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Pål Moddi Knutsen also known as Moddi is a norwegian musician from Senja.

His debut-EP Rubato was released on Playground Music in august 2008. The EP was a split EP with Einar Stray. Moddi recieved good critiques from the internet magazine Pitchfork for his concert at the norwegian music festival Øyafestivalen in 2008. In the fall of 2009 Moddi recorded his first studioalbum Floriography in Greenhouse Studio in Reykjavik. The album was produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson. It was released on february 8th 2010 on Impeller Records. The album recieved a very good criticism from the norwegian newspaper Aftenposten who rated it 5 out 6.

I january 2010 Moddi, with the band Kråkesølv and the record label Spoon Train Audio, turned down the offer of a nomination to a stipend of 800.000 NOK from By:Larm. The reason for the rejection was that StatoilHydro was the sponsor of the stipend and the artists climate engagement.

Moddi was one of the four artists/bands who recieved a stipend from A-ha before A-ha's tour Ending on a High Note Tour in 2010. The stipend was on 1.000.000 NOK. The goal of the stipend was to help young, up and coming artists who whished to pursue an international career.

Discography

 * 2008 &mdash; ''Rubato EP
 * 2009 &mdash; ''Live Parkteateret (self-released live album)
 * 2010 &mdash; Floriography (album)