Anne Lorentzen is a composer and songwriter with a PhD in Media and Communiction Studies. She has released several critically acclaimed albums in Norway and written music for stage, film and installations. Her recent albums, Krim [Crime] (2006) and Alias Belle (2009), was written as an integral part of two concertperformances by the same name, the last one concerning Belle Gunness, one of the worlds most prolific serial killers. She currently holds a postdoc position at the Center for Gender Research at the University of Oslo.