[2] Finnerud was educated at Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole (1967–72), under guidance of Chrix Dahl and had several exhibitions and has been purchased by Nasjonalgalleriet.
[2] He was known in Norwegian jazz circles in the 1960s, as part of the Knut Audum's Orchestra,[3] where he played with guitarist and bassist Bjørnar Andresen.
With their Paul Bley inspired musical expression, they played at a number of international jazz festivals, including Warsaw (1970).
[5] In the 1990s the trio performed at Moldejazz 1993, and the year after released the album Travel Pillow, with Svein Christiansen as replacement on drums (from 1992), and played the Kongsberg Jazz Festival together with the band Close Erase (1997).
Furthermore, you will find the composition Ida Lupino, by the American composer Carla Bley on the Turning pages: Jazz in Norway 1960-70 (Norsk jazzarkiv, 2001).