Eberg, also known as Einar Tönsberg, is an Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic electronic/dreampop musician, based in London

London

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Musical career

Eberg released his first album, Plastic Lions in August 2003, creating 50 hand-made copies, and selling them at £

Pound sterling

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15. Plastic Lions was also mass-produced and distributed by Bad Taste

Bad Taste (record label)

Bad Taste is one of Iceland’s most important record labels; located in Reykjavík and known worldwide for being home to The Sugarcubes, it also publishes poetry books, short films, greeting cards and Icelandic gifts...

 in Iceland, and in July 2004 by Rotator in the UK. The album received rave reviews in the press in 2004. The song "Plastic Lions", his debut single, received airplay on BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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Eberg’s second album Voff Voff has a more organized arrangement of acoustics and electronics that made most of the songs on the album hits in the UK and Iceland. Eberg explains, "Voff Voff is how Icelandic dogs bark, I’ve always tended to be a bit of a barker. I like barking in public and I do way too much of it when I get drunk, and that’s how Icelandic dog barks, hence the name of the album, Voff Voff." The song "Inside Your Head" was used on the television series, The O.C.

The O.C.

The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...

, in the episode "The Summer Bummer", and in the episode "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down" of the series Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...

. The same song was also featured in an Apple iPhone

IPhone

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 advertisement displayed during the 79th Academy Awards

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. VoffVoff was released on Dharma Records

Dharma Records

Dharma Records is a UK-based independent record company. Dharma Records was established in 2002 to run alongside its sister company Instant Karma...

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Eberg has a side project called Feldberg who won Song of the year at the 2010 Iceland music awards. The same song is also featured on the Parisian label kitsunes latest compilation nine.

Ebergs latest album, 'Antidote' was released in December 2009 by the QE Company as an iTunes only release.

Eharp

Made from violin

Violin

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 parts and a coat hanger, the "Eharp" is a musical instrument invented by Eberg.