Reels & Riffs
Erik SteigenNordic creativity and culture seen through a Hollywood lens
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 36 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 11 days ago |
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LA's Nordic Weekend is upon us!
This edition of Reels & Riffs is dedicated to two major Norwegian, Scandinavian, and Nordic events in Los Angeles this weekend:
Saturday, May 16th:
Peer Gynt LA presents the 1st Annual Nordic Gateway LA
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Sunday, May 17...
Breaking the Gatekeeper: What the Live Nation-Ticketmaster Verdict Means for the Future of Live Music
Photo: Courtesy of the University of Washington School of Law.
In the modern music business, Goliath doesn’t fall overnight. He dominates for decades until the cost of letting him keep winning becomes too high for everyone else, and the ga...
Can Nordic Songcraft Survive the AI Music Flood?
Rena Song Fest (Norway), the world’s biggest songwriting camp, taking place in June each year. Photo by Sara Törnqvist.
There is something unmistakable about a great song from the Nordics.
It’s not just the melody, though there’s almost a...
From Film to Flight: The Nordic Signature of Precision
TreeHotel. Sweden.
I know it sounds like a stretch, but stay with me on this…
What if the same cultural instinct that shapes Nordic films and music also shapes how we build machines?
As the Artemis II mission has carried humans around th...
An Unsentimental Look at Norwegian Cultural Policy After 'Sentimental Value'
[A Norwegian version of the main text of this article was first published by Subjekt.no on March 27, 2026]
From Los Angeles, you get a very different perspective on how cultural industries are built.
Hollywood isn’t powered by grants. It’...
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A California-loving, LA-based Norwegian exploring music, film/TV, business and Nordic creativity through a Hollywood lens.
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