Einar Olav Holøyen is an educated jazz pianist from Middlesex University in London and with a master’s degree in education management from Innlandet University. 

I have played in several types of bands over the years, in the genres of jazz, blues, soul, rock, electronica, big band, and has also accompanied vocalists in different settings. I also play the blues harmonica in addition to piano, Hammond organ, a preference towards Rhodes and Wurlitzer sounds, but also anything in keys, and can be found in both solo, chord, and bass lines in a lot of the recordings profiled here on this page. I also specialize in playing all of these at the same time, i.e. chords and solos on keys, Hammond basslines and harmonica solos all at once!

I have extensive experience in recording, mastering and mixing in my preferred DAW Cubase Pro on PC with RME UFX+, UAD Apollo x8p gen2 soundcards and UAD, Slate digital and SSL plugins. I also have extensive experience in rigging, cabling and the logistics of smaller setups and concerts. The gear live is focused around a Behringer X32. I mainly use Shure Beta mics for drums.

My gear consists of the Nord Stage 4 88, Nord Electro 6D 73, Hammond XK-5, Leslie 3300W, Native Instruments ‘S88/N MKIII and Komplete, Seydel 1847 and Hohner blues harmonicas, Bulletini harmonica microphones from BlowsMeAway productions, an Astatic JT-30 harp mic, an Alpha Wolf effect/DI and a Harp Octave effect from Lone Wolf Blues Company, Fat Bomb harp mic from Fat Tone Amps and The Squeal Killer feedback killer from Jason Lockwood.

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