[1] Torvik was born in Bergen, and spent three years studying music at the Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio (Oslo, 1995–98) with a major in guitar and composition.

[2] Torvik released his first album in 1999 called Naken uten gitar (which translates to "Naked without guitar"), where Sigmund Groven, Petter Wettre, Frode Berg, Endre Christiansen and Torstein Lofthus contributed.

[4] Torvik works as a composer, musician, arranger, producer as well as a music teacher, and plays Sadowsky guitars.

He has been working with musicians such as Eddie Gómez, Bendik Hofseth, Dean Johnson, Sigmund Groven, Øystein Sevåg, Tony Moreno, Karl Seglem and many more.

At Vossajazz 2014, he gave a gigg presenting his "fjord-jazz" accompanied by Karl Seglem and Eple Trio, including Andreas Ulvo, Sigurd Hole and Jonas Howden Sjøvaag.