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Staffan Österlind | |
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Österlind in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Staffan Osterlind, Sycamore-73, S’ÖLIN, Staffon Osterlind |
| Born | 3 October 1973 Risinge, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, Producer, Audio Engineer and music teacher |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Ninetone Group, Staffan Österlind Music, Fassberg & Osterlind Music |
| Website | staffanosterlind |
Staffan Österlind (born 10 March 1973) is a Swedish guitarist best known for being a guitarist with Paul DiAnno (the vocalist of Iron Maiden) across South America, Europe, and Asia. He played the guitar with Tuff (band) and Black Robot in the US and with the Danish rock band Supercharger across Europe. Österlind is also a producer, and has produced two of Erika Wagenius albums and Close Quarters album Always A Lot Never Little.
From 1993 to 1997 Staffan Österlind studied at The Academy of Music in Malmö. There he started the band A Tribute to Led Zeppelin[1] with drummer Pontus Snibb (Bonafide (band)), and Johan Pihleke. After graduating the Music Academy with a master's degree in music in 1997 he started teaching music at the senior highschool Nicolaiskolan[2] in Helsingborg. In 2005 he started playing the guitar with Paul DiAnno, the vocalist of Iron Maiden and toured 13 countries with him.[3][4] In 2008 Österlind produced[5] and arranged[6] the recording of the song Kashmir by Led Zeppelin with Paul Di'Anno on vocals.[7]
Österlind moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US in 2009 and studied at Musician's Institute of Technology where he got an associate's degree in guitar and music production. While living in Los Angeles Österlind worked with Tuff (band),[8][9] Stacy Barthe, Tony DeNiro, LA Velvet[10], Paul Di'Anno, Beck, Phil Soussan and performed in Huell Howser's California's Gold.[11] Österlind also worked at the famous Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd.
After moving back to Sweden, Österlind joined Danish rock band Supercharger[12] and went on a European tour with them and the Swedish band H.E.A.T (band). Österlind produced the album Always A Lot Never Little with Close Quarters[13][14] which became one of the best-selling rock albums in Sweden in 2015. Österlind has produced and was co-writer for Erika Wagenius album Remedy For Sobriety, released in 2020.[15] 2021 he produced Marina Ammouri's single Latita (Let's Do What U Want).[16][17] Same year he produced The Soul Exhange's album Memories or Illusions.[18] He also produced Erika Wagenius album United States of Erika, released 2024. [19][20]
Österlind plays with ARRIVAL-The Music of ABBA[21] and has toured with them in Europe and Asia as ”Björn” and plays all the guitar parts live. Österlind also plays with Wrethov's Bryan Adams Tribute with Anderz Wrethov (songwriter in Melodifestivalen), Figge von Wachenfeldt and John Löfgren and A Tribute to Led Zeppelin with Pontus Snibb (Bonafide (band)), Sampo Axelsson and Johan Pihleke. In 2023 and 2024 Österlind released seven singles with instrumental guitar synth music under the alias Sycamore-73.[22] Under the same alias he also released three guitar based chill out songs[23] with Niclas Lundqvist.[24] (Also known as 08 Pulse[25] and LUNIQ[26]) In 2024 Staffan started playing and touring in Spain with the show Road To Hell, A Tribute to AC/DC, produced by Moonworld Records.[27]
2020 Österlind together with Pontus Snibb and Sampo Axelsson, started the band From The Sky. Pontus Snibb was the initiator and brought the friends together.[28] It has resulted in one album (released 2021[29]) several singles and one EP so far. The band is signed to the record label Ninetone Group.[30]
| Song | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Kashmir | Paul Di'Anno | Led Box - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute |
| Enter the Mind | Grand Rezerva | Grand Rezerva |
| She's A Rider | Grand Rezerva | Grand Rezerva |
| Give Me Love | Grand Rezerva | Grand Rezerva |
| It Aint Easy | Grand Rezerva | Grand Rezerva |
| Soul Mover | Grand Rezerva | Grand Rezerva |
| 86 Bedford Street | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Bye Bye | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Ball Gag | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Death Defying Heart | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Kiss My fat Ass | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Stap Aside | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Unkill Me | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Beautifuel | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Everyday | Bloom | Bloom |
| Spinning world | Bloom | Bloom |
| Lesson in love | Bloom | Bloom |
| Take me home | Bloom | Bloom |
| What's the point in crying | Bloom | Bloom |
| Just hold on | Bloom | Bloom |
| Hide and seek | Bloom | Bloom |
| Everytime | Bloom | Bloom |
| Do you remember | Bloom | Bloom |
| Com on | Bloom | Bloom |
| Free | Bloom | Bloom |
| Heaven's Deep Blue Sky | Leo Spauls, Mike Garson | Heaven's Deep Blue Sky |
| One Day | Leo Spauls | Heaven's Deep Blue Sky |
| Cry | Leo Spauls | Heaven's Deep Blue Sky |
| Every Night and day | Leo Spauls, Mike Garson | Heaven's Deep Blue Sky |
| The Sister's Song | Leo Spauls | Heaven's Deep Blue Sky |
| History | Leo Spauls, Mike Garson | Heaven's Deep Blue Sky |
| Rain | Steven Strat | Rain |
| Shell Beach | 08 Puls, Sinova | Shell Beach |
| Oceanic Descent | 08 Puls | Chill Vibes Vol III |
| Falling for You | 08 Puls | Chill Vibes Vol III |
| La Sagrada Familia-Cover | Daniel Vargas Vocalista and Co | La Sagrada Familia |
| The battle of faughart | James Holkworth Conspirancy | The battle of faughart |
| Spaceman | James Holkworth Conspirancy | Spaceman |
| Feel Alright | 08 Puls | Chill Vibes Vol III |
| Sensuous | Niclas Lundqvist, Sycamore-73 | Sensuous |
| Sensuous-Ambient Version | Niclas Lundqvist, Sycamore-73 | Sensuous |
| Sundown Shore | Niclas Lundqvist, Sycamore-73 | Sundown Shore |
| Sundown Shore-Ambient Version | Niclas Lundqvist, Sycamore-73 | Sundown Shore |
| All day Long | Seven Strait | Rise from the Ashes |
| Let It Bleed | Seven Strait | Rise from the Ashes |
| Flatline | Seven Strait | Rise from the Ashes |
| Hold Me Down | Seven Strait | Rise from the Ashes |
| Back Home | Seven Strait | Rise from the Ashes |
| Beautiful Me | Seven Strait | Rise from the Ashes |
| Come Clean | Seven Strait | Rise from the Ashes |
| Shades of Grey | Seven Strait | Rise from the Ashes |
| Song | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| The Boys Are Back | Close Quarters | Always A Lot, Never Little |
| Always A Lot Never Little | Close Quarters | Always A Lot, Never Little |
| My Way Or The Highway | Close Quarters | Always A Lot, Never Little |
| Adrenalide Addicted | Close Quarters | Always A Lot, Never Little |
| Friday Feeling | Close Quarters | Always A Lot, Never Little |
| Broken Wings | Close Quarters | Always A Lot, Never Little |
| I Don't Give A Shit | Close Quarters | Always A Lot, Never Little |
| Crazy World | Close Quarters | Always A Lot, Never Little |
| Living On Borrowed Time | Close Quarters | Always A Lot, Never Little |
| Walk The Plank | Close Quarters | Always A Lot, Never Little |
| TFirst And The Last | Close Quarters | Always A Lot, Never Little |
| Love and Affection | Sol Skugga | Gardenia |
| Crash | Sol Skugga | Swimming Without Webbed Toes |
| Avenge Revange | Sol Skugga | Swimming Without Webbed Toes |
| Kashmir | Paul Di'Anno | Led Box - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute |
| Enter the Mind | Grand Rezerva | Grand Rezerva |
| She's A Rider | Grand Rezerva | Grand Rezerva |
| Give Me Love | Grand Rezerva | Grand Rezerva |
| It Aint Easy | Grand Rezerva | Grand Rezerva |
| Soul Mover | Grand Rezerva | Grand Rezerva |
| 86 Bedford Street | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Bye Bye | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Ball Gag | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Death Defying Heart | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Kiss My fat Ass | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Stap Aside | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Unkill Me | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| Beautifuel | Erika | Remedy for sobriety |
| LATITA (Let's Do What U Want) | Marina Ammouri | LATITA (Let's Do What U Want) |
| Oblivion | The Soul Exhange | Oblivion |
| Jeffrey's Realization | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Destiny Divine | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Finding The Exit | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Oblivion | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Voices Inside | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Whispering Tyrant | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Emptiness | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Condemned | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Recaptured | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Promises | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Jeffrey's Escape | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Wasted Years | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Megalomania | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| I'll Be Your God | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Desperation | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| We All Burn | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Jeffrey's Righteous Fury | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Head Is A Hole | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Moral Awakening | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| You're Wrong | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Resignation | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| In This World | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| In The Presence Of Inanition | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Pain Inside | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Embracing The End | The Soul Exhange | Memories or Illusions |
| Desmond Boulevard | SYCAMORE-73 | Desmond Boulevard |
| Sugarcoated | Erika | Sugarcoated |
| CHOKING ON MY SILVERSPOON | Erika | CHOKING ON MY SILVERSPOON |
| Northern Comfort | Erika | United States Of Erika |
| Praise The Loud | Erika | United States Of Erika |
| G-String Drop | Erika | United States Of Erika |
| Road To Nowhere | Erika | United States Of Erika |
| Choking On My Silverspoon | Erika | United States Of Erika |
| Poison Ivy Punch | Erika | United States Of Erika |
| Sugarcoated | Erika | United States Of Erika |
| Give Up The Ghost | Erika | United States Of Erika |
| Meet, Greet, Repeat | Erika | United States Of Erika |
| United States Of Erika | Erika | United States Of Erika |
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