album recording
"serenity now

Three days in Øra Studio in Trondheim, with Kyrre Laastad.
My quartet and I have recored our second album called Serenity Now, which I wrote as a commissioned work for Kongsberg Jazzfestival in 2024. So happy to finally record this music, and looking forward to show you!

Pictures taken by Karl Klaseie

Touring this autumn!

Theatre veven

Debut as an actor this autumn in “Veven”, a music theatre piece for children! I have also composed the music together with Lilja Maria Asmundsdottír. We are going on tour in Oslo and having our premiere in Ibsen Museum & Teater 5th of october.

Director: Julia Sørensen
Actors: Ragnhild Lila Risnes and Maja Sørbø
Script: Ragnhild and Maja
Musician, Actor, and Composer: Mona Krogstad
Set Designer and Composer: Lilja María Ásmundsdóttir
Voice Actors: Mats Gukild and Julia Sørensen
Props Manager: Anne Oortwijn
Costume Designer: Sara Helen Skogøy
Lighting Designer: Mathias Langholm Lundgren

Co-produced by Kloden Teater and DKS Oslo, supported by Kulturdirektoratet, Fond for lyd og bilde, FFUK, Norsk Skuespillerforbund, SEANSE and Oslo teatersenter.

TOUR DATES
23.09 Veven - Maridalen skole, DKS
24.09 Veven - Berg skole, DKS
25.09 Veven - Kjelsås skole, DKS
26.09 Veven - Tåsen skole, DKS  
27.09 Veven - Grefsen skole, DKS
05.10 Premiere: Veven, Ibsen Museum & Teater - Oslo
25.11 Veven - Kringsjå skole, DKS
26.11 Veven - Ullevål skole, DKS
27.11 Veven - SHOWBOX, Kloden teater
28.11 Veven - Teglverket skole, DKS
29.11 Veven - Disen skole, DKS
02.12 Veven - Grünerløkka skole, DKS
03.12 Veven - Hasle skole, DKS
04.12 Veven - Lakkegata skole, DKS
05.12 Veven - Løren skole, DKS
06.12 Veven - Refstad skole, DKS 

Kongsberg Jazzfestival 6th of July

serenity now

Virgo sun 1 year

My debut album is one year today! Released on Øra Fonogram 2 september 2022.

Listen up:
https://promo.theorchard.com/l9GKkgWTgqqQsqNCwOm6

new music out

JUNO has released two singles lately, and soon will our record “Myriad Path” be released on Jazzland Recordings. In the meanwhile, listen to our new singles in the button below. “Volcano Call” and “Run Hun”.

Sparks of christmas

«SPARKS OF CHRISTMAS» is out everywhere you listen to music! My absolute favourite christmas songs, hope you will like it!

https://open.spotify.com/album/09G3QngRTRJWP8mrPnzo0R...

Mix & master by Åsmund Smidt
Coverart by Vilde Espenes
Recorded in Øra Studio
Arrangements by Mona Krogstad
Released on Virgo Records

Played by Emilie Wilhelmine Smestad, Ola Lauvås, Mona Krogstad, Jonas Ehnroth, Morten Berger Stai & Åsmund Smidt

Det hev ei rose sprunge

I will release one of my favorite Christmas songs called “Det hev ei rose sprunge” 24th of november, with a beautiful bouquet of friends and musicians, on my own label Virgo Records.

Emilie Wilhelmine Smestad, vocals
Ola Lauvås, trumpet, goat horn, flugel horn
Mona Krogstad, tenor saxophone
Jonas Ehnroth, guitar
Morten Berger Stai, double bass
Åsmund Mattias Smidt, drums

Follow the buttonlink to get to the song:

Kulturstipend

Honored to receive a cultural grant from Trondheim Kommune in november 2022. So happy for this opportunity, and looking forward to continue the creative work as a musician and composer. Thank you so much!