TONE ØSTERDAL

Tone Østerdal took over as director of Music Norway on 1 January this year. Prior to this, Tone was general manager of Norwegian Culture Organizers (NKA), where she distinguished herself as a clear spokesperson in the music industry's and culture's handling of the corona pandemic. For this, she was awarded the Voice of the Year award by the magazine Subjekt in 2020. Previously, Tone worked for 15 years in county municipal administration in the field of culture, the last seven as head of culture in Buskerud and Akershus respectively. She has a master's degree in interdisciplinary cultural studies, and for several years has been an examiner for the bachelor's degree in cultural management at the University of Southeast Norway. Tone holds and has held a wide range of board positions in the cultural field, in addition to being a member of the working committee in the Music Industry's business council, and conducting jury work for Spellemann.