Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø (born 1986 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian trombonist and sound artist based between Trondheim and Berlin. He works with heavily amplified trombone alongside analogue electronics and sound files, building a practice that ranges from near-inaudible textures to walls of noise. Beyond his solo work, active since 2007, he is one half of the duo BEAM SPLITTER with vocalist Audrey Chen and a member of the Norwegian new-music ensemble Aksiom.
Nørstebø's fourth solo album 'Faint Light Blackens' was released on May 8, 2026 on Psychic Liberation - recorded in Oslo's Vigeland mausoleum and released as a limited vinyl edition.
Nørstebø performed on May 16, 2026 at the festival The Infinite Now at Kraftwerk Berlin together with, among others, Caterina Barbieri.
BEAM SPLITTER performed at the Interpenetration festival in Graz on May 21, 2026.
Nørstebø has announced a vinyl-release tour for 'Faint Light Blackens' planned for autumn 2026 - spring 2027, as well as a BEAM SPLITTER Europe tour in autumn 2026.
A new collaboration with vocalist Phil Minton under the BEAM SPLITTER name is being booked for Europe in 2026-27.
