Magne Furuholmen
Magne Furuholmen (Mags) (born November 1, 1962, Oslo), is mostly known as a guitarist/keyboardist in a-ha. He was born to father Kåre and mother Annelise. He has one sister, Line, and two half brothers, Thorsteinn and Trygve. Magne's father, a jazz musician, (who played trumpet with Bent Solve's Orchestra) was killed in an aeroplane crash over Drammen, south of Oslo in 1967, when Magne was just five. Magne married Heidi Rydjord, his high school sweetheart, on the 8th August 1992, in the garden of their Nesøya home. They have two sons, Thomas Vincent(b.20th April 1990) and Filip Clemens(b.2nd October 1993). Magne's Career as A-ha's keyboard player and guitarist has spanned 20 years and he has co-written many of the bands hits with Guitarist Pal Waaktaar. Songs include "Stay On These Roads", "Manhatten Skyline" and "Take On Me" which was famously accompanied by Michael Patterson's ground breaking animated video. Magne is widely acknowledged to be the band's 'joker' but this belies his creative powers, as Magne has had considerable success with his solo projects, such as 'Timbersound', formed in 1994 with Magne's friend Kjetil Bjerkestrand, and later, Swedish Singer, Freddie Wadling. Their work has been used on film soundtracks such as "Hotel Oslo". Magne aslo recorded "Past Perfect Future Tense" in 2004, with appearences from Guy Berryman and Will Champion of Coldplay, and from members of Scottish band Travis (band). Magne is aslo a talented artist, working with Glass, Paint, Etching, and Woodcuts. He has had his art displayed at The Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Oslo, and has also shown his work at The London Art fair. Unlike many 'Celebrity' Artists, Magne has the distinction of receiving wide critical acclaim for his work.
Discography
- "Ti Kniver I Hjertet" (Soundtrack, as Timbersound) (1994)
- "Hotel Oslo" (Soundtrack, as Timbersound) (1997)
- "Hermetic" (Soundtrack from the film 1732 Høtten, as Timbersound) (1998)
- "Dragonfly" (Single, from the film Øyenstikker as Furuholmen / Timbersound) (2001)
- "Past Perfect, Future Tense" (2004)