Career
Initially the repertoire consisted of popular music, but eventually they converted to blues music The band was second in "Talentiaden" at Norsk Rikskringkasting in 1997, and released the album First Blues (1999). In 2000 Amund focused on solo career with Henry as the drummer within the "Amund Maarud Band".
They released the album Ripped, Stripped and Southern Fried (2003), and was nominated for Spellemannprisen 2003, in the category Blues.
During this period, "Amund Maarud Band" regular house orchestra at the blues club Muddy Waters in Oslo and backed Norwegian and international artists like R.C Finnegan, Vidar Busk, Paal Flaata, Barbara Blue, Larry Burton, Earl Poolbal, Hal Ketchum, Brian Setzer, Mason Ruffner, Linda Gail Lewis, Claudia Scott and Glenn Doctorate. Hardin hundreds of concerts and jam nights. In 2004 the "Amund Maarud Band" released the album Commotion, and signaled a change of style in the band.
Per Tobro replaced Bill Troiani on the bass, and Eirik Tovsrud Knutsen joined at the organ during this tour. In 2006 the brothers together with the rest of the band started The Grand playing more rock music
The Grand released an European Parliament and an album by the same name The Grand (2006), and attended the Roskilde Festival in Denmark and live on the television program Rockpalazt in Germany (2008).
Together with the bassist Per Tobro from "The Grand" among others, he also played in the rock band MF-35 during the period 2005-2009.