biography
Stockholm Stoner
A New band from Sweden with their first album to be released:
ITunes and other Digitial Stores around the world: June 23rd 2008
Hardcopy CD in Retailstores:
Scandinavia, January 2009.
The USA, February 2009
Europe, March 2009
Asia, Spring 2009.
10 great songs is included on the album.
All music composed by Mats Ronander, Tobbe Stener and Johan Wahlstrom
Lyrics by Maria Brage, Joe Hrasna and Rick Shadrick.
Recorded at Big Moss Studio in Stockholm Sweden.
MATS RONANDER – Lead Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica
He is most known in Scandinavia for his 10 solo albums composed and written by him and 4 albums with "Low Budget Blues band"/"Ronander Blues"
More than 30 years experience as producer, studio/live session musician with major Scandinavian/European artists.
ABBA (1979/1980)
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople),
Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones)
Mick Ronson
Graham Parker
Sanne Salmonsen
Ulf Lundell
Ted Gardestad
Marie Fredriksson ( Roxette)
and many others...
He played the leading part in the Swedish movie Somnen (The Sleep) released 1984.
TORBJORN ¨Tobbe¨ STENER – Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Programming,
After studies at Berkley Collage of music in Boston Massachusetts, Tobbe started as a full time musician in 1981. Since then he has played on several hundreds of records and been on tour with artists like:
Marie Fredriksson (Roxette)
Nordman ( 3rd best Selling group so far in Swedish Music history)
Carola
Style
One More Time
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
Mick Ronson
Graham Parker
Dan Reed (also produced an album for him)
Annika Ljungberg from Rednex (also produced and album for her)
Jill Johnsson
Sanne Salmonsen
And many others…
He is today guitar player in most of the major TV shows in Sweden and is owner of Big Moss recording studio in Stockholm
JOHAN WAHLSTROM – Keyboards, Programming
During 1980ths and 90ths he did 5 solo albums and one album with the band
Johnny & The Yobs and toured with lots of international and scandinvain artists like:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hopple)
Mick Ronson
Graham Parker
Dan Reed
Lis Sorensen
Sanne Salmonsen
Ted Gardestad
And many others.
Johan is also an established visual artist, exhibiting his art in Europe and in The USA
KARIN RISBERG – Backup vocals, Lead vocal
As an established session singer in Sweden, Karin have worked with on recordings and tours with artists like:
Robert Plant
Noiseworks
Carola
Nanne Gronvall
Umberto Totsi
Kee Marcello (from the super group Europe)
Amie Comeaux,
Norma Jean
Connie Smith
John Adam Murph
As a solo artist in the 1980ts Karin was working with the songwriter and producer
Jacques Morali, famous for writing the hit song YMCA ( Village People),
Karin is the female lead vocal in the Swedish Country Band: Karin & Lonnie´s Lonesome Riders
MAGNUS FRITZ – Drums
Magnus is a well-established top session musician in Sweden with many recordings and tours with major Swedish Artists.
He is educated at the Royal Academy Of Music in Stockholm, Sweden where he studied drums and percussions.
He also spent two years living in London where he performed and recorded with some great English musicians.
He is frequently used as a drummer on major theater/musical shows in Sweden
Mamma Mia (the ABBA- musical),
Chess (also a show written by Bjorn and Benny of ABBA)
West Side Story
Chicago
Jesus Christ Superstar
Singing in the rain
And others…
Magnus play the drums in many major Swedish television shows
He is together with Tobbe owner of Big Moss recording studio where he records drum tracks for various producers/productions.
