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Jono El Grande (born July 29, 1973) is the stage name of Jon Andreas Håtun. Jono El Grande is an autodidactic Norwegian composer, band leader, guitarist and conductor. He cites as his major sources of influence Captain Beefheart, '60s Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Igor Stravinsky and Art Rock.〔(Article in Budstikka, Norway 2009 )〕 Jono El Grande claims that his extreme mixture of genres and timbres is a result of his musical vision: moving away from the traditional concept of 'music as a result of social processes'.〔(Interview at Smuglesning (2009), Norway )〕 Although Jono El Grande is enjoying modest growth on the European avant-garde scene,〔(Reviews on Neo Dada at Rune Grammofon )〕 he is most well known in his own country for his eccentric and amusing performance art/dada-inspired live shows. In 2000 he formed The Jono El Grande Orchestra, renamed Jono El Grande & The Luxury Band in 2005. Jono El Grande has released five albums, ''Utopian Dances'' (Krusedull Prod. - 1999), ''Fevergreens'' (Rune Grammofon - 2003),〔(Allmusic Guide on Fevergreens )〕 ''Neo Dada'' (Rune Grammofon - 2009),〔(Allmusic Guide on Neo Dada )〕 "Phantom Stimulance" (Rune Grammofon - 2010) and ''The Choko King'' (Rune Arkiv - 2011) in addition to contribute with compositions on other projects (both Rune Grammofons anniversary albums ''Money Will Ruin Everything 1''〔(Article about Money Will Ruin Everything (2003), Mic, Norway )〕 & 2” and on ''Wire Tapper'' #21”, the avant-garde music magazine ''The Wire''’s 21st edition of their CD series). Jono El Grande served as festival composer for ''Happy Days 2007'', presented by (Ny Musikk ), the Norwegian section of (ISCM – International Society For Contemporary Music ). He also became a member of Norwegian Society Of Composers fall 2010.〔(Norwegian Society Of Composers' annual report 2010 ).〕 He played at the Zappanale #22 (August 2011) and world premiered a new orchestral piece for the Bergen located sinfonietta orchestra BIT20 Ensemble December 2011.〔(BIT20 Ensemble's homepage )〕 In 2014 he wrote and released the classical piece ("Til Anbjørg" (For Anbjorg) ) for his late wife. In November 2014 he world premiered a new piece for Trondheim Sinfonietta at Rockheim, Trondheim.〔()〕 == Early life == Jon Andreas Håtun was born at Bærum Hospital, Norway. At the age of ten, far before he touched his first instrument, he began inventing various band concepts without the intent for performance.〔(Interview in Aftenposten, Oslo 2006 )〕 In 1988 he bought his first guitar, and in 1989 he formed his first actual band along with three school buddies - a teen-age punk rock combo called ''Mannes Fatales''.〔(Article in Ballade/Mic, Norway )〕 They would perform stunt poetry in combination with pre-arranged electric noises. Jono El Grande served as the lead vocalist and lyricist. ''Mannes Fatales'' performed three concerts before disbanding in 1990. In the years 1990 - 1992, Jono El Grande assembled a series concept bands intended for one-night performances and recordings and/or rehearsings only: ''The Terror Duo'', ''Black Satan'', ''The Pez Dispensers'', ''Acetaded Beat'', ''As Drosera'' in addition to a handful of school bands formed to mark end-of-term celebrations and similar occasions.〔(Jono El Grande official website )〕 From 1991 - 92 Jono El Grande worked as a radio host at the local station ''Radio Express''.〔(Jono El Grande official website )〕 Two hours every Sunday for about a year, he played pure Frank Zappa- and art rock-related music. He also guest-hosted the progressive rock radio spot ''Uhørt'' in its very infancy. As of 2008, the show still airs on Norway's FM 99,3. After graduating from high school in 1992, Jono El Grande attended art school in Bergen.〔(Data from Bergen Art School (KIB ))〕 In 1994 - 95, Jono El Grande worked as assistant decorator at ''Norsk Film'', building props for the movie Pakten (movie)〔(The Internet Movie Database )〕 (''Waiting For Sunset'') with Robert Mitchum. Eventually, in 1995, he quit the job to become a full-time composer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jono El Grande (born July 29, 1973) is the stage name of Jon Andreas Håtun.Jono El Grande is an autodidactic Norwegian composer, band leader, guitarist and conductor. He cites as his major sources of influence Captain Beefheart, '60s Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Igor Stravinsky and Art Rock.(Article in Budstikka, Norway 2009 ) Jono El Grande claims that his extreme mixture of genres and timbres is a result of his musical vision: moving away from the traditional concept of 'music as a result of social processes'.(Interview at Smuglesning (2009), Norway )Although Jono El Grande is enjoying modest growth on the European avant-garde scene,(Reviews on Neo Dada at Rune Grammofon ) he is most well known in his own country for his eccentric and amusing performance art/dada-inspired live shows. In 2000 he formed The Jono El Grande Orchestra, renamed Jono El Grande & The Luxury Band in 2005.Jono El Grande has released five albums, ''Utopian Dances'' (Krusedull Prod. - 1999), ''Fevergreens'' (Rune Grammofon - 2003),(Allmusic Guide on Fevergreens ) ''Neo Dada'' (Rune Grammofon - 2009),(Allmusic Guide on Neo Dada ) "Phantom Stimulance" (Rune Grammofon - 2010) and ''The Choko King'' (Rune Arkiv - 2011) in addition to contribute with compositions on other projects (both Rune Grammofons anniversary albums ''Money Will Ruin Everything 1''(Article about Money Will Ruin Everything (2003), Mic, Norway ) & 2” and on ''Wire Tapper'' 」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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