10.07.10: ROCKEFELLER, OSLO: INTIMATE SUMMER CONCERT

Unni Wilhelmsen will be celebrating her new album playing concerts in Norway and Sweden this summer. At Rockefeller in Oslo July 10th, she'll be performing new and old songs on guitar and piano, accompanied with Fredrik Møller Ellingsen (pedal steel guitar, guitars, Mac) and Ronny Johnsen (vocals, bass).

Tickets:

http://www.rockefeller.no

/rf100710.html

Welcome!

08.07.10: Virtual album cover available for free!

Did you download Unni's new album from Itunes or a digital music store, and now you wonder what Unni's home made cover looks like inside? Want to read the original lyrics in case you're unable to hear what she sings from time to time? Are you curious to see Unni's self portraits taken with her Mac laptop camera? Do you wonder how the illustration for the song 'Rain From Blue Skies' look like? Want to know who plays guitar on Lucky, who Unni has mentioned in her 'thank you's' or where and when the songs were written?

Well, now you can view the album cover from the new CD '7' virtually, just as if it was in your hand. Go here (or press the link below the post): 

  www.polyvox.no/unni/hefte.html

The page will take a few moments to get ready, please be patient. Move your marker across the bottom corners to turn the pages.  

This virtual CD cover was made available by Roar Fiskaa and Polyvox, Oslo, where Unni manufactures her CD's. Cover idea, design, illustrations and photos by Unni Wilhelmsen, all rights reserved.

01.07.10: Revolving Door (Mungolian Jetset Radio Version)

DJ Strangefruit (Pål Nyhus) and Knut Sævik of Mungolian Jetset have made a remix of Revolving Door, the first track from Unni's new album '7'. The song is written during a songwriter work shop in Oslo two years ago. Chris Barron from The Spin Doctors has written the lyrics, Unni and Erik Røe (Baba Nation) wrote the music and melody.                                                                                                                 

Now, the Mungolian Jetset people have taken it further with a different-from-the-album disco version meant for Norwegian radio later on. This version and two more, a dance remix and an extended version, will be available on vinyl EP this summer, physically distributed through a European label. More info to come. The Mungolian Jetset Radio Version of Revolving Door was used as a bonus download track for the first 500 to buy the physical CD in Norway.                                                                                              

Want to hear the track? Please visit www.myspace.com/unniwilhelmsen (or follow the link in the menu bar above) and check it out as it is the last song in the playlist at Unni's Myspaceprofile. No login or access required.

July 2010: Second radio single from the new album: 'Orange'

Orange is a song about being gelous of an orange. Not possible? Check out the lyrics... This second single from the new album '7' is written on piano by Unni. Producers Erik Honoré and Jan Bang invited Arve Henriksen to join in on his legendary trumpet, and now the song is sent to Norwegian radio.    

Want to hear the song? Follow the link to Myspace in the menu bar above, or go directly to:

www.myspace.com/unniwilhelmsen  

The song is listed in the music player on Unni's Myspace profile. No login or acces required. 

Of course, all of Unni's songs are available on Itunes, at Platekompaniet (physical CD's) or as downloads at www.platekompaniet.com

07.06.10: NEW ALBUM OUT: OSLO: BLÅ: Release Party for the new album '7', 20:00 -23:00:

The new album is now available for download at platekompaniet.no (Norway, 04.06.2010). Use the buttons in the guest book pages and click 'Platekompaniet' to go directly to the download site. Digital release on Itunes Monday 7th, when the physical CD's also hit the stores in Norway.

You can check out the entire album at myspace (go directly through button by the guest book or follow link in menu bar).

We're throwing a release party for the new album '7' that will be out in the stores on June 7th. Free entrance at Blå, Brenneriveien (Oslo). The event starts at 20:00 and ends at 23:00. There will be performed original versions of a few new songs on stage, followed by produced album versions from the speakers. Meet and greet. Welcome!

28.04.10:DELIRIUM PARK: First single from the forthcoming album '7' sent to radio.

The first single from Unni's new album is now sent to radiostations in Norway. The title is Delirium Park, written on piano but recorded with guitar. Produced with samples and programming by Erik Honoré and Jan Bang.

The new album '7' is now on its way from the CD factory, and this time Unni has designed the cover and album art work herself, based on an idea she had waking up one morning. The illustration to the right is the single cover - not the album cover.

Delirium Park will be available for download on Platekompaniet, Itunes, etc very soon.

THE NEW ALBUM TITLED '7' IS NOW FINISHED. RELEASE: JUNE 7th 2010.

This winter Unni has been recording her 7th album. The process is near the end, and the next step will be mastering (March), and printing CD's (April). May will be needed to prepare the promotion. Now the work on album cover, art work and order of songs for the album (index) has started.

The majority of the new songs are written by the large, black Rönisch piano from ca 1880, however, this album will sound radically different from her previous albums.

Experimental productions, compositions, collaborations and live remixing are among the trademarks of producing duo Erik Honoré and Jan Bang. They have recently finished off their 5th Punkt Festival in Kristiansand, Norway. Punkt has become an internationally acclaimed innovation, and people like Brian Eno define it as 'a dream come true'. With collaborators like Eno and Guy Sigsworth, Honoré and Bang keep themselves quite busy on the international  music stage.

Unni has for many years listened closely to the Norwegian band Velvet Belly, where Erik Honoré was the producer and co-writer.  His name has since long been on the list of musicians and producers she'd like to work with. The voice and sound of Jan Bang is also represented in Unni's CD collection of favorite artists, and she's thrilled to have him aboard.

The working title for this new album has for a while been 'No 7'. One of the songs is a result of a writing work shop in Oslo 2008. Together with Erik Røe (Baba Nation) and Chris Barren (Spin Doctors), Unni wrote a song which will hopefully find its place among the others on the album. Apart from nine English songs and a small piece with Norwegian lyrics, the album will also include a cover song she has been playing live the past few years: Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now'. The new record will be out early June 2010, released on Unni's own label, St. Cecilia Music.

2009: MUSIC VIDEO 'HUMBLY FOR HER' INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC) FINALIST

 'Humbly For Her', (from the album 'Hurricanes Eye') became a finalist in the music video category in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2009.15.500 entries from over a hundred countries was juged by Tom Waits, Angelique Kidjo, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chaka Khan, Robert Smith, and many other musical artists and music industry professionals. 287 entries made the finals, and 'Humbly For Her' was one of 16 videos competing in the music video competition. The winners was announced by ISC April 2009.Last time Unni entered a song in the ISC, she came 3rd in the singer-/songwriter category, with the song 'Everyone's Honesty'.

2008: CONCERT WITH BODØ SINFONIETTA and BODØ RYTHM GROUP

Some of Unnis old and new material have been arranged for orchestra and solists. The event will take place in Bodø Kulturhus, Bodø 12th. of April . There will be room for a few hand picked cover songs as well, arranged specially for this event. In addition to Bodø Sinfonietta, these are some of the musicians participating:

Unni sings in movie

13.02.08: RIKSKONSERTTURNE: 'Veteran møter Fersking'

09.02.08: JOHN LENNON TRIBUTE AT ROCKEFELLER, OSLO

An Evening With The Music of John Lennon

Unni will perform two John Lennon songs during this tribute concert in Oslo. Legendary musicians on stage will accompany Norwegian artists covering John Lennon throughout the night.

"Jack Mittleman and the legendary drummer Alan White of the progressive rock band 'Yes' and John Lennon's 'Plastic Ono Band' along with Eric Bazilian of 'The Hooters', top Swedish and Norwegian recording artists will be celebrating the music of John Lennon. The concert will feature Andreas Johnson, Plura, Niklas Strömstedt, Clas Yngström, Viktoria Tolstoy, Papa Dee, Caroline Wennergren, Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper Band) and more. The Norwegian artists booked to perform are Lars Lillo stenberg, Unni Wilhelmsen, Deb Girnius, Jørun Bøgeberg and more. Mittleman will be the host and the musical director for the three historical concerts held on Feb. 5th at Circus, Stockholm, Feb. 8th at Trädgar'n, Gothenburg and Feb. 9th at The Rockefeller, Oslo.

Tony Sheridan, the original member and lead singer of The Beatles' first band in hamburg back in 1961 is now confirmed to appear at Rockefeller, Oslo, as a musical guest star for 'An Evening With The Music of John Lennon.

Klaus Voormann, bassist for John Lennon and George Harrison who also designed the cover for The Beatles revolver album has done the art work for this event."

Unni's new Morgan Signature Model (Limitid Edition)

Unni and Morgan Instruments (Norway) has during a few years developed and designed a new guitar for her. The Unni Wilhelmsen Signature Model excists in a very small number and Unni has designed the mother of pearl fonts and decorations personally.

Sunday October 21st 2007, one of these Morgan guitars is being auctioned on National TV's (NRK) annual charity fundraising show: Sammen For Barn (TV-aksjonen 2007).

01.08.07: Everyone's Honesty on American Compilation album

272 Records now presents ACOUSTICA Vol. 3

They have chosen Everyone's Honesty from the album Hurricane's Eye as song #2 on the compilation. The CD contains 21 tracks from various artists and will be available on Itunes.

July 2007: Unni on YouTube

Unni is now represented in YouTube with three videos:

Everyone\'s Honesty

Humbly For Her

Goliat

30.10.06: NEW ALBUM RELEASE!

TIL MEG is the title of my 6th album. This year I celebrate 10 years as a recording artist. I will marque the event with the release of 10 songs in my own language. This is my first album in Norwegian, and the second release of my record company, St. Cecilia Music.

The single TIL MEG will play when you enter this site. Click here to go there if you missed out!

19.03.06: MySpace!

Numerous artists have found their way to MySpace, and this weekend we did a bit of work and got my own space up on it's feet :) It's an inspiring place to hang out both for artists and other music lovers, and before you know it you have discovered new music you might never have found! And of course it's an excellent opportunity to let people find one's own music.

Click here to visit my MySpace!

WAP & WEB

Now you can visit the test version of my new WAP site!

If you have a phone which supports WAP, you can go to your "bookmarks" and add: http://tagtag.com/unniwilhelmsen. In these pages you will find my concert list, and short-versioned news and whereabouts. Feel free to try it out, and stay tuned for updates!

01.01.06: VIEW the music video HUMBLY FOR HER

Respect our work. Go to concerts. Pay for the music you end up listening to. No big record company is paying for or making profits on my music. Just me and my savings, trying to make it work. What you hear is what you get.