Staffan Österlind

Swedish guitarist

Staffan Österlind

Österlind in 2024

Background information
Also known as| Staffan Osterlind, Sycamore-73, S’ÖLIN, Staffon Osterlind
Born|  (1973-10-03) 3 October 1973 (age 51)
Risinge, Sweden
Genres|

* Heavy metal
* hard rock
* progressive rock
* ambient music
* instrumental music
* synth

Occupation(s)| Guitarist, Producer, Audio Engineer and music teacher
Years active| 1989–present
Labels| Ninetone Group, Staffan Österlind Music, Fassberg & Osterlind Music
Website| staffanosterlind.com

Musical artist

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.

## Career

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### 1993-2009

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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]

### 2009-present

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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]

### From The Sky

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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]

## Discography

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### Guitars by Österlind

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Song | Artist | Album

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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

### Produced by Österlind

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Song | Artist | Album

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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

## External links

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* Staffan Österlind Official Site
* Staffan Österlind on Spotify
* Staffan Österlind on YouTube
* LA's Exclusive Interview with Indie Rock Band LA Velvet and Staffan Österlind

## References

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1. ^ "A Tribute To Led Zeppelin". kulturbolaget.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
2. ^ Thorsén, Tjerstin (30 October 2006). "På turné med hårdrockslegend". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Sweden. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
3. ^ "Tour dates with Paul Di'Anno". tosse2.se. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
4. ^ Thorsén, Tjerstin (30 October 2006). "På turné med hårdrockslegend". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Sweden. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
5. ^ "Kashmir Producer Staffan Österlind". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
6. ^ "Kashmir Produced and Arranged by Staffan Österlind". whosampled.com. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
7. ^ "Various Top Musicians Play Led-Zeppelin". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
8. ^ "Tuff Membres Anciens". metalpapy.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
9. ^ "Tuff Touring". bravewords.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
10. ^ "Interview with LA Velvet and Staffan Österlind" [Trending LA's Exclusive Interview with Indie Rock Band LA Velvet]. youtube.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
11. ^ "Intervju with Staffan Österlind at the show". blogs.chapman.edu. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
12. ^ "New guitarist in Supercharger". supercharger.dk. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
13. ^ "Close Quarters". discogs.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
14. ^ "Album Close Quarter Always A Lot Never To Little". whosampled.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
15. ^ "Album Remedy for Sobriery". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
16. ^ "Intervju with Ammouri were she mentions Österlind as her producer". unratedmag.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
17. ^ "Latita (let's Do What U Want)". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
18. ^ "The album Memories or Illusions produced by Staffan Österlind". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
19. ^ "Album United States of Erika". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
20. ^ "Album United States of Erika". discogs.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
21. ^ "Arrival The Music of ABBA". themusicofabba.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
22. ^ "Sycamore-73 releases". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
23. ^ "Sycamore-73 releases". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
24. ^ "Niclas Lundqvist's releases". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
25. ^ "08 Puls". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
26. ^ "LUNIQ". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
27. ^ "Moon World Records". Moonwrecords.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
28. ^ "NY LÅT: From The Sky – Invincible". rocknytt.net (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
29. ^ "From The Sky". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
30. ^ "Recordlabel Ninetone Group and the band From The Sky". ninetone.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

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