Martin Karlo Sandberg, better known as Max martin, was born in 1971 in Stockholm, Sweden.
He grew up in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm. As a young man, he was a singer in various bands before joining a metal group Glam called “It’s Alive“, Formed by Per Aldeheim, Kim björkren Y John rosth, which became his face and his voice.
Martin dropped out of school to pursue his career in the world of music under the name of Martin White.
In 1988 he participated with his band in a Rock Festival and they also played in a disco in Cyprus. “It’s Alive”Made its big leap in 1991, when an executive Megarock Records He offered them to make a demo, of which only 1000 copies were published, and later the band made a cover for the English magazine Metal Forces.
Some time later they were associated with Denniz PoP, from Cheiron Records, an affiliate of BMG. After recording his second album, “Earthquake visions”, They released 3 singles and with this material they traveled through Europe as a support band for Kingdom come.
Although the album did not sell well, the remarkable thing about this era is that Martin began to collaborate with PoP in different songs, and given his talent for writing pop songs for young people, Denniz became her mentor and suggested she change her name to Max martin.
In 1993, Martin was hired by Cheiron Studios and spent a lot of time learning a few things before making his first production with PoP, which was the topic “Wish You Where Here” to Rednex 1995.
Subsequently, the duo worked on the second album of Ace of Base, “The Bridge”, Which reached a great level of world sales, and they also collaborated in works of Leila K, Army of Lovers Y 3T.
Towards the end of 1995, Martin let “It’s Alive”To dedicate himself fully to his new job.
In 1996, Cheiron Studios was hired by Zomba to work on the debut album of the Backstreet boys. Since then, Zomba became the duo’s main client.
Martin was responsible and / or collaborated with topics such as “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)“,”As Long As You Love Me” Y “Everybody“, And when the album”Backstreet boys”Was a total success worldwide.
In 1998, Cheiron Productions worked on records of 5ive, NSYNC, Brian Adams Y Jessica Folcker. In that same year, Denniz PoP died of cancer so Martin became the new director of Cheiron, and began working with the writer and producer Rami Yacoub, with whom he continues to this day.
1999 was a great year for Martin, as he wrote, co-wrote and co-produced 7 of the 12 songs on the album “Millennium” of the Backstreet boys, from which the theme “I want it that way”, Which swept the rankings around the world.
In his career, this producer has been responsible for hits like “Baby One More Time“, Participated in the production of records as”In the Zone“,”Blackout” Y “Circus“, of Britney Spears, as well as his most recent song “3“, Collaborated with”Black & Blue“, of the BSB, from which the theme “Shape of My Heart”.
It should be noted at this point that traditionally, in the music industry, it is the artist who writes the song and then hires a producer to help him with the sound. In the case of CheironIt is the other way around, since the producers write the songs and compose their sound, and the artist only participates at the end of the process to put his voice to the theme.
This was, for example, the case of the second album by Britney Spears, “Oops! … I Did It Again”, Of which Cheiron I already had 7 songs and their respective music recorded before Britney will come to the studios to put his voice. It only took a week to make the final recording.
In the year 2000, Cheiron Studios closed its doors. According to what they told the press, the decision was made because, on the one hand, “the soul and the heart”Of the study was Dennis PoP, and after his death things became different, and on the other, so that the artists of the place could experiment more with music without having the weight of Cheiron on their backs.
In 2001, Max martin founded with Tom taloma the company Marathon, while other members of Cheiron arose A Side Productions, The Location Y Location Songs.
The first job of Marathon, made of Max, Rami, Alexandra Y Arnthor, was the third album of Britney and the album “One Heart” from Celine dion.
Marathon Since then he has collaborated with artists such as Kelly clarkson (“Breakaway”), Marion raven (“Aqui estoy”), Backstreet boys (“Never gone”), Pink (“I’m not dead” Y “Funhouse”), And it is known that among his latest works he is producing for artists such as Allison Iraheta Y Adam Lambert, both emerged from American Idol, among others.
For your excellent work, Max martin has been recognized with the award ASCAP to the Best Song Writer of the Year in 1999, 2000 and 2001.