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Magnet wins Spellemannprisen Feb. 11, 2008
Congratulations to Magnet for winning the Spellemannprisen for Best Male Artist!
Categories: Awards
Spellemannprisen Nomination Jan. 28, 2008
Congratulations to Magnet for his Spellemannprisen nomination (Norwegian “Grammy” awards) for Best Male Artist! The other nominees in this category are Kenneth Ishak, Sivert Høyem and the Volunteers, and William Hut. View the full list of nominees at mic.no. The awards will be given out on February 2nd in Oslo.
Categories: Awards
"The Simple Life" nominated for an Alarm Award Sep. 29, 2007
Magnet’s “The Simple Life” has been nominated for an Alarm Award (Norwegian music awards) in the category of Best Pop Album. Other pop album nominees include Marit Larsen, Rockettothesky, Superfamily, and Susanne Sundfør. Vote for his album online! To view the full list of nominees across all categories visit alarmprisen.no. Winners will be announced on October 27th.
Categories: Awards, The Simple Life
MTV Music Video Award nomination Aug. 2, 2006
Even is nominated for an MTV Music Video Award in the new category “Best Video Game Score” for his work on Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. Vote online at GameTrailers.com! The awards will be presented on August 31st.
Categories: Awards
Spellmanprisen nomination Jan. 4, 2006
Congratulations to Even. He’s been nominated for Best Male Artist at the Spellemansprisen, the Norwegian Grammy Awards. Magnet won an award at the Spellemansprisen in 2003 for “On Your Side”.
Categories: Awards
awards for 12" package design May. 10, 2005
Congratulations to Martin Kvamme on winning two awards for designing the Last Day Of Summer 12″: gold for cover illustration and silver for packaging design.
Spellemansprisen + Lay Lady Lay May. 11, 2004
Magnet wins the Spellemansprisen (Norwegian Grammy) for Best Pop Album
2004 for "On Your Side".
"Lay Lady Lay" with Gemma Hayes – Single is available now. Bonus tracks
include the excellent remix of "Clean Slate" by The Bee’s on 7" and
exclusive track "Wish Me Well" on the CD Single. It’s currently on Xfm
playlist in UK… you can buy it
here.
You can also buy the EP "The Day We Left Town" featuring 3 non-LP tracks
here.
Categories: Awards, EPs, Releases, Singles
alarm award + remixes Feb. 18, 2004
Even collected the Alarm award for Best Pop Album 2003-2004 and played "The Day We Left Town" live
at the Alarm Awards in Norway on Saturday night. "On Your Side" won Best Pop Album category. Thanks to all of you who voted.
There are currently some new Magnet mixes around and about…Even has remixed tracks for The Belles, Franz Ferdinand and Ralph Myerz & the Jack Herren Band in the last few months. Also a rather fine new album "LP!Digitalt Remasteret" by Kaptein Kaliber features the track "Sjiraff" which Even sings on. It’s a great album, you should buy it, it’s on the Telle label.
Categories: Awards, On Your Side
tour dates + nominations Jan. 19, 2004
CANCELLED Denmark 14/15 Feb
14 FEB – (NO) BERGEN ALARM AWARDS
26 FEB – (DK) COPENHAGEN CAFE RUST
Details soon of Australian tour in March & new UK dates late March.
TV NRK Store Studio – Live 12/01 Click Here->
Paper Aftenposten – 2 pages 15/01 Click Here->
Paper Dagsavisen – 2 pages 13/01 Click Here->
MAGNET has been nominated for “Best Pop Album” at the ALARM AWARDS in Norway.
Please enter the Alarm-website, and vote for Magnet.
MAGNET has also been nominated for the Norwegian Grammy’s ‘SPELLEMANNSPRISEN’ for Best Male Solo Album.
alarm awards Dec. 4, 2003
“On your side” is nominated for the “Alarm Awards”, the Alternative Norwegian Grammy, in category POP. Please enter the Alarm-website, and vote for Magnet. Tell your friends as well, your vote counts! Thanks!
Categories: Awards
tour update + design award May. 16, 2003
The gig on 4th June in London is cancelled!!!
But these shows have been added…
9th JUNE – BERGEN Logen Bar
10th JUNE – OSLO Mono
UK Tour in JUNE/JULY to be confirmed shortly!
Also:
Magnet wins a design award, The Visuelt Awards 2003, diploma for the illustrations on “Where Happiness Lives” and “Chasing Dreams” EP’s.
Category “Open Class Illustration”.