SoundClick artist: Nils-Ole Finbak - A guitarist/piano/keyboard player/singer from Norway who plays melodic music with influences from pr

I live in Leirskardalen, Norway and write, compose, sing, play different instruments and produce my own recordings. I've done a lot of solo tracks and collabs. Everything done by me except where otherwise noted.

Why this name?

Nils-Ole Finbak is of course my real name (who would dream up an "artist name" like that?)! It might be hard to remember for people on the net, but it's an original one!

Do you play live?

No, but maybe sometime in the future! Who knows?

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?

It makes it easier for people like me to get the music heard!

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

I guess so!

Band History:

I've played and composed for as long as I can remember!

Your influences?

Anthony Phillips, Camel, Dan Fogelberg, Renaissance, Al Stewart, Bruce Cockburn, George Harrison, Iona, Within Temptation, Nightwish, Marillion, Jane Siberry, Sarah McLachlan, Strawbs, Jethro Tull, Capercaillie, Clannad, Spock's Beard, Neal Morse, The Flower Kings, Transatlantic, Ayreon, IQ, Magenta, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Paul Brady, Bruce Hornsby, Jackson Browne, Mike Oldfield, America, Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd, John Miles, The Alan Parsons Project, Tori Amos, Gentle Giant, Blackmore's Night, James Taylor, Suzy Bogguss, Billy Dean, Carole King, Karla Bonoff,
Andrew Gold, Wax, 10CC, ELO, Saga, Kansas, Barclay James Harvest, Kate Bush, Chris de Burgh, Judie Tzuke, Mary Black, Jennifer Warnes, Kaipa, The Tangent, Caravan, Arena, The Corrs, White Willow, Steve Hackett, Hatfield and the North, Nick Drake, Roy Harper, Chris Rea, The Rankin Family, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, the list is endless.......!

Favorite spot?

Bodø and Leirskardalen!

Equipment used:

*Morgan acoustic 12-string guitar.
*Technics digital piano.
*Epiphone and Yamaha electric guitars.
*Zoom effects processor.
*Aria acoustic guitar.
*Yamaha acoustic guitar.
*Stagg classical guitar.
*Yamaha keyboard (midi-connected to the digital piano).
*Peavey amp.
*Philips microphone.
*Samson microphone.
*Yamaha 12-string guitar (not heard on the recordings but many songs have been written on it).
*Yamaha classical guitar (not heard... same as above..).
The music was recorded using PC, minidisc, CD-recorder and Zoom homestudio!

Anything else...?

Thanks for listening!