Eirik W. Wangberg

Norwegian producer, sound engineer, musician, arranger, songwriter, studio designer, cover designer and author, born January 19, 1944. He is commonly known as "Eirik the Norwegian", a nickname given to him by [a=Paul McCartney].

As a teenager, Wangberg was already a proficient multi-instrumentalist, playing in several bands in his native Norway. After completing his studies in mathematics and civil engineering (electronics) at the University of California in 1967, he trained as a sound engineer at [a=Armin Steiner]'s [l=Sound Recorders, Hollywood]. When Steiner opened [l=Sound Labs, Hollywood] across the street in 1971, Wangberg became manager and joint owner of Sound Recorders until 1974.