He is considered to be one of the most talented double bass players of his generation in Norway, and is known from collaborations with the like of Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, Bobby McFerrin, Ola Kvernberg and Hallgeir Pedersen.

He started to play bass at the age fifteen, graduated from the Music school in Kristiansund 1994, and from the "Sund Folkehøgskole" 1995.

As a student on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1995–98)[3] he established the bands The Core and Urban Connection (bouth in 1996).

He played with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra featuring Chick Corea as soloist, and the quartet "BounceTones".

He contributed to the cooperated broadcast NRK/EBU "Jazz jorda rundt" as the bassist within the Hallgeir Pedersen Trio 2003.