JT: I started playing drums some 35 years ago at the age of 9 listening to The Beatles "Revolution": During the years I've played with all kind of bands like Janissary, jazz, blues, pop, latin, country, gospel, funk, rock and now prog. I played congas for a while, and I have some studies within classical music theory, music reading and snare drum techniques.

Lars Petter: I started playing bass at the age of 18, and I do remember well the first tune I played; “Walking on the moon” by The Police, which by the way was my favourite band during several years. I have played with “x” numbers of local cover bands, covering all types of music from dance to funk, rock and pop. I’m being inspired by music from both the 70’s and the happy 80’s, and Magic Pie appeared just in the right moment in my need for new challenges. Now it’s progrock, which I’m comfortable with, but yet has so much to learn…

Eirik: I have (kind of) played acoustic guitar since I was 12 yrs old, and got eventually together with JT in a “cover-band” in the 90’s. I joined another band, where Kim was playing, for approx. 5-6 years ago – and finally Magic Pie from 2002 - … My influences have historically been the Beatles (a lot!), Pink Floyd, Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughn, - but fortunately Kim introduced me to some “strange” bands I never had heard of some three years ago: Dream Theater?, Spocks Beard?, Transatlantic?, Flower Kings?, …??? I can guarantee you that I am really happy for that “strange” introduction today... (but I still listen to The Beatles...)

Gilbert: At 12 years of age (about `75), I started playing guitar and soon started playing in different bands. Back then I mainly listened to Beatles, Heep, Purple, Floyd, Camel, ELP and of coarse lots of other bands, and tried to emulate some of these. My main musical interest, though, was the `70´s rock/progressive direction. I also discovered that I often listened more to the keyboards than the guitars, and started tinkering at an old piano in the basement. I soon bought my first synth, and then I was sold. Since then, there have been numerous keyboards coming and going (...darn - I sold a perfect MS-20, Minimoog, Yamaha CP-70 in the 80´s... ...I could cry...). I’m also composing a lot of music and lyrics, and like JT, I’ve played a lot of different styles - both on keyboards and guitar. Still - my musical heart will always be nearest to the progressive scene...

Kim: Started playing guitar at the age of 12.Early influences were Led Zeppelin, Kiss and The Beatles. When I moved on to electric guitar I was very much into the 80´s “shredder” scene and listened to players like Steve Vai, Greg Howe, Paul Gilbert, Jason Becker, Ritchie Kotzen among others, witch I’m still listening to today. Steve Vai and Paul Gilbert are my two favourite guitar players today.
In the late 90´s, I discovered Al DiMeola and really got into the more jazz/fusion oriented rock music. Played in a various numbers of cover bands during the last ten years, mostly rock bands. After hearing Images & Words by Dream Theater I got sold on Progressive metal, but didn’t really think about starting a prog-rock band until hearing “Space Revolver” by The Flower Kings. That album really opened my eyes to the whole prog-rock scene witch I wasn’t familiar with at the time. Then I soon got into Spock´s beard, and the rest is history…;-)

Allan: Born in Sarpsborg 16.04.1970
1973 - Moved too Moss
1979-80 Allan cries one year for a guitar, His father then bought one.
1985 - Allan with his friends starts a band.
1986 - Finished high school
1989 - Greåker v. g .s and studying with other promising musicians for 3 years
1990 - 2005 gosh, this I ain´t got time for. . A L O T of different projects in the music business, studios, bands.

- Music, the sort of music?
Magic Pie: We first started out playing cover-songs along with a couple of own songs. After fooling around with the covers for a while, suggestions were made to cut them out and completely go for own songs.

- The band name, Magic Pie?
Magic Pie: It is being named after a tune from The Flower Kings album: Flower Power - which is quite appropriate, since we are indeed `70´s inspired... …other than that I guess we can say that in comparison with a “Magic” Pie, we also throw in a lots of different ingredients into our “Pie”. .

- What is your intention with the band?
Magic Pie:
We try at all times to be true to our personal musical "heritage" within the members. We have all listened to and played so many styles during the years, so our background material is coloured from all over the musical spectre... We simply try to make music we ourselves find exiting to play and not focusing on playing "this & that" to satisfy anyone’s taste or critics...

- About your concerts with Magic Pie, first one, where/when?
Magic Pie: The first real concert we did was in Oslo 2004 at Osloprog04.
- Which songs do you like performing live mostly and why?
Kim: I really like playing Change because of the reception we get from the audience; this is probably our most known song.
Another favourite is “Without knowing why”, this is because it's an easy song to play, just rock´n roll, and I also get to improvise a lot on this tune.
- Any anecdotes/special memories from your Concerts with Magic Pie?
Kim: The incredible audience at Slottsskogen goes progressive 05, one fantastic crowd, singing along with the chorus on Change.