Einar Scheving

Einar Scheving is an Icelandic drummer, percussionist, and composer from Reykjavík. He is known for his work across Iceland’s music scene, especially in jazz, while also performing in pop, Latin music, and contemporary music. He began working professionally at the age of fifteen and has contributed to more than 100 recordings with Icelandic artists. Scheving studied at the University of Miami, earning both bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and taught there part-time after graduating.

As a composer and bandleader, he has released albums under his own name and written music for his own projects. His album Cycles received an Icelandic Music Award for Album of the Year in 2007, while Land míns föður received the same distinction in 2011. According to his official biography, Scheving has won the Icelandic Music Awards three times. He also teaches at Menntaskóli í tónlist and the FÍH Music School in Reykjavík.