”We are living in a time where many people are asking themselves, what is truly important, both in my own life and in the life of the planet. Many of the rules and structures that shape our international community are outdated and harmful, and still many of us feel powerless to change them because we don´t have political or economic power.
I think the first step towards creating a better world is maybe to change the way we look at it. What if we see the planet as a living being, what if we see our own life as an animal, uncaged and curious. What if we stop listening to what everyone is telling us to do, and start listening to our own inner voice – maybe things are not as locked and closed as we fear. Maybe we can take back the magic of our own story, and live as free beings on a free planet. Maybe we can find ways to help each other, and invent a new system that secures everyone´s safety and freedom, including the animals and plants and the planet itself. Life is meant to be an adventure, not a measure of success or status. Make sure you´re living your own story, and creating the world you want to live in. And don´t let anything stop you.”
-The Musical Slave
MUSICIAN AND FILMMAKER
THE MUSICAL SLAVE
Events
Saturday
You will find the Musical Slave playing most Saturday nights, somewhere in the centre of Bergen, from around 8 pm.
Summer 2016
Photo: Victoria Solberg
May 28th 2016
TONIGHT!! At 10 pm, The Musical Slave is playing tropical punk at a summer party, halfway up the mountain, in Brattlien 36. Don´t miss this chance to capture a few drops of cosmic information...
Jan 16th 2016
The Musical Slave presents a sneak preview of her documentary project "Horses & Cars".
She will be showing a music video for "No Plan", a ballad about a horse yard in Dublin, and a 20 min demofilm from the upcoming feature documentary.
June 23rd 2015
The Musical Slave makes her way out to Storøyen, an island outside of Bergen, to celibrate the summer solstice with some of her favourite local musicians.
June 20th 2015
Thanks to Julia Jin and Laima Nomeikaite and everyone else who helped bring to life this year´s "Matgilde mot Hungersnød"! The event is based on taking food that is thrown away by shops and restaurants and turning it into a big feast, where people can donate money. This money then goes to organisations working in areas of crisis.
I am so impressed by this effort, and its so important to put focus on the huge inequalities we have in this world. It´s only if we make an effort that we can help even out the differences! And with a growing world population, we will need to find a way to produce more food without destroying the planet. And some say we wouldn't even need to produce that much more food, if we would just distribute what we have more evenly!!
Check out their facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/MatgildeBergen?fref=ts
May 1st 2015
THE MUSICAL SLAVE is playing a 1st of May gig in the newly opened "Aktivisten", where people who believe workers´ rights and equality for all can come and join forces, or just hang out.
March 13th 2015
THE MUSICAL SLAVE is playing at the Motmakt event in Bergen Kaffebrenneri. The band Ohnesorg from Oslo is also playing. Motmakt is a socialist organisation promoting
solidarity, direct democracy, and direct action in response to injustice.
Feb 13th 2015
THE MUSICAL SLAVE IS PLAYING AT NOBEL BOPEL, FRIDAY THE 13th OF FEBRUARY, at 19:30! Different artists will be performing, including the band, Under Dogs!
Proscen is hosting the night, an organisation that promotes the performing arts, and presents new artists, musicians and producers. Check out their webpage here: www.proscen.no
Highlights
2014
The Council wanted to shut down all street music in the main square. Fortunately there was an uproar among the town´s citizens and musicians. And many of the newspapers sided with the people. Here is an article I wrote for Bergens Tidende to defend the musicians´ right to play.
In the end the music wasn´t banned, but still severely restricted. No amplifiers can be used by musicians in the main square, and no playing after 10 pm at night. Of course, street musicians make most of their money after 10 pm on the weekend. So this new bye-law is very restricting to our way of life. But we´re not backing down.
THE MUSICAL SLAVE IS PLAYING AT NOBEL BOPEL, FRIDAY THE 13th OF FEBRUARY, at 19:30! Different artists will be performing, including the band, Under Dogs!
Proscen is hosting the night, an organisation that promotes the performing arts, and they will present new projects, new artists, musicians and producers. Check out their web page here: www.proscen.no
2013
Street concert in Donore Avenue, Dublin 8!!
Photo: Ray Beggan