Kari Rønnekleiv is a violinist holding degrees from the Trøndelag Conservatory of Music and Royal College of Music in London. She has played with the Tromsø Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, the Trondheim Soloists and Bodø Sinfonietta. Since 2004 she has performed with Ole-Henrik Moe in the duo The Sheriffs of Nothingness. For the albumCiaccona/3 Persephone Perceptions, with music composed by Ole-Henrik Moe, Rønnekleiv was awarded Spellamansprisen in 2007 in the category Contemporary Music.