Gismervik was raised in
Avaldsnes, where he played in local groups. He is educated from the Improvised Music and Jazz Department at the Norwegian Academy of Music with a Bachelor Performance Degree, and in 2014 awarded "Young Jazz Musician of The Year" at Molde International Jazz Festival together with
Monkey Plot. He cooperated within the duo "PGA" on the debut album
Corrections (2012). On
Corrections the "PGA" duo is assisted by
Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø (trombone) and
Torstein Lavik Larsen (trumpet) on two tracs. Monkey Plot, including
Christian Skår Winther (guitar) and
Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard (double bass), made their debut with the album
Løv Og Lette Vimpler (2013). == Honors ==