Born in 1978, Norwegian composer, guitarist, producer and  arranger. He studied composition and jazz performance at  the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo with Henrik Hellstenius and Lasse Thoresen.

Emerging from the experimental ensemble scene and the practice of improvisation, he composes solo, chamber and orchestral works. His music draws inspiration from phenomena such as imitation and mimicry, collective behaviour, memory, and  the heterogeneity inherent in human experience.

His works have been performed throughout Europe, North and  South America, and Australia. His music has been presented and  broadcast by organisations including the BBC and NRK, and featured in The Wire magazine. Recordings of his works have been  released on the Lawo Classics, Aurora and Sofa Music labels.

He is a cofounder and member of the Norwegian contemporary  music ensemble Ensemble neoN. As part of the ensemble’s activities, he has cooperated on projects with artists including Alvin  Lucier, Oren Ambarchi, Marina Rosenfeld, Phill Niblock, Jan  St. Werner, Catherine Lamb, Susanna Wallumrød, and Benedicte  Maurseth.

As a composer, performer, producer and arranger, he has contributed to numerous recordings honoured with the Spellemannprisen. In 2022, he received the Arne Nordheim Composers  Prize, Norway’s most prestigious award for composers of contemporary music.

Selected works: less-sense for soprano, clarinet and percussion (2007; rev. for soprano, flute, clarinet, piano, violin and  cello, 2014), snip-petsfor guitar duo (2010), Fill in the Blanks  for percussion trio, video and objects (2011), All Play for video,  tape, flute, clarinet, piano and cello (2014; rev. for quintet with  violin, 2016), The Lesser Nighthawk for soprano and clarinet  (2013–15), Choosing to Sing for trumpet and ensemble (2015),  (herd)Study for sinfonietta (2015), My Favorite Thing 2 for chamber ensemble (2015), Flock of Me for flute and prerecorded flutes  (2015–16), SHO(r)TS – together, miniature cycle for soloists  (2015, rev. 2025), flock foam fume for violin and prerecorded  violin (2016), My Favorite Thing 1 for percussion trio (2017),  Madrigal for soprano, flute and guitar (2017–18), Reverse Alarm  Variations for string quartet and 4-channel tape (2018), Still for  string orchestra (2019), fivefingers for piano trio (2020), both sides  now for two pianos and two percussionists (2020), Daily Routines  for violin, piano and recordings (2020), Three Instances for double  bass (2021), Répétitions I & II for flute and 2-channel addcorder  (2021), I/O for performer, sound objects, percussion and 8-channel electronics (2022), SOFAR for orchestra and improviser  (2022), jorda vendes for soprano, harp and percussion/guitar  (2023), Responses to imagined movements for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion and chamber orchestra (2023), My  Favorite Thing 4: Past Constructions for soprano and brass quintet  (2024), Pre-Aria for cello trio (2024), grow for orchestra (2026).