With a background in experimental bands and improvisation, Smørdal writes solo, chamber, and orchestral works often inspired by social phenomena: imitation and mimicry; swarms, flocks, and other collective behaviors; memory; and the unneveness inherent to being human. His music has been performed by musicians and ensembles in the Americas, Europe, and Australia. Smørdal’s music has been released on the labels LAWO, SOFA, and Aurora, and has been featured by BBC Radio, The Wire, NRK, Resonance FM, Freq, and Bandcamp’s “Best of Contemporary Classical.” Smørdal is credited on numerous Spellemannpris (Norwegian Grammy) award-winning records Smørdal is a co-founder and member of Ensemble neoN, an Oslo-based contemporary music collective, which frequently partners with artists across genres and disciplines such as Alvin Lucier, Oren Ambarchi, Marina Rosenfeld, Phill Niblock, Jan St Werner, and Catherine Lamb. In 2022, Smørdal was awarded the prestigous Arne Nordheim Composer Prize.