Amoeba.

Since 2026, Mofjell has been a member of Krokofant.

Honors 2015: Recipient of the Sparebanken Sør Musikkpris

Discography

Solo 2015: Rob Void 3.0 (Nonfigurativ Musikk)

Within Brute Force 2013: Brute Force (Va Fongool)

Within COKKO 2016: Cokko (Va Fongool)

Within Oral 2018: Oral

Within Emmeluths Amoeba 2018: Polyp (Øra Fonogram) 2019: Chimaera (Øra Fonogram) 2024: Nonsense (Moserobie Music Production) 2026: With Love (Moserobie Music Production)

Within Weejuns 2023: Weejuns (Rune Grammofon) 2026: Bitches Blues

Within Broken Compass 2023: Broken Compass (Circulasione Totale)

Within Bonanza of Doom 2023: Bonanza of Doom (Sheep Chase Records)

Within Audun Automat 2024: Uflaks (AMP Music & Records)

Within 3 Days of Maceration 2024: First Press (Botrytis Records)

Contributing to 2017: Nypan – Stereotomic (Losen Records) 2017: Natalie Sandtorv – Freedom Nation (Øra Fonogram) 2019: The Big YES! – The Big YES! (Nakama Records) 2019: Elīna Silova – Atzīšanās (self-published) 2019: Tuvaband – I Entered the Void (Brilliance Records) 2020: Neon Ion – Heart Echoes (Jazzland Recordings) 2020: Hedvig Mollestad – Ekhidna, percussion 2021: LOPLOP – LOPLOP (Clean Feed Records) 2026: Neon Ion – Laugh Now, Cry Later (Jazzland Recordings)