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Concerts

Apr 11, 2018

18:00

Konsert - PULS - Frelsesarmeen, Gjøvik, Norway

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Mar 16, 2018

16:00

Konsert Totenvika Galleri og Kulturkafe

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Jan 31, 2018

19:00

Album Release Concert - Tøyenkirken, Tøyen Oslo, Norway

Jon Harald Gjesdal slipper sitt andre album.

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Jan 24, 2018

20:00

Album Release Concert - Gjøvik Kino, Blackbox, Norway

Jon Harald Gjesdal slipper sitt andre album. I tillegg slipper han en meditasjon CD.

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Dec 09, 2017

Concert - Totenvika

Ended

Nov 17, 2017

Private Concert, Gjøvik, Celebration - Gjøvik

Private

Oct 08, 2017

Private Concert, Østre Toten

Ended

Sep 19, 2017

Consert at Bygdestua, Hoff, Østre Toten

Ended

Sep 02, 2017

Concert / Celebration in Gjøvik - private event - "Konfirmasjon"

Closed

Aug 24, 2017

Private Concert at Lena

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Norwegian State TV Channel, NRK. A documentary about Jon Haralds life in a cult. (In Norwegian)

Bio

Changing focus from "broken keys" to feeling good

Joined a cult. 20 years break of playing the piano. Now I am back.

When I was 8 years old I started to play the piano. After some years of playing classical pieces like Beethoven and Mozart, the fun really started when I was taught how to compose my own music. I made my first small steps in composing a piano song when I was a teenager. I was like many other kids growing up, loved to play, be with my friends and my family. I loved music and in 1991 I got my first full-time job. I was a conductor of 2 choirs, playing the piano at meetings and working with teenagers.

In 1992, I joined a religious cult. It almost took my life. Their initial message was good but my life there became increasingly oppressive. Playing the piano and being close to family and friends was not allowed. It was not allowed to have friends and to enjoy food. And all sexuality was forbidden.

We were daily waiting for the prophesied nuclear war and the persecution of the chosen bride of Christ. And I got so afraid of ending up in hell after this life, because I felt it was impossible to live perfect.

After eight years in the cult I was so traumatized I slipped into a mental breakdown and had no desire to live. I was in deep pain and my soul was ravaged by anxiety and depression. I was afraid of life, of God, afraid of people, of being judged, afraid of prosecution, imminent nuclear war and going to hell.

How did I change my life?

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NRK Dagsrevyen 21/Norwegian State TV Norwegian State TV. National news, 8 March 16. Broadcasting my daily piano concert over Periscope. CLICK TO WATCH:	NRK TV Norwegian State channel 2016 Playing at the NRK - Norwegian State TV channel (regional) Hedmark and Oppland. WATCH IT and CLICK BELOW:	The Regional Newspaper - 2nd CD The Regional Newspaper - My 2nd CD is getting recorded - by the well known producer Jon Anders Narum (Oppland Arbeiderblad) January 2017
Tor Hammerø (National TV2/Blog/Netta Tor Hammerø (National TV2/Blog/Nettavisen) Review of the Album "Still Playing"	Tor Hammerø (National TV2/Blog/Netta Tor Hammerø (National TV2/Blog/Nettavisen) Review of the Album "Still Playing"	"Wandrups utvalgte" in Dagbladet Dagbladet. National Newspaper in Norway. "Chosen Album"
Oppland Arbeiderblad January 2016 Oppland Arbeiderblad. Regional Newspaper. Writing about my 2nd official concert.	The National Newspaper "Vårt Land" Vårt Land 22. januar 2016	Tønsberg Blad, Regional Newspaper Tønsbergs Blad/NTB 23.janauar 2016
NRK P2 RADIO NRK P2 - Norwegian State Radio Channel	NRK1 EXIT KLOSTERLIV JON HARALD GJESDAL NRK1 DOCUMENTARY	GOD MORGEN NORGE TV2 CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH
NRK P1 REGIONAL RADIO State Radio Channel, talking about the new music	Glomdalen About the talkshow I made in 2013. The way out from a cult.	Oppland Arbedeirblad About the way out from a cult.