Born in Trondheim 1976 and studied at the Norwegian Academy of music from 1996-2000, and from 2001–2003.
Ivar Grydeland plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar and banjo with a mixture of finger picking technique, various types of bows, metal, propellers and electronic devices.

He co-founded and runs the Norwegian label for improvised music Sofa with fellow musician Ingar Zach.