Bjørnar Habbestad
CEO&ARTISTIC Director at www.bjornarhabbestad.com
Oslo, Norway
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Top SchoolBjørnar Habbestad is an artistic director and practice-led researcher with 12+ years shaping Norway’s experimental music and sound art scenes, most recently leading his own arts initiative and serving as CEO & Artistic Director. He programmed and produced releases for +3DB records since 2008, combining roles as producer, mixer, mastering engineer and musician, and directed nyMusikk’s adventurous programming for eight years. His PhD-level practice in sonic instrumental performance informs curatorial decisions, keeping him unusually close to both experimental composition and its live realization. Experienced across festivals, galleries and ensembles, he balances strategic leadership, fundraising insight and hands-on production. Based in Oslo, he bridges academia and practice, often translating research outcomes directly into public-facing programs and recordings. Colleagues know him for an uncanny ability to turn experimental concepts into compelling, well-produced experiences.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Performance practice, PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Performance practice, PhD at Norwegian Academy Of Music (NMH)Cand.mag, Music performance, Cand.mag, Music performance at GriegacademyMusic postgraduate, Musical performance, Music postgraduate, Musical performance at Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten
English, Norwegian
Github Skills (7)
modality6
simplify3
music-composition3
hardware2
osc2
supercollider2
synthesis2
Github contributions (3)
ModalityTeam/ModalityStuff
Mar 2014 - May 2015
Contributions:6 commits, 3 pushes in 1 year 1 month
ModalityTeam/ModalityTeam.github.io
May 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:40 pushes, 2 comments in 1 day
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