Stig Gustu Larsen

Stig Gustu Larsen, born in 1986 in Hedmark, Norway, is a singer as well as a songwriter. Larsen started playing guitar and drums at the age of 5, and is the former front-man of the rock band Gustu, signed with CaliCanWait Records in 2017.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Early life

In 2005 he formed the band Gustu after having a minor hit with the song “Jupiter & Mars”. The song debuted at NRK P3 in November 2005. The first tour for the band was as support for legendary shock-rockers “Surferosa”. Later on the band signed with 272 Records in Los Angeles and released the song “Love/Hate Collide”, making it to local radio stations in California, USA. The song later got released in Asia as the band signed with October Party Records. The band did a huge tour in China in 2010. “Love/Hate Collide” made it to the top of the Norwegian music chart “Topp 8” on NRK P1 (H/O) and was number one for 10 weeks, followed by two weeks at number two. After releasing the single “Next December” the band did a few shows in Norway, before the last Farwell show at Hard Rock Café in Oslo, Norway.

Stig Gustu Larsen started recording new songs in 2014. The first single, Finding Home, was released in September 12, 2014, and debuted at number 9 on the Norwegian iTunes charts. Finding Home debuted at 89.5 Subic Bay Radio in the Philippines in September 2014. The full EP was released November 21, 2014 and includes four tracks. 1. Falling 2. Over You 3. Finding Home 4. The Dissolution

Stig recorded all the instruments, wrote all the songs and sang all the vocals. Stig is also the producer of the record. The mix was done by Stig Gustu Larsen and Blake Eiseman and the mastering was handled by Colin Leonard. Eisman and Leonard who has been nominated and won several .

The EP debuted at number 5 on the iTunes album charts. Late in 2014 and out into 2015 Stig did his first solo tour in cities like Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Hamar. Stig also did a live performance at NRK, TV2<, Nettavisen.no, Radio Riks and Radio Randsfjord.

In November 2015 the single "The Stars Align Tonight" was released. The song was performed on NRK TV and radio in September 2015.

The second EP "Lifelines + Echoes" debuted at number 1 at the Norwegian iTunes charts and included a total of five tracks: 1. City of Ember 2. Come Home 3. Lifeline 4. Next Year 5. Walk it off

Radio Riks Oslo aired the whole record from start to finish at a Stig Gustu Larsen special at the date of the release.

The third EP “Oslo+Live” was recorded live at Uhørt in Oslo, which included: 1. The Way I Love You 2. Last day of june 3. Walk it off 4. Next Year

Discography

Album
  • 2010: Love/Hate Collide (aka GUSTU) (China) (GUSTU)
  • 2018: "In The End, The Best of GUSTU (GUSTU)
Compilations
  • 2008: Riot on Sunset (USA) 272 Records (GUSTU)
  • 2009: Det beste fra Hedmark (Norway) (GUSTU)
  • 2010: Norwegian Wood (China) (GUSTU)
  • 2011: Sounds from the underground Vol 1 (Norway) (GUSTU)
Singles
  • 2009: Love/Hate Collide (USA/Norway) (GUSTU)
  • 2010: Love/Hate Collide (China) (GUSTU)
  • 2012: Losing Control (GUSTU)
  • 2013: Better (GUSTU)
  • 2013: Next December (GUSTU)
  • 2014: Finding Home (solo)
  • 2015: The Stars Align Tonight (solo)
  • 2017: Last day of June (solo)
  • 2017: The Way I Love You (solo)
EP
  • 2009: "Love/Hate Collide" (GUSTU)
  • 2013: "White Noise" (GUSTU)
  • 2014: Finding Home (solo)
  • 2016: Lifelines + Echoes (solo)
  • 2017: Oslo+Live (solo)

References

  1. ↑ "Stig Gustu Larsen – Lifelines + Echoes | Stepkid.com". stepkid.com. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  2. ↑ "Stig Gustu Larsen: "Lifelines + Echoes" will build momentum and popularity - JamSphere". jamsphere.com. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  3. ↑ "Stig Gustu Larsen – Lifelines + Echoes | Sleeping Bag Studios". sleepingbagstudios.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  4. ↑ "Stig Gustu Larsen Talks New EP "Lifelines + Echoes"". Entertwine. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  5. ↑ "Østlendingen - – Det er egentlig verdens tristeste plate". www.ostlendingen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  6. ↑ "Østlendingen - Flytter til Hamar med ny låt". www.ostlendingen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  7. ↑ NRK. "Gustu på Innlandsscenen". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-09-25.
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