 He studied at the Art Academy of Oslo and Østlandets Music Conservatory.He was a violinist in two famous folk rock bands from Norway, "Folque" and "Ym-Stammen", but is more widely known for his own music on the two albums "Landscape With Two Figures" (with British songwriter Richard James Burgess, 1982) and "13 Impossible Dances + 1 Improbable" (1988, revised 1992).He has also made music for TV programs in the NRK1 (The Norwegian Broadcasting).