The Jedson Project

The Jedson Project is the alias of Norwegian musician Øyvind Berekvam. Starting out as a drummer in various local bands, he soon discovered the pedal steel guitar and became a member of <a href="spotify:artist:6kUglM25Mvn6Uy7EDXsT1n" data-name="Thomas Dybdahl">Thomas Dybdahl</a>&#39;s backing band. His pedal steel, harmonica, guitars and mandolin can be heard on releases by <a href="spotify:artist:64e3bEnNXtalk8Mft1dSyn" data-name="Sleepyard">Sleepyard</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7w1sZaJmqfwWzwf1ny9opE" data-name="Fenomenon">Fenomenon</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:46AsulmTxPVeUqB4otliIk" data-name="Poor Edward">Poor Edward</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1AYITwDbC13TDqcmR7TvK5" data-name="Vaiping">Vaiping</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6dhrPkBo4SbDMm5FXnPuOG" data-name="The List">The List</a>.


His love of Daniel Lanois and <a href="spotify:artist:7MSUfLeTdDEoZiJPDSBXgi" data-name="Brian Eno">Brian Eno</a> inspired his instrumental debut album <a href="spotify:album:6APUFMJvr9UpODIr0w7Rsj" data-name="Settled Down">Settled Down</a> in 2008. The next chapter took nine years to complete. Heavily influenced by electronic artists such as <a href="spotify:artist:3GM5cpCBadq2PMHjFoEvhK" data-name="Loscil">Loscil</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1doQgXssRfKnLx70adszbK" data-name="Recondite">Recondite</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:05lIUgmmsmTX2N9dCKc8rC" data-name="Rival Consoles">Rival Consoles</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2exkZbmNqMKnT8LRWuxWgy" data-name="Moderat">Moderat</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6X8lhZ7YaRUBlOsOYimlyD" data-name="Kiasmos">Kiasmos</a> and his newfound fascination with analogue synths, his second album <a href="spotify:album:1MPCZN1gChgtJgYYj13Jug" data-name="Archipelago">Archipelago</a> arrived in 2017.