Martin Molin

Martin Molin (born 1983) is a Grammis (Swedish Grammy)-nominated[1][2] composer[3][4][5], producer, multi-instrumentalist, inventor, self-taught engineer[6][7] and member of the (folktronica and post-rock) band Wintergatan, previously a member of Detektivbyrån.[8] He grew up at Kronoparken in Karlstad,[9] and lives in France[10].

Personal information
BornMartin Molin
1983 (age 36–37)
NationalitySwedish
OccupationMusician
Websitehttps://wintergatan.net/
YouTube information
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Molin studied music at the Musikmakarna (Songwriters Academy) in Örnsköldsvik.[8] In 2005, he and his brother Anders Molin were inspired to start Detektivbyrån, after he heard La valse d'Amelie by Yann Tiersen.[11] The group disbanded in 2010.[12]

In 2011 Molin, Evelina Hägglund, Marcus Sjöberg and David Zandén created the band Wintergatan.[8] The group gained attention when, inspired by a visit to the Speelklok Museum, Molin built a music box called the "Marble Machine", made of 3000[13] components that played using 2000[14] metal balls.[8] After working on the machine for over 14 months[15], he released the video in 2016 and now has over 140 million views on Youtube.[16] He then announced the commencement of a new machine, named "Marble Machine X" that is robust enough to take on tour.[17] Molin has since documented the construction process on the band's Youtube channel called Wintergatan in a series called Wintergatan Wednesdays.[18]

In 2017, he presented a series "Music Machine Mondays" about the exhibits in the Dutch Speelklok Museum.[19] He will present a similar series in 2020 about the collection at the German Siegfrieds Mechanischem Musikkabinett (Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet).[20]

References
  1. https://grammis.se/nominated_year/2009/
  2. https://grammis.se/nominated_year/2009/page/2/
  3. "Martin Molin". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980626/fullcredits
  5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5902560/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd
  6. "Martin Molin tells all on his Marble Machine". Makery. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  7. "#004 Martin Molin: The Guy Who Created the Wintergatan Marble Machine from Live2cre8". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  8. "In the studio: Martin Molin". Stim.se. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  9. Radio, Sveriges. "Martin Molin: Kändes fruktansvärt att lägga ner Detektivbyrån - Kronologen från Musikguiden i P3". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J6eSGYBwPk
  11. "Tunefully Yours". DAMN° Magazine. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  12. "DETEKTIVBYRÅN". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  13. Hawkins, Andrew J. (2016-03-02). "Watch 2,000 marbles come together to make beautiful music". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  14. "Be Amazed By This Marvelous Music Machine, Powered By 2,000 Marbles". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  15. Woollaston, Victoria (2017-03-16). "16 months to build, two hours to demolish: watch the Marble Machine being taken apart". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  16. "Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  17. "Wintergatan Declares the Conveyor Belt Complete on its Epic Marble Machine X". Colossal. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  18. "Wintergatan Wednesdays". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  19. "Music Machine Mondays". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  20. "Self-Playing Banjo?! - Marble Machine X Inspiration". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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