Marcus Israelsson
Mixing, occasional bass recordings
Date of birth: September 21st 1983
Birthplace: Gällivare
Musical background: Marcus is a self taught bass player - but then again, is there any other kind of learning? He's played the bass since around 2000, and describes himself as a really passionated musician, which richly compensates for his lack of theoretical knowledge in the field.
Interests: Besides music, a huge, almost insatiable, interest in movies.
Music to recommend: Opeth, Journey, Behemoth, Danny Elfman, Immortal, Survivor, Cryptopsy, Richard Marx, Dimmu Borgir, Blind Guardian, Judas Priest, Old Man's Child, Rage Against The Machine, Slayer, Susperia, Kiss, Scorpions and more.
Movies to recommend: Everything made by Tim Burton, Most of the movies with Johnny Depp, The Good The Bad And The Ugly, Star Wars IV-VI, Kill Bill, Pirates Of The Caribbean 1, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, LOTR, Hero, Once Upon The Time In The West and more.
TV-shows to recommend: Lost, Scrubs, Firefly, Hellsing, Twin Peaks, Futurama, Full Metal Alchemist, Monster, Friends, Samurai Champloo and more.
Niklas Lehto
Mixing, mastering, occasional guitar recordings
Date of birth: December 3rd 1979
Birthplace: Boden
Musical background: Similiar to Jessica, Niklas started playing the recorder at the age of seven, aiming for the keyboard. For three years, Niklas played the recorder; three years was what it took to advance to another instrument of your own choice. Finally, at the age of 10, the keyboard was ready to be tamed. At least, that's what Niklas naively thought. But no, boring songs played at the equally boring piano awaited. So, Niklas musical interest died, and it would take another six years to repair the damage...
With the help of computer technology, Niklas rediscovered music when 16 years old. One year later, he picked up the guitar. From 2001 until 2002 he studied music at the university of Umeå.
Interests: Music, web design, litterature, science, TV-shows and more.
Music to recommend: Blind Guardian, Winnerbäck, Thåström, Charta 77, Staffan Hellstrand, Sophie Zelmani, Anna Ternheim, Kent, Once There Was, Shawn Mullins, Depeche Mode, OMD, Death Cab for Cutie, Opeth, Morrissey, Kjell Höglund, Laleh, Lisa Ekdahl, Sinn Fenn, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Jakob Hellman, Evergrey, Nightwish, The Decemberist and more.
Movies to recommend: Princess Mononoke, American History X, Dead Poets Society, LOTR, Star Wars IV-VI, Amelie from Montmartre, American Beauty, Equilibrium, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Braveheart, Shawshank Redempetion, La Mala Educación, Edward Scissorhands, Spirited Away, Battle Royale, El Laberinto del Fauno and more.
TV-shows to recommend: Lost, Firefly, Simpsons, Heroes, Twin Peaks, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, Full Metal Alchemist, Monster, Naruto, Ergo Proxy, Neon Genesis Evangelion, House and more.
Mikael Eriksson
Mixing, occasional guitar recordings
Date of birth: June 30th, 1983
Birthplace: Gällivare
Musical background: At the age of six, Mikael started his musical career playing various instruments in the brass family. When he was 12 years old, his father bought him an 30$ guitar, and ever since, he's been wailing away. He can add four years of musical studies and one year worth of studies for audio engineering to his curriculum vitae.
Interests: Audioengineering & Computergames.
Music to recommend: Entombed, The Haunted, Danko Jones, Pantera.
Movies to recommend: The Thing, Night of the Living Dead, G3 live DVD's.
TV-shows to recommend: Anyone who hasn't seen Firefly should, and Futurama shouldn't be missed out on either.
