Dag Stokke (1 April 1967 – 27 April 2011) was a Norwegian keyboardist, church organist and mastering engineer best known for his work with the Norwegian rock bands TNT and Vagabond. He owned an online mastering service called OnlineMastering.
Dag Stokke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 April 1967 Gjøvik, Oppland |
| Origin | Norway |
| Died | 27 April 2011 (aged 44) |
| Genres | Hard rock, glam metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, sound engineer |
| Instrument(s) | keyboards, church organ, piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1987–2011 |
| Website | hi |
Career
editStokke was TNT's live keyboardist from April 1987 to 2011 and played on every TNT album from Realized Fantasies (1992) to A Farewell to Arms (2010).[1] However, he was never a permanent TNT member.[1] "I'm cool with my position in TNT," he said in a 2010 interview, "Some people ask me why I'm not in the pictures and why I'm not profiled. That's just the way it is, and I'm completely laidback with that. I got to experience the rockstar existence so much in 1987 and especially in 1989 and a little bit into 1992, so that dream has been realized. If I'm not upfront, that's totally cool, because I know I've been a part of all this."[1] He played his last concert with TNT in Umeå, Sweden on 5 March 2011.[2]
In January 2011 he found out he had cancer.[2] Stokke died on 27 April 2011 at the age of 44. He is survived by a son.[3][4]
Discography
editTNT
edit- Realized Fantasies (1992)
- Three Nights in Tokyo (1992)
- Firefly (1997)
- Transistor (1999)
- My Religion (2004)
- All the Way to the Sun (2005)
- Live in Madrid (2006)
- The New Territory (2007)
- Atlantis (2008)
- A Farewell to Arms (2010)
Vagabond
edit- Vagabond (1994)
- A Huge Fan of Life (1995)
Other artists
edit- Jorn - Starfire (2000)
- Unni Wilhelmsen - Disconnected (2001)
- Kristin Sevaldsen - Impressions (2007)
- Arnstein Hammershaug - Langsomme dager (2009)
- Kristin Sevaldsen and Lewi Bergrud - Treasure (2009)
References
edit- ^ a b c Dahle, Jan (2010). "Dag Stokke – Rockestjerne og kirkeorganist". TNT BookAzine (in Norwegian). p. 16.
- ^ a b "TNT-keyboardist er død – adressa.no". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "TNT-keyboardist Dag Stokke død – VG Nett". vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET – TNT Keyboardist Loses Battle With Cancer At Age 44". roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
