Håkon Gebhardt

Håkon Gebhardt is a Norwegian musician, multi-instrumentalist and record producer living in Trondheim.

Career

Gebhardt developed his musical interests when he attended the Music program at Kongsbakken videregående skole and Trøndertun folkehøgskole. He is best known as the drummer in Motorpsycho. He has also released the album Gebhardt Plays with Himself, and has been a member of the band HGH where he was mainly playing the banjo.
Gebhardt also plays banjo in The International Tussler Society and in Ida Jenshus Band. He has participated on numerous recordings by other artists, and plays acoustic guitar, banjo and choir on the album A Couple of Days in Larsville by Elisabeth Andreassen, banjo on the album Essensuell by Postgirobyggets and on the single Fem Flate Øre by the Norwegian hip hop band Fremmed Rase, and drums and banjo on several releases by the Norwegian pop group Monster Blomster. He has also co-produced the Åge Aleksandersen-album Snöharpan with Aleksandersen.

Politics

In 2011 he was the last nominee on the list for the Norwegian environmental party Miljøpartiet De Grønne for the municipal elections in Trondheim. He was cumulated to be the first of the uncumulated, and thus deputy city council.

Honors

1994: Spellemannprisen in the class Best album cover, for the album Timothy's Monster created by Kim Hiorthøy
1996: Spellemannprisen in the class Rock, for the album Blissard
1997: Spellemannprisen in the class Hard rock, for the album Angels and Daemons at Play
2000: Spellemannprisen in the class Rock, for the album ''Let Them Eat Cake''

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

2000: Gebhardt Plays with Himself

;As Gebhardt & Mjøs

2006: ''Alt For Norge''

Motorpsycho albums

;Live albums

1999: Roadwork Vol. 1: Heavy Metall Iz A Poze, Hardt Rock Iz A Laifschteil, live in Europe 1998
2000: Roadwork Vol. 2: The Motor Source Massacre, with The Source & Deathprod live at Kongsberg Jazzfestival 1995

;As Motorpsycho with Jaga Jazzist Horns