<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Cambria;
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Georgia;
panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.BalloonTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><img width="184" height="72" id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE09EB.41767590" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CE03D2.867C6D80"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">BERNHOFT
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">ANNOUNCES SELECT NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER TWO YEARS!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">MAKING HIS SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST DEBUT AT THE 2013 SXSW MUSIC FESTIVAL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="450" height="300" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CE09EB.41767590"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">(Photo Credit: Fred Jonny)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center">
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“Like Justin Timberlake meets Ed Sheeran and Robin Thicke, with a little Bieber sprinkled on top!” -
<b>Perez Hilton</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“…what he [Bernhoft] did with those few tools was quite extraordinary. Using them, and via a process of instant recording, looping
and layering, he was able to create the sound of a full band – including all the instrumental parts plus backing singers on rich harmonies – and it was all just him.” -
<b>The Guardian</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center">
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“A truly solo performer – often using loops to build up dense, complex arrangements…” –
<b>Clash Magazine<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">"Bernhoft orchestrates a surprisingly intricate web of sound" –
<b>SoundMagOnline.com</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Norway's number-one selling artist
<b>Bernhoft</b> returns to North America for the first time in over two years, and is thrilled to announce he will be performing new material at select shows in
<b>New York City, Toronto</b>, and <b>Los Angeles</b>, in addition to making his <b>
SXSW</b> debut! The run of dates start on <b>Saturday, March 9th</b> in <b>New York City</b> where the sophisticated, one-man-band sensation will perform at
<b>Joe’s Pub.</b> See all tour dates listed below. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The multi-instrumental singer-songwriter first wowed audiences with his ability to loop live on stage. His latest soulful single "<b>C'mon Talk</b>" has accumulated
<b><u>over 5 Million views</u></b> on <b><i>You Tube</i></b>. <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjEsAEsYCw4">PRESS HERE</a></b>
<b>to WATCH.</b> The “C’mon Talk” video highlights Bernhoft’s technique of layering together various parts of the song – first singing the chorus, matched with beat boxing, to then looping in heavy-weighted guitar riffs, all of which are topped off with his
powerful back-up and lead vocals. This video sparked the interest of <b>Emmy-</b>Award winning daytime talk show host
<b>Ellen DeGeneres </b>who asked Bernhoft to be a guest on her show. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81884826/">PRESS HERE</a> to WATCH Bernhoft perform “C’mon Talk” live on</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">
<b><i>The Ellen DeGeneres Show</i></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">His incredible live performances have helped him to sell over 250,000 copies of his current album
<b><i>Solidary Breaks</i></b> world-wide, plus nab the awards for <b>Best Artist</b> and
<b>Best Male Artist of the Year</b> at the <b>2012 Spellemannprisen</b>, which are the equivalent to the<b> GRAMMYs</b> in Norway.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">As a childhood performer for the Norwegian Opera and a trained classical artist, Bernhoft’s influences and sound stems from listening to Peruvian and Bulgarian musicians growing up. Lately Bernhoft
has been into such artists as: Frank Ocean and his brother Lonnie Breaux, The Foreign Exchange, The Roots, Bon Iver, Arctic Monkeys, Feist and the Bees.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Over the past year Bernhoft has been working on new songs and touring the world - selling out 1500-seated venues in other countries like Paris and Germany. “Being alone onstage, the intimacy
between me and the audience is so enhanced,” Bernhoft points out. “It’s like I’m part of the gang, and we’re all united, but my music involves a lot of improvisation—it’s like I play pop with a jazz or avant-garde attitude toward things.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.facebook.com/jarlebernhoft">www.facebook.com/jarlebernhoft</a> //
<a href="http://www.bernhoft.org">www.bernhoft.org</a> // <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bernhoft">
www.twitter.com/bernhoft</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><br>
<b><u>Bernhoft U.S. 2013 Tour Dates <br>
</u></b>March 9<sup>th</sup> New York, NY @ Joe’s Pub <b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">March 11<sup>th</sup> Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">March 12<sup>th</sup> Toronto, Canada @ The Drake Hotel
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">March 13-17<sup>th</sup> Austin, TX @ SXSW
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">March 19<sup>th</sup> Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">March 20<sup>th</sup> Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe
<b>(SOLD OUT)</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><br>
<br>
<b>For press inquiries on BERNHOFT please contact:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">PRESS HERE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Tasya Swisko//
<a href="mailto:tasya@pressherepublicity.com">tasya@pressherepublicity.com</a> <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Tasya Swisko</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">(New York)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">138 W. 25<sup>th</sup> St., 9<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10001</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">P: (212) 246-2640</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=d26ac2609dfd45bfb5a0c52e1736ce5f&URL=mailto%3aTasya%40pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Tasya@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">(Los Angeles)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">8105 West Third St.,<b> </b>Los Angeles, CA 90048<b> </b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">P: (323) 556-9752 </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/presshere">www.twitter.com/presshere</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Click to view website:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.presshere.com/"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="79" height="33" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CE09EA.A14B31A0" alt="image001"></span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="79" height="33" id="AutoShape_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01CE09EC.BC37ABE0" alt="Description: Description: Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CD6F46.9F2B47A0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>