He became a TV commercial music songwriter, including songs written or arranged for Cat Power, Karin Krog, Jose Feliciano, Zap Mama and Swing Out Sister.
Karin Krog | Anna-Karin Kammerling | Karin Schneider | Karin Knapp | Karin Schubert | Karin Resetarits | Karin Forseke | Karin Beier | Karin Anna Cheung | Karin | Karin Viard | Karin Stephen | Karin Rüger-Schulze | Karin Oliver | Karin Muller | Karin Månsdotter | Karin MacDonald | Karin Hansdotter | Karin (Greater Armenia) | Karin Gastinger | Karin Boye | Karin Abma | Hildur Krog |
Rud joined the fri jazz band Svein Finnerud Trio (1967–74), was educated at the Norges Musikkhøgskole (1968), was percussionist within Pompel og Pilt (1969), was part of Min bul (1970) in trio with Terje Rypdal and Bjørnar Andresen, and contributed on the Karin Krog album Some other spring (1970), where also Dexter Gordon and Kenny Drew contributed.