Frank Hovland (born June 6, 1960) is a Norwegian luthier, rock musician and music producer from Bergen, known for his work with the band Program 81/82 along with his partner Kate Augestad, and collaborations with Ronni Le Tekrø, Terje Rypdal, Chris Thompson and Mads Eriksen.
Career Hovland started his career by playing with different rock bands, including Program 81/82, Avenue Talk, and Spastisk Ekstase in Bergen. Avenue Talk was the supporting act for A-ha on their Norwegian tour in 1987. Hovland has been a long-time bassist and producer for Mads Eriksen, and for the latter's collaboration with Chris Tompson. In 2007, he released the album Mad & Hungry with Magnar Bernes and Mads Eriksen. In 2009, Hovland toured as part of the backing band for Ronni Le Tekrø, Terje Rypdal and Mads Eriksen's N3, along with Gunnar Bjelland and Paolo Vinaccia.
Discography
With Program 81/82 1981: Program 81 (mini-LP) 1981: Try to reach ... (Norwegian Label A / S) 1982: Pictures (Norwegian Label A / S) 1983: Unleash (Pro-Gram O'Phone3)
With Avenue Talk 1988: Cry for Mercy (Slagerfabrikken)
With Stain Monsters 1991: Stain Monsters (Stageway Records)
With Mads Eriksen 1990: Journey (Storyteller Records) (in Norwegian) 1991: Storyteller – (Storyteller Records) 1993: Intermission Troldhaugen (Lightbringer, 1993) 1994: M.E. (Storyteller Records) 1997: The Plough Boy (Storyteller Records) 1998: Suburban Cowboy (MTG Music) 2001: Redhanded (Grappa Records) 2010: Just What the World Needs (MTG Music)
With Chris Thompson 2004: Rediscovery (VME), with 2008: Live (Voiceprint) 2009: Timeline (Voiceprint) 2011: Acoustic (2011), with Chris Thompson live & unplugged performance recorded at the WDR2 radio station 2006 in Cologne, Germany 2011: Berlin Live & The Aschffenburg Remains Live at the Colos-Saal (Gonzo Multimedia)
Tribute to Lasse Myrvold 2006: Dans Til Musikken (Reel Noise Records), with various artists
With Mad & Hungry 2007: Travelin (Hungry records) (in Norwegian)
References
External links Chris Thompson & Mads Eriksen Band – Hamburg Harley Days, 24.06.2011 on YouTube Terje Rypdal Trio – Garina 2009 – pt 1/6 on YouTube