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Gulli Briem
Drums
Banging on kitchen equipment at the age of 5. Playing
real drums at 12. A professional musician since the
age of sixteen. Studied classical percussion, jazz
ensemble playing and theory for 3 years in Reykjavik
and later in The Musicians Institute in Los Angeles.Founder
member of the group Mezzoforte.
Festivals: The Montreux jazz festival,
The St. Gallen festival, The North Sea Jazz festival,
The Jakarta jazz festival, The Nelson Mandela concert
for Africa 2005 in Tromso and many more.
Artists, live and studio: Earth Affair,
Mezzoforte, Philip Catharine, The Miami Sound Machine
(in Evita the Movie) Gus Gus and Björk (in the
early days), David O´Higgins, Madonna (in Evita
The Movie) Mornington Lockett, Joe Hubbard, Tony Smith,
Ike Leo, Michael Ball, Jonn Savannah, Hilaire Penda,
Fi-Be, The Dreem Team, British National Symphony Orchestra,
Fridrik Karlsson. Gunnar Thordarson, Mannakorn, Magnus
Kjartansson, Bubbi Morthens, GCD, Bjorgvin Halldorsson
Musicals: Evita The movie 3 tracks,
Jesus Christ Superstar, Blood brothers, Whistle down
the wind, Carmen Negra. TV shows T. O. T. P. Madonna
“All By Myself”. T. O. T. P. with Mezzoforte
“ Garden Party”
Drum video Gulli Briem/I naermynd, 1995 released in
Iceland only Clinics Iceland, Norway, Indonesia, and
The Farao Islands
Other drum-related stuff: Has written
a piece for 5 drumsets and 2 classical percussionists
performed outdoor on the Reykjavik cultural night
august 1999. Wrote a piece for the Reykjavik Jungle
Orchestra in 2002 for 3 percussionists and a laptop,
performed in the Landsbanki Islands headbuilding.
Has also written the music for 2 modern dance pieces
for Helena Jonssdottir one of the most respected dancers
in Iceland. Iceland tours with the Reykjavik Jazz
quartet performing for school kids for educational
purposes. Recording and performing with the The Reykjavik
Jungle Orchestra.
Hairstyle varies from season to season. Now short
- dark blonde or mousy-brown
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