Nord Keyboards

Nord as a cake topper 2010-07-14Claire and Mike sent this adorable looking wedding cake topper, which is just too cute not to show to the rest of the world. They both play in a band at church, and says they love their Nord. We wish them a happy marriage and good luck in the future!	Summer tour with Oskar 2010-07-12Oskar Linnros just released his solo debut album, and will now go on tour in Sweden, with his Nord Piano 88. Oskar, who is a key ingredient in successes as Snook, Maskinen and Veronica Maggio, is currently one of the most aired artists on Swedish radio, and we wish him all the best on the upcoming tour.	A REVOLUTIONary Team! 2010-07-05New York-based singer, songwriter and pianist Jon Regen returns with his new single REVOLUTION, the follow-up to his acclaimed 2008 release LET IT GO. Mixed by Michael Brauer (Coldplay/John Mayer), REVOLUTION showcases Regen's masterful marriage of pop and jazz, alongside the riveting organ and Mellotron samples from the Nord Electro 3. Hear REVOLUTION online at jonregen.com.
Hear us in da phunky way! 2010-06-29Stefan Jernståhl and Nord goes way back, and with his extraordinary playing talents, it was an easy decision to call him for some groovy EP demos for the new Piano Library. Visit Stefan at myspace to learn more about his work. EP6 Sparkletop - Phunked Demo Listen to more demos here.	Photo: Robert Höglund Salem at Love2010 2010-06-21Celebrating the royal wedding, rising star and dear Nord friend Salem Al Fakir entered the Love2010 stage with his Nord Wave, entertaining the crowd as well as the royal couple.	Nord at Palm Expo 2010 2010-06-15Nord had some excellent exposure at the 2010 Palm Expo, which took place late May at the Agricultural Exhibition Centre in Beijing. A big thanks to our Chinese distributor Eastern Edison for bringing it all together.
Hear us in a classical way! 2010-06-09Sebastian Örnemark is a student at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. Hear him playing a selection of classical piano songs on the Nord Piano. Visit Sebastian at myspace to learn more about him and his music career. Listen to demos here.	Wanna play reggae on your Electro 3? 2010-06-04US keyboard magazine writes an inspiring article of how to play reggae bubble style, using the Nord Electro 3. Read more on the keyboardmag.com website.	Nord Piano Now Shipping! 2010-05-18A very happy Nord Crew, celebrating the roll-out of the sensational Nord Piano 88. The Piano is now officially shipping! The only stage piano that lets YOU decide what sounds you want to play.
Smooth greetings 2010-05-14Greetings from France, and the band Smooth, a trio that borrows and mixes sounds and rhythms from their forefathers, displayed and put back together with inventiveness, jubilation and sensuality.	This is mini-Wout, testing the mini-electro in the studio for the first time. Here showing the additional four octave version. ...and the Bass synth version. Even your wife or girlfriend can do the conversion. In fact, they love to...! Most important is the large internal memory! Even family friend Blue Hell is very enthusiastic! Playmobil Electro action 2010-05-07Dutch Nord user Wout Blommers has been a 'friend of the family' for over a decade now. Wout kindly sent us some pictures of his son's Playmobil figures, along with our Frankfurt Messe USB memory stick. We thought they were hilarious and decided to put them up in the Nord World column. Enjoy!	Chill-out/Lounge on Wave 2010-04-27German keyboardist Bernd Wurzenrainer and the international lounge-project ''AKmusique'' have produced a very smart lounge/smooth jazz cd, extensively featuring the Nord Wave synthesizer. The CD can be bought from itunes.apple.com as well as from Amazon.com. Bernd is also our German demo guy, seen at the Frankfurt show. Pay him a visit on MySpace.
Kettil plays The King 2010-04-16Kettil Medelius is a Swedish jazz keyboardist working for the Swedish National Theater, Riksteatern since 27 years. Right now he is touring with the rock theater show 'Always on my mind - the Spirit of Elvis Presley' all over Sweden. Visit Kettil on MySpace.	Back to the classics 2010-04-06Our Friends Electric are a UK based Eighties tribute band, specialized in the alternative/new wave music from the early part of that decade.	Nord PK27 now shipping 2010-03-18As of this week, the long awaited Nord Pedal Keys 27 is now shipping. Above is a picture of a happy Nord production team celebrating the first assembled production unit.
Bliss out Berni 2010-03-09Berni Weber is a swiss C2 player in the band Bernhard. With a background in both classical- and jazz music, Berni has been an active keyboard player for the last 35 years, touring all around Switzerland with different rock and pop bands.	On stage with Kent 2010-03-01The band Kent is not only one of the larger Swedish acts, but also one of the more influential on the modern indie-stage. Playing keyboard with Kent on tour, is Nord-user Andreas Bovin, who manage to keep a cool head, on a busy stage.	For the victims in Haiti 2010-02-23We'd like to acknowledge the fitting initiative taken by Nord-user Glen Scott and his record label Hidden Beach Music, with the song 'The Impossible', bringing awareness and help to Haiti at this time of crisis.
Italian Hammond Day 2010 2010-03-03This year Nord attended the Italian Hammond Day, held in Paderno D'Adda, near Milan. Hammond Day is a musician and fan-organized meeting based around original vintage Hammond organs and their clones. Our italian distributor Mogar was there to demonstrate the Nord C2 organ, which received a very positive feedback.	Jeremy Monteiro trio 2010-02-16From Groove Junction, Malaysia, comes this clip with ''Alligator Boogaloo'' performed by talented organist Jeremy Monteiro and his trio.	Slope scouting 2010-02-12A wonderful winter postcard from France and the KiCCA & iNTRiGO trio. What do you do when you are a B3 player, and get a winter gig in the Italian Alps? You bring your Electro of course! Oh, and bringing the Red makes you very visible in the slopes as well.
Behind the keys 2010-02-09Swedish keyboardist Johan Persson sends us a picture from the latest Lars Winnerbäck-tour. Johan, who has a background in classical- and swedish folk music, makes an excellent contribution to the modern folk rock genre.	Scott plays his Nord on the highway too! 2010-02-04Jazz Synthesizer kingpin and long time Nord Keyboard user Scott Kinsey has been keeping very busy preparing new releases for Human Element, The Scott Kinsey Group and Tribal Tech! Beyond hearing him on the road with his band and on Hollywood Soundtracks for movies such as Oceans 11/12/13 and Analyze That, you may have also caught Scott recently on the U.S. tour with guitarist and jam band guru Jimmy Herring. Scott's current CD "Kinesthetics" is available on abstractlogix.	The man behind the music 2010-02-03Mike Weiser is a composer/producer, teaching music in New York City, US. Mike has a different kind of passion, composing music for iPhone apps, with the help of Nord Keyboards. Tracks included in his portfolio amongst others: StickWars (featured in Apple's iTunes Rewind 2009: Apps) and Ramp Champ (Macworld's "Best Designed iPhone Game" of 2009). Visit Mike's website for more information about apps soundtracks.
New distributor in Japan 2010-02-02Nord appoints KID/Korg Import Division as the new distributor for Japan. On the picture above: Mr. Norio Iwasaki of KID shaking hands with Mr. Tomas Enochsson of Nord Keyboards.	Touring the r-e-d brand 2010-01-25Swedish keyboard player Marcus Olsson plays Nord on stage, touring with prominent Swedish artists such as Ulf Lundell, Magnus Uggla, Lena Ph, Moneybrother and David Urwitz to name a few. Visit Marcus on MySpace.	SoundLab Modular G2 tutorial 2010-01-21Roland Kuit (composer / artist) has put together an interactive Modular G2 tutorial that covers all levels of usage. Learn how to take advantage of the power in the Modular synthesizers! To order this tutorial, contact Roland for further details.
Loyalty award to Nova Musik 2010-01-20This year at NAMM, we had the great pleasure to hand out the ''Loyalty and commitment of the year'' award to Tony Gral and his staff at Nova Musik, Milwaukee. - Keep up the good job guys!	Improvised geniosity 2010-01-04Christian Larese is an Austrian Electro 3-user who we stumbled upon on YouTube. This improvisation is a real masterpiece and we'd love to share it with the rest of you guys. Also check out Christian's band Madebyus.	Video greetings from Colombia 2010-01-01Puerto Candelaria is one of the most important jazz groups in Colombia and communicates intimate musical interpretations with ironic humor and explosive beats. The group strives to include modern musical elements without loosing the essence of traditional Colombian rhythms and melodies.