He was the first person to invite me to play sax in a black metal setting, and in so doing, contributed strongly to SHINING's later development of the Blackjazz genre.

"[3] Another big influence on Blackjazz is Shining's collaboration with Enslaved,[4] with whom they composed and performed a 90-minute ″Armageddon Concerto″, Nine Nights in Nothingness – Glimpses of Downfall, at Moldejazz 2008.

The concerto was commissioned by Moldejazz after the programme committee saw a video of the two bands performing a cover of King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man" on their 2007 tour.

[6] Shining performed the world premiere of the song "Fisheye" live on Store Studio, a culture talk show on NRK, 10 October 2009.

The Singles were well-received, with "Fisheye" named Best song of 2009 by a critic in NRK's Lydverket,[8] and giving Shining a place on Time Out New York's list the Stars of 2010.