Martin Molin

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

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.[4] In 2005, he and his brother Anders Molin were inspired to start Detektivbyrån, after he heard La valse d'Amelie by Yann Tiersen.[6] The group disbanded in 2010.[7]

In 2011 Molin, Evelina Hägglund, Marcus Sjöberg and David Zandén created the band Wintergatan.[4] 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[8] components that played using 2000[9] metal balls.[4] After working on the machine for over 14 months[10], he released the video in 2016 and now has over 140 million views on Youtube.[11] He then announced the commencement of a new machine, named "Marble Machine X" that is robust enough to take on tour.[12] Molin has since documented the construction process on the band's Youtube channel called Wintergatan in a series called Wintergatan Wednesdays.[13]

In 2017 he presented a series "Music Machine Mondays" about the exhibits in the Dutch Speelklok Museum[14] and in 2020 will present a similar series about the collection at the German Siegfrieds Mechanischem Musikkabinett (Siegfrieds Mechanical Music Cabinet).[15]

References
  1. "Martin Molin". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  2. "Martin Molin tells all on his Marble Machine". Makery. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  3. "#004 Martin Molin: The Guy Who Created the Wintergatan Marble Machine from Live2cre8". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  4. "In the studio: Martin Molin". Stim.se. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  5. Radio, Sveriges. "Martin Molin: Kändes fruktansvärt att lägga ner Detektivbyrån - Kronologen från Musikguiden i P3". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  6. "Tunefully Yours". DAMN° Magazine. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  7. "DETEKTIVBYRÅN". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  8. Hawkins, Andrew J. (2016-03-02). "Watch 2,000 marbles come together to make beautiful music". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  9. "Be Amazed By This Marvelous Music Machine, Powered By 2,000 Marbles". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  10. 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.
  11. "Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  12. "Wintergatan Declares the Conveyor Belt Complete on its Epic Marble Machine X". Colossal. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  13. "Wintergatan Wednesdays". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  14. "Music Machine Mondays". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  15. "Self-Playing Banjo?! - Marble Machine X Inspiration". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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