Nicholas H. Møllerhaug

Nicholas H. Møllerhaug (born October 8, 1974) is a Norwegian cultural administrator, writer, curator, concept developer, songwriter, DJ, and musician (cello/vocal) from Haugesund, Norway. He is a member of Arts Council Norway and the board of the Norwegian Branch of Ny Musikk (ISCM).

Møllerhaug currently lives in Bergen, Norway. He has also lived in India, Turkey, Italy, and the United States.

Work

• Festival director – Trollofon (2001–2006)
• Festival director – Music Factory (2002–2004)
• Chairman – Ny Musikk Bergen (2003–05)
• Festival director – Borealis Festival (2005–2008)
• Programme director – Bergen International Festival (2008– )
• Writer/columnist in several newspapers and reviews
• Regular contributor at Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation

Projects

Møllerhaug has founded and developed several arts projects: Rural Readers, Bird Montages, Bergen Electronic Race Course, Trollofon, Pilota.fm, Moscito base for Kolkata and Finnmark, Archive Sircus, Bollyphony, Splatterchamber, Dømkirke feat Sunn O))), Biosphere vs Bergen Philarmonic Orchestra, and several other projects at Bergen International Festival.

Records

Møllerhaug is associated member of the electronic band Alog. He appears on the following recordings (cello, vocal, and texts/melody):

• Miniatures (Rune Grammofon, 2005)
• Catch That Totem! (1998–2005) (Melektronikk, 2005) Compilation/remix
• Islands of Memory (Creaked Records, 2006) EP
• Just Recording (2006) Only as vinyl
• Amateur (Rune Grammofon, 2007)
• Every Word was Once an Animal (Fat Cat Records, 2009)

Awards and nominations

• Norwegian Grammy Award Spellemannsprisen 2005 (Alog: Miniatures)
• Norwegian Grammy Award Spellemannsprisen 2006 (Nominated) (Alog: Catch that Totem)
• Visuelt Award 2008 Gold – for the concept/identity Borealis Festival – in cooperation with Magnus Voll Mathiassen (Grandpeople)
• Visuelt Award 2008 Sølv – for typography Borealis Festival – in cooperation with Magnus Voll Mathiassen (Grandpeople)
• Trollofon appointed to one of the most important Norwegian Art Projects in the 2000s (Kunstkritikk.no – January 2010)

References

• http://www.visuelt08.no/gd_typo.php
• http://www.visuelt08.no/gd_idliten.php
• http://alog.net/amateur.html
• http://pilota.fm/
• http://borealisfestival.no/2010/
• http://www.smilepolitely.com/music/sunno_bring_norwegian_churches_and_metal_together/
• http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4143733
• http://www.heathenharvest.com/article.php?story=20090116044226525
• http://www.bt.no/kultur/Fra-Borealis-til-Festspillene-523807.html
• http://www.bt.no/kultur/musikk/Fra-tomme-saler-til-fulle-hus-516424.html
• http://www.bt.no/meninger/kommentar/landro/En-festival-for-fremtiden-348410.html?xtor=AD-10

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Name	Mollerhaug, Nicholas H.
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Short description	musician
Date of birth	October 8, 1974
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