The Grand (band)

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The Grand
OriginOslo, Norway
GenresAlternative rock
Years active2006–present
LabelsThe Grand Recordings
Sonet Records
MembersAmund Maarud
Henrik Maarud
Per Tobro
Eirik Tovsrud Knutsen
Websitehttp://www.thegrand.no/

The Grand is a Norwegian alternative rock band, formed in Oslo, Norway in 2006. The group consists of former blues guitar wunderkind and lead singer Amund Maarud, his younger brother Henrik Maarud on drums, bassist Per Tobro and keyboardist/percussionist Eirik Tovsrud Knutsen. The Grand gave their first performance in April 2007, before releasing their debut EP (The Grand Recordings/Sonet Records) the same month. Lead singer Amund Maarud is also starring in the forthcoming movie «Norwegian Ninja» (Kommandør Treholt og Ninjatroppen), due August 2010.[1]

History

Formation

By 2006, lead singer and guitarist Amund Maarud had already made a strong name for himself on the Norwegian blues scene, with the release of two albums (Ripped, Stripped and Southern Fried (2003) and Commotion (2004)) the first of which was nominated for the 2004

13th Floor Elevators.[3]

Debut EP

The Grand recorded their four-song debut EP during the first months of 2007, which was released on the group's own independent label, The Grand Recordings/Sonet Records, in April 2007. The EP was recorded and mixed in Athletic Sound Studio in Halden, Norway, engineered by Sven Olsen (Motorpsycho, Madgrugada etc.) and Kai Andersen. The song «Traveling Bound» from the EP was picked up and played extensively by Oslo's independent radio stations.

Self-titled album

The Grand's first full-length studio album was recorded in the Maarud-brothers own studio,

Noorderslag, among others. In November and December 2008, The Grand's performance at the Crossroads Festival in Bonn, Germany was broadcast by the legendary TV-show Rockpalast on German TV-station WDR.[10] The group was also scheduled to play the 2008 Quart Festival
, another one of Norway's major music festivals, but the festival was cancelled due to bankruptcy the same year.

Second studio album

The Grand is currently working on their second studio album, due 2010.[needs update]

Discography

Release date Title Label
April 2007 EP The Grand Recordings / Sonet Records
September 2007 The Grand The Grand Recordings / Sonet Records

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived August 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Amund Maarud « Norsk pop- og rockleksikon (2005) « Rockipedia". Rockheim.no. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  3. ^ "Grand debut - Aftenposten". Aftenposten.no. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  4. ^ "The Grand - The Grand". Musikknyheter.no. 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  5. ^ "Osloby - osloby". Oslopuls.aftenposten.no. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  6. ^ "The Grand: "The Grand" - Musikkanmeldelser - VG". Vg.no. 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  7. ^ "Vi fant ikke siden du ville til (feilkode 404) - NRK". Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  8. ^ "Vi fant ikke siden du ville til (feilkode 404) - NRK". Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  9. ^ "Vi fant ikke siden du ville til (feilkode 404) - NRK". Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  10. ^ "The Grand - Rockpalast - Rockpalast - WDR Fernsehen". Wdr.de. 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
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