Pete Johansen

Born 11-5-1962 in Norway. Started playing the violin at age of 9 and at the age of 16, he toured Norway as part of the country music band Bernad Jenkins. His best known collaboration was with the band The Sins of Thy Beloved where he played the violin on all of their albums and was part of their international tour. After the band disbanded in 2001, he continued his projects with The Scarr where he played the violin and also did the vocals. Other collaborations include an on-going relationship with the bands Tristania, Sirenia, Morgul, The Rhinos and the Tramps.

Band member:
1995 - The Tramps[artist] (albums: 1995 - Silver And Gold, 1997
- Live St. Patrick’s Day 97, 1998 - Fireland, 2000 - Halfway To The Moon) - fiddle
1998-2001 The Sins of Thy Beloved (albums: 1998 - Lake of Sorrow, 2000 - Perpetual Desolation) - violins
2001- The Scarr (album: 2001 - Animalenemy) - violins, vocals
2001- The Rhinos (album: 2003 - Rhinos) - violins

Session musician:
1998-2001 Tristania (albums: 1998 - Widow’s Weeds, 1999 - Beyond the Veil, 2001 - World of Glass) - violins
2002 Sirenia (album: At Sixes and Sevens)- violins

Guest musician:
1999-2000, 2005 Morgul (2005 - All Dead Here, 2000 - The Horror Grandeur) - violins, vocals