Martin Molin: The Guy who Created the Wintergatan Marble Machine

Martin Molin is a Grammis (Swedish Grammy)-nominated composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, inventor and engineer. He is a founding member of the band Wintergatan ("The Milky Way"), and the inventor/creator of the Wintegatan Marble Machine. The unveiling of the Marble Machine video quickly went viral, and has amassed more than 26 million views on youtube.

In this episode, we cover a lot of ground including:

• Sweden’s incredible extracurricular music programs

• “Mistreating” regular instruments to create new sounds

• The marriage of inventor, engineer, carpenter, mad scientist and musician

• The importance of redundancy and stress testing in the building process

• The challenge of transporting the Marble Machine and using it in live shows

• The historical origins of programmable/mechanical instruments from the 19th century

• The logistics of creating the Marble Machine music video

• And SO much more!