Career
Hovland started early playing with different rock bands like Program 81/82, Avenue Talk, and Spastisk Ekstase in Bergen. Avenue Talk was the support act for A-ha on their Norway tour in 1987. he has been regular bassist and record producer later also with Chris Tompson. In 2007 he with Magnar Bernes and Mads Eriksen and released the record Mad & Hungry.
In 2009 he toured with Ronni Le Tekrø, Terje Rypdal and Mads Eriksen (N3) "East.X.P"/"Group", he was backing band together with Gunnar Bjelland and Paolo Vinaccia.