Tor Haugerud

Tor Andreas Haugerud (born 7 January 1962 in Brattvåg) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums and percussion) known from Transjoik, Blixband, BOL, Möster Trio, and has created his own avant-garde band "MisterYtor" ("Nordland Musikkfestuke", 2006).

Career Haugerud is an experienced drummer and percussionist, living in Trondheim, Norway. As a musician, he has developed his own unconventional style based on improvised music influenced by the European contemporary music scene. He was involved in a production under "Trondheim Jazzfestival" (2005), and has contributed for "Cirka Teater", showing his background as a physical actor and performance artist in projects of surrealistic art, in groups like "Cirka Teater", "MisterYtor" and "Teater Fot", in which he also is a composer. At "SoddJazz" 2006 he performed with Trio Alpaca, and is now a member of Alpaca Ensemble which has released the records Tapet Tapet and Elevator with music composed by Eirik Hegdal.

Haugerud is also a guest lecturer at the Music Performance Studies at the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium.

Discography With Bol Bol – (2001, Via Music) Silver Sun – (2005, Curling Legs) Skylab – (2007, NorCD) Numb, Number – (2012, Gigafon)

With Transjoik Uja Nami – (2004, Vuelie), nominated for the Spellemannprisen Bewafá – (2005, Vuelie), with Sher Miandad Khan from Pakistan on vocals

With Trondheim Jazz Orchestra We Are – (2005, Jazzaway Records), with Eirik Hegdal Live in Oslo – (2007, MNJ Records), with Maria Kannegaard Trio Wood And Water – (2008, MNJ Records), with Eirik Hegdal Stems And Cages – (2010, MNJ Records), with Kim Myhr Morning Songs – (2011, MNJ Records), with Per Zanussi

with Eirik Hegdal's Alpaca Ensemble Tapet Tapet – (2007, Jazzaway Records) Elevator

with Vertex Duo Petter Vågan Shapes & Phases – (2010, Sofa)

with ÉnÉnÉn Rød & Blå – (2010, Øra Fonogram)

with Muringa The Unknown Knowns – (2011, Sofa)