Staffan Österlind
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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 | 10 March 1973 Risinge, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | Guitarist, Producer, Audio Engineer and music teacher |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Ninetone Group, Staffan Österlind Music, Fassberg & Osterlind Music |
Spouse |
Ulrica Maria Österlind
(m. 2025) |
| Website | staffanosterlind |
Staffan Österlind (born 10 March 1973) is a Swedish musician, guitarist and music producer best known for being a guitarist with Paul Di'Anno (the vocalist of Iron Maiden) across South America, Europe, and Asia and producing Paul Di'Anno's cover of Kashmir. He played the guitar with Tuff and Black Robot in the US and with the Danish rock band Supercharger across Europe. Österlind also produced two of Erika Wagenius albums, Close Quarters album Always A Lot Never Little and The Soul Exchange's album Memories or Illusions.
1993-2009
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), 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 Di'Anno, the vocalist of Iron Maiden and toured 13 countries with him.[3][4][5] In 2006 Österlind produced and arranged[6][7] the cover song of Kashmir by Led Zeppelin with Paul Di'Anno on vocals.[8][9]
2009-present
Österlind moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. 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 Black Robot,[10][11] Tuff,[12][13] Stacy Barthe, Tony DeNiro, Seven Strait,[14] LA Velvet,[15] Beck, Phil Soussan and performed in Huell Howser's California's Gold.[16] Österlind also worked at the famous Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd.
After moving back to Sweden, Österlind joined Danish rock band Supercharger[17] and went on a European tour with them and the Swedish band H.E.A.T. Österlind produced the album Always A Lot Never Little with Close Quarters[18][19] 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.[20] 2021 he produced Marina Ammouri's single Latita (Let's Do What U Want).[21][22] Same year he produced The Soul Exchange's album Memories or Illusions.[23] He also produced Erika Wagenius album United States of Erika, released 2024.[24][25]
Österlind plays with ARRIVAL From Sweden-The Music of ABBA[26] (original ABBA bassist Mike Watson)[27] and has toured with them in Europe and Asia as ”Björn” and plays all the guitar parts live.[28] Österlind also plays with Wrethov's Bryan Adams Tribute with Anderz Wrethov (songwriter in Melodifestivalen), Fredrik "Figge" von Wachenfeldt (Wallmans Copenhagen) and John Löfgren (E-Type) and A Tribute to Led Zeppelin with Pontus Snibb (Bonafide), Sampo Axelsson (Lion's Share) and Johan Pihleke (Kvinnaböske Band). In 2024 Österlind started playing and touring in Spain with the show Road To Hell, A Tribute to AC/DC, produced by Moonworld Records.[29]
SYCAMORE-73
In 2023 and 2024 Österlind released seven singles with instrumental music recorded with a guitar synthesizer under the alias SYCAMORE-73.[30] Under the same alias he also released three guitar based chill out songs[31] with Niclas Lundqvist.[32] (Also known as 08 Pulse[33] and LUNIQ[34]). In 2025 Österlind released the album Hollywoodland,[35] the album Destiny together with the artist ALNA [36] and the same year he also released music for Instagram reels and other social media posts in the album Micro Songs.[37][38]
From The Sky
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.[39] It has resulted in one album (released 2021[40]) several singles and one EP so far. The band is signed to the record label Ninetone Group.[41]
