[1][2][3][4][5] Stubø was born and raised in Narvik, Norway and listened to music on radio from an early age.
[citation needed] Stubø started playing the guitar in Narvik, but moved to Oslo to get his education in the 1960s.
He was often seen at the student home "Nord Norsken", performing jazz, and he played with up-coming musicians like Jan Garbarek, Knut Riisnæs, Svein Christiansen and Arild Andersen.
[6] Returning to Narvik, Stubø started working at Frydenlund high school as a teacher of language and continued his participation in local music life.
It was a soft flowing album with references to Chick Corea's jazz rock style, and was rewarded Spellemannprisen 1981.