Karsten Brustad

Composer Karsten Brustad writes music for conventional instruments, especially the guitar, and mixes these instruments with electronics. His wife, Kari Beate Tandberg, is also a composer, and the two have written music together. Brustad has written music for orchestra, choir, chamber groups, and solo instruments. He has released several albums, including Ylg, hof, Udjat! - Concerts for soloists and orchestra (2025). Brustad was born on August 16, 1959, and grew up in Hvalstad, near Oslo. As a child, he began composing on a homemade guitar and found that he could memorize his ...