Bishop / Breistein is a Norwegian duo consisting of John Derek Bishop (live-sampling) and Inge Weatherhead Breistein (saxophone). They released their first album "Mind Vessel" on Jazzland Recordings in 2018 and it received good reviews in Germany, Norway, England and USA. They released their second album «Ro» in 2022 on Jazzland Recordings. Since their first album they have toured in England, Germany, Poland and Norway.
The music has an electronic-experimental sound and refers to genres such as electronica, nordic jazz, ambience and minimalism. Compositions and larger improvised sections blend together through rhythmic repetition, harmonic textures, ambience and strong melodies.
A majority of the sound is live-samples by Bishop and manipulated on the spot, creating a very live and fresh concert. Bishop records Breistein´s saxophone with various software and hardware and transforms the sound into something new.
About Bishop
John Derek Bishop (aka Tortusa) is a Norwegian-American electronic musician and composer from Stavanger, Norway. He has released four albums on Jazzland Recordings and was nominated for the Spellemann Prize (Norwegian Grammy) for "I Know This Place - The Eivind Aarset Collages". His albums have received good critics and he frequently performs live.
A cornerstone in Bishop´s production is the texture and timbre of sound. He searches for sounds that are out of the ordinary and places the listener in different emotional states. For compositional processes, Bishop employes both hardware equipment and software including retro tape recorders, modular synthesizers, samplers and a diverse array of other tools. On stage Tortusa live samples the musicians he plays with creating a intens and spontaneous experience. For several years,
Bishop has been composing and performing for modern dance and performance art shows in Norway, England and France. He has made music for short films «Limerence», «Hyperspace» and «Across the dreams». Aside from making music Bishop works with photography.
About Breistein
Inge Weatherhead Breistein is a norwegian jazz musician (Saxophone), electronic musician and composer. He performs and composes music in a wider range of genres where jazz , various kinds of electronic music, experimental pop and free-improvisation can be mentioned. He has released albums with bands such as Cirrus and EGG3. Cirrus album Méli Mélo received critical acclaim both nationally and internationally. Roald Helgheim in Dagsavisen and Ian Patterson in All About Jazz both declared the album one of the year's absolute highlights. In 2014 he wrote a electronic-experimental commissioned piece named Ekstraliv for Maijazz (Stavanger international Jazz festival). In 2017 he wrote a commissioned piece together with guitarist Svein Rikard Mathisen for Nattjazz (Bergen international Jazz festival).
Contact
Booking and other inquiries: johnderekbishop (AT) gmail.com
Individual websites:
Bishop: www.bishop.no
Inge Breistein: www.ingewb.com
The music has an electronic-experimental sound and refers to genres such as electronica, nordic jazz, ambience and minimalism. Compositions and larger improvised sections blend together through rhythmic repetition, harmonic textures, ambience and strong melodies.
A majority of the sound is live-samples by Bishop and manipulated on the spot, creating a very live and fresh concert. Bishop records Breistein´s saxophone with various software and hardware and transforms the sound into something new.
About Bishop
John Derek Bishop (aka Tortusa) is a Norwegian-American electronic musician and composer from Stavanger, Norway. He has released four albums on Jazzland Recordings and was nominated for the Spellemann Prize (Norwegian Grammy) for "I Know This Place - The Eivind Aarset Collages". His albums have received good critics and he frequently performs live.
A cornerstone in Bishop´s production is the texture and timbre of sound. He searches for sounds that are out of the ordinary and places the listener in different emotional states. For compositional processes, Bishop employes both hardware equipment and software including retro tape recorders, modular synthesizers, samplers and a diverse array of other tools. On stage Tortusa live samples the musicians he plays with creating a intens and spontaneous experience. For several years,
Bishop has been composing and performing for modern dance and performance art shows in Norway, England and France. He has made music for short films «Limerence», «Hyperspace» and «Across the dreams». Aside from making music Bishop works with photography.
About Breistein
Inge Weatherhead Breistein is a norwegian jazz musician (Saxophone), electronic musician and composer. He performs and composes music in a wider range of genres where jazz , various kinds of electronic music, experimental pop and free-improvisation can be mentioned. He has released albums with bands such as Cirrus and EGG3. Cirrus album Méli Mélo received critical acclaim both nationally and internationally. Roald Helgheim in Dagsavisen and Ian Patterson in All About Jazz both declared the album one of the year's absolute highlights. In 2014 he wrote a electronic-experimental commissioned piece named Ekstraliv for Maijazz (Stavanger international Jazz festival). In 2017 he wrote a commissioned piece together with guitarist Svein Rikard Mathisen for Nattjazz (Bergen international Jazz festival).
Contact
Booking and other inquiries: johnderekbishop (AT) gmail.com
Individual websites:
Bishop: www.bishop.no
Inge Breistein: www.ingewb.com
