The band was Mutual Broadcasting's houseband for three years, and through the band passed such musicians as Johnny Mandel, Paul Fredricks, Skeets Herfurt, Neal Hefti, Dave Tough, Mel Lewis, Don Lamond, Andy Russell, Alfred Burt and three of Woody Herman's future "Four Brothers" sax section: Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, and Herbie Steward.
He has also been featured in the latenight show Storbynatt, hosted by his friends Bård Tufte Johansen and Harald Eia, as a drummer for the houseband "Svidd Gummi", which aired for one season on Norway's state channel NRK.