Kjetil Husebø is a Norwegian composer, producer, and musician. A classically trained pianist and versatile keyboardist, he moves fluidly across jazz, improvisation, electronica, ambient, contemporary, house, pop, crossover, and folk. Over the years, he has developed a distinctive artistic voice at the intersection of ambient music, electroacoustic sound art, and jazz/improvisation.

As both pianist and electronic artist, Husebø has focused on merging the acoustic resonance of the grand piano with live sampling and electronics. Through his project Piano Transformed, he has created a unique performance instrument in which the piano functions not only as a sound source but also as a real-time controller—fragments played on the keys are simultaneously sampled, reshaped, and transformed into new sonic textures.

His work brings together acoustic and digital sources to create immersive sound worlds where silence, movement, and transformation are central. Treating sound as a malleable material, he employs techniques such as granular sampling, spectral processing, and processed field recordings. Critics have noted his rare combination of technical mastery and intuitive musicality, and his deep awareness of sound as material—qualities that allow him to shape form, absence, and space in ways that are both methodical and poetic. His practice often moves along the borders of music, sound art, and architectural thinking, with the aim of creating cohesive projects grounded in clear conceptual foundations.

Projects

Kjetil Husebø – Solo works spanning piano, synthesizers, sampling, electronics, and improvisation (Contradictions, 2012, Sources, 2013, Steps, 2015, Years of Ambiguity, 2023).

Piano Transformed – A project combining grand piano with live sampling and electronics, documented on several albums including Piano Transformed (2017), Live at Nasjonal Jazzscene (2020), Piano Transformed – Interspace (2025).

Skyggespill – Solo electronic project, blending composition and sound design (Morphing Between Spaces and Phases, 2014).

Optical Substance – Crossover project uniting jazz, electronica, and ambient with guest musicians (Sub Luna, 2005; Adaptation, 2010).

Arve Henriksen & Kjetil Husebø – Duo collaboration exploring the intersection of trumpet, piano, synthesizers, sampling, live sampling and electronics (Sequential Stream, 2022).

Kjetil Husebø / Arve Henriksen / Eivind Aarset – Trio project blending trumpet, guitar, synthesizers, sampling, live sampling and electronics, featured on Years of Ambiguity (2023) and Emerging Narratives (2024)