Jan Erik Kongshaug (4 July 1944 – 5 November 2019) was a Norwegian sound engineer, jazz guitarist, and composer.
Kongshaug gained his examen artium in 1963, and trained in electronics at the Trondheim Technical School in 1967.
[1] Kongshaug played with Åse Kleveland winning the Norsk Melodi Grand Prix in 1966, and was third in the Eurovision Song Contest (1966).
[1] Kongshaug died in Oslo from a chronic lung condition, aged 75.
[3] His critical role in the development of the "ECM Sound" was acknowledged in numerous obituaries.