Kåre Opheim was born in Voss, Norway, in 1975. In the past years he has worked with several Norwegian artists and musicians such as Odd Nordstoga, Stein Torleif Bjella and Ole Paus. He received two Norwegian grammys with the band Real Ones and the Vossa Jazz Prize in 2003. Current collaborations include Real Ones, Karl Seglem, Sigrid Moldestad and Seglem/Stiefel Waves.