Biosphere (musician)

Biosphere
Biosphere
	Geir Jenssen performing in 2011
Background information
Birth name	Geir Aule Jenssen
Also known as	Bleep, Cosmic Explorer, E-Man
Born	30 May 1962 (age 61)
Origin	Tromsø, Norway
Genres	Electronic; ambient; ambient house; IDM; drone; downtempo; experimental; field recordings;
Occupation(s)	Producer
Instrument(s)	Electronic keyboard, synthesizer
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Beatservice Records; Touch; Biophon Records; Apollo; Origo Sound; SSR Records; Rune Grammofon; Smalltown Supersound; AD 93;
Website	www.biosphere.no

Geir Aule Jenssen^[1] (born 30 May 1962)^[2] is a Norwegian electronic musician and composer who records as Biosphere. A resident of Tromsø within the Arctic Circle, Jenssen is well known for ambient and ambient house pieces, often inspired by Arctic or mountain settings, and his use of loops and peculiar samples from science fiction and natural sources. His 1997 album Substrata was voted by the users of the Hyperreal.org website in 2001 as the best all-time classic ambient album.^[3] He has also composed several film scores.

^ "STROMBILO DUB". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^ Thompson, Dave (2000) Alternative Rock, Miller Freeman, ISBN 0-87930-607-6, p.197-198
^ See "Classic Ambient Recordings: The 2001 Survey" at Hyperreal.org

[1] "STROMBILO DUB". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 26, 2023.

[Thompson-2] Thompson, Dave (2000) Alternative Rock, Miller Freeman, ISBN 0-87930-607-6, p.197-198

[classicambient-3] See "Classic Ambient Recordings: The 2001 Survey" at Hyperreal.org

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