Geislar

Ómar Guðjónsson (Óskar’s brother) is a prolific musician and a producer. He plays guitar, pedal steel and bass in ADHD. Ómar has released several critically acclaimed solo albums, most recently “210” which features his own compositions played on a pedal steel guitar. He explores his love for Americana music with Lón but has also played all kinds of music (latin, jazz, experimental) with various Icelandic and international artists. Ómar also sings in his dynamic duo with German drummer Tommy Baldu in Rofurofu. Recently he did a concert in Lisbon with Bristol musicians Jim Barr and Matt Brown, known for their work with Portishead and Massive Attack.

The Icelandic music scene somehow seems to evolve around Magnús Trygvason Eliassen. Whether it’s indie, experimental, alt pop or jazz, his hypnotic grooves are at the core of it. He plays drums and percussion with ADHD, Moses Hightower, Hist og, Tilbury, Snorri Helgason, and Amiina, to name a few. He has also played with MÚM, SinFang, Skúli Sverrisson, Hilmar Jensson, Tumi Árnason, Ingi Bjarni Skúlason, K-tríó and many more.

Valdimar Kolbeinn Sigurjónsson (Valdi Kolli) is one of Iceland’s most esteemed jazz musicians. He has toured and recorded with the likes of Yuri Honing, Jim Black, Achim Kaufmann, Davíð Þór Jónsson, Jóel Pálsson, and countless more. He is a member of Óskar Guðjónsson MOVE quartet and was a member of the legendary trio Flís. He is as adept playing double bass as an electric one. He plays bass with Hjálmar, the renowned Icelandic reggae outfit, and has recorded and toured with Erlend Øye.

Styrmir Sigurdsson songwriter and keyboardist was deep into dark new wave as a teenager when he was asked to join a fusion band. He embraced the soothing sounds of smooth jazz for a few months until he overdosed on sugar and decided to become a filmmaker. He has directed a couple of TV series (Fóstbræður, Hlemmavídeó) as well as documentaries and countless commercials.

He teamed up with singer Sara Marti Guðmundsdóttir for an album of his own compositions under the name Belafonte in 2009. He graduated on Jazz Piano from FÍH Music School and formed Geislar soon after. In his formative years he played with bands such as Pax Vobis, Grafík, and Hunangstunglið. He has composed music for documentaries, commercials and television.

Dóra Ísleifsdóttir is the lyricist and designer for Geislar. She is a former member of the artist collective, The Icelandic Love Corporation. A true polymath. She did her stint in advertising being the Creative director in Iceland’s biggest advertising agency. In recent years she has been Programme director for MA in design at Iceland University of the Arts as well as Professor of Visual communications at the University of Bergen.

Kjartan Kjartansson is Geislar’s recording and mixing engineer. He started out his carrier running around Reykjavík with artists such as The Sugarcubes and Þeyr, both in the studio and on stage. He is mostly known for his work in film though. Since he came back from the Danish Film School he has been the most sought after sound mixer/designer in Icelandic film. Kjartan has always been drawn to music as well and gratuated on drums and percussion recently from FÍH music school.

Sveinn Snorri (left) of Snorri Management is Geislar’s manager. Love of music drove Sveinn Snorri to launch his own management company. He has extensive background in project management, retail and marketing.