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martin

Name: Martin B.
City: Stockholm, SE

Born and bred in Croydon (don’t hold it against him), with a slight break in the cornish countryside at an early age. Six years ago Martin exchanged the daily commute for his love of Stockholm and launched a communications agency – AWorldBeneath.


Martin is of many talents – studied and practiced as a graphic designer, club promoter, festival promoter, DJ before moving into PR where he handled brands such as Vans, Umbro, Casio, 3 and ASOS.com. His group created the concept Umbro by Kim Jones for Umbro which was then taken out into The Nordics, Central Europe, Japan and USA where it proved a huge success.


On moving to Sweden, Martin created one of the best Scandinavian fashion stores BENEATH, a t-shirt brand Midnight Division, and then launched VICE in the Nordics. Now spending most of his time working for AWorldBeneath he is Account Manager for brands like Nike, Burton Snowboards, WeSC & Urban Outfitters. If you like lists, for the third year running he is included in the top 100 people in Swedish Fashion (there are only two non-Swedes in that list, Martin and one Italian).


posts by this scout:

WeSC + SUPER

(Aug 25, 2010) Just in time for an amazing warm and sunny Swedish summer, WeSC and SUPER are presenting a brand new collaboration which sees th...

Krazy Fiesta

(Aug 12, 2010) I just discovered Krazy Fiesta a joint music project by Johan Sigroth and Erik Hanspers. With a seemingly nonsense-name and music ...

At the Mountains of Madness

(Aug 11, 2010) I’m a bit of an H.P. Lovecraft fan, but haven’t read anything for a while. Over a recent lunch -due to a discussion a...

Grolsch Block Party moves to Mariatorget

(Aug 10, 2010) This year Grolsch Block Party is to take place round the corner from my office at Mariatorget on Södermalm. This event takes plac...

Sherlock updated

(Aug 09, 2010) Whilst in the UK, I recently saw the first in a 3 part show, Sherlock, produced by the BBC. It is a contemporary update of Arthur ...

Eskilstuna Denim

(Jul 23, 2010) Sweden has a huge love affair with denim, from the big three authentic brands to home grown denim such as Indigofera, Denim Demo...

Blue Bell

(Jul 20, 2010) One of my favorite classic denim brands – Wrangler Blue Bell has just launched a new website for Autumn 2010. Why is this i...

Randy Evaluates Sweden

(Jul 19, 2010) Mattias Olsson, a Swedish filmmaker, decides to move back to Sweden after 14 years in New York, he realizes that he doesn’t ...

“Tina – did you kill the neighbors?”

(Jul 16, 2010) My unholy fixation with animated series continues. I’m obviously watching the new season of Futurama but that’s not ne...

Popaganda

(Jul 15, 2010) Last year I went to see Lykke Li in the rain at the music festival Popaganda which was amazing. This year, it will once again wil...

That Summer Feeling…

(Jul 14, 2010) The F12 is a restaurant located at the Royal Art Academy opposite to the Swedish Governments offices in Stockholm. Owned by Melk...

Fashionable Film

(Jun 14, 2010) It seems the fashion film is certainly continuing to be in vogue. Swedish designer Carin Wester recently screened her collection ...

Zinkensdamm IP

(Jun 14, 2010) This weekend, round the corner from my office STHLMVII will take place at our local stadium Zinkensdamm IP. STHLMVII is a 7-aside ...

Fucking Recipes

(Jun 11, 2010) Brussels, what the fuck? Well, if you can’t make your mind up what to eat and you have exhausted the extensive recipe databa...

“What about big dogs cock, can you say that?”

(Jun 10, 2010) The American I rather enjoyed Control by Anton Corbijn (the Ian Curtis biopic), so I was very intrigued to discover he has just di...

The Luminary Ones Come Party!

(Jun 08, 2010) Two of Stockholm’s self confessed ‘IT girls’ – DJ duo Rebecca & Fiona launch their first single ̵...

Spotify, another networking tool

(Jun 08, 2010) Q: What new social networking sites/applications/services have you heard of recently? What do you think of them? How do you fee...

I socialize with my friends as much as ever

(Jun 08, 2010) Q: How do you tend to socialize with your friends? How has this changed over the past year? How do you expect this to change ove...

It has never been easier

(Jun 08, 2010) Q: What do you expect to be the ‘next big thing’ or ‘next big trend’ in social networking? A: With Twitter running into F...

I post something that could be inspiring

(Jun 05, 2010) Q: How do you feel about social networking sites/applications/services? Why do you feel this way? How does it affect how you us...

Food and House music

(May 28, 2010) Gourmet magazine celebrates 30 years this month, its part of the Plaza Publishing which also publishes a number of lifestyle, an...

Fashion arms race?

(May 18, 2010) I possibly should discuss what’s on TV this month in Sweden, but this month its not what’s on the box which is intere...

Oh Lord, protect us from the wrath of the Northmen!

(May 07, 2010) When I was growing up my first movie involving vikings was 1958 classic The Vikings, starring Kirk Douglas. It was shot in Norwa...

CEO

(May 07, 2010) TTR (The Tough Alliance) shot to fame with their debut The New School and five years later Henning releases an own debut “...

Hornstull Strand, best for music

(May 06, 2010) One of the best places at the moment for music on the south-side has to be Hornstull Strand. It is a bar, cafe, restaurant and liv...

Hernandez Cornet

(May 06, 2010) One of my new favourite upcoming designers is Ana Hernandez and her Hernandez Cornet label. Her collection for S10 is for women a...

The Manchester of Sweden

(Apr 23, 2010) This week I headed down to the second largest town in Sweden, Gothenburg on business. I’ve been here a number of times befor...

Super Jail, a bloody animation…

(Apr 18, 2010) I’m now finding the path back into animated comedy. It’s been a while, as I was lured away by real actors, fantastic location...

David & Martin

(Apr 17, 2010) David & Martin are the only Swedish jewellers to be included in a forthcoming book Fashion Jewellery Catwalk and Couture by M...

Hybris music apps

(Apr 16, 2010) Swedish record label Hybris was the first to release an iPhone app which was a huge success. They are also the first to launch a...

The Jungle Drum

(Apr 16, 2010) Djungeltrumman (the jungle drum) a nightlife website that started in Gothenburg is spreading its influence across Sweden with off...

Forgive me…

(Apr 13, 2010) Two of my comedy legends are soon to be in cinemas. One American, one English, both patriots by their first documentaries definit...

Swedish bloggers on fashion week

(Apr 07, 2010) image from hotspotbloggen As Fashion Week begins across various lands the intrepid Swedish fashion bloggers are there. This seaso...

Its all about Lost.

(Mar 26, 2010) It is all about Lost, nothing else matters right now from the fan films to the sneak peeks 1 & 2 my world has just become focu...

Do you want to chew on norse men?

(Mar 25, 2010) We when it comes to film up here, there isn’t much to say these days other than talk about Snabba Cash which was in my previ...

Denim, streetfashion and a little water

(Mar 12, 2010) The last couple of weeks have been a bonanza for Stockholm’s fashion and denim lovers, four new shop concepts have opened. ...

Stockholm, Shout out loud!

(Mar 11, 2010) The Shout Out Louds’ new album work hits the stores this week and March see’s them tour Germany. The Shout Out L...

Robots, naked youth and prada

(Feb 23, 2010) Three very different films made by creatives for brands, all very odd but engaging and enjoyable each in their own way. In Novemb...

The Knife does Darwin

(Feb 22, 2010) This weekend i’m visiting Dansens Hus (House of Dance) a centre for contemporary dance in central Stockholm to see an oper...

Country gravy and a melting face have something in common

(Feb 21, 2010) Some highlights of regular Swedish TV this month, that I actually, I have to say,  enjoyed this month. 1. Robyn appears with Stay...

Demons from the north

(Feb 21, 2010) Sweden loves denim. We have so many denim brands and it’s usually hard to tell them apart but a relative newcomer Denim Dem...

Croydon & Stockholm

(Feb 19, 2010) The sound of Croydon is getting big in Sweden.  Promoters All Out Dub Step are the promoters piushing the scene forward with regu...

Swedish nightlife on your laptop

(Feb 18, 2010) It’s all about the party pictures. People love to revisit the parties they attended over the weekend or see who went to th...

Easy Money

(Jan 27, 2010) In January the big Swedish film launch will be Snabba Cash (Easy Money) based on the book by Jens Lapidus.  An exciting novel  o...

Why the TV?

(Jan 26, 2010) Downloading films and TV from the internet is something that everyone seems to do out here, even my cab driver the other day, as ...

Boutique Fräsh

(Jan 26, 2010) The Swedish street fashion scene is going from strength to strength, even though the swedish media mainly talks about Swedish fas...

Cosmonova

(Jan 25, 2010) Over Christmas I ventured a little out of town to check out Stockholm’s IMAX cinema ‘Cosmonova‘ which has its ho...

All around the office

(Jan 24, 2010) I rather like the area around my office; it’s an interesting residential area with some fantastic stores and the best coffe...

Sweden’s The Very Best

(Jan 24, 2010) Well, “The Very Best” played here recently at Debaser Medis and were a hit, they’d DJed as Radio Clit at a coupl...

The first North Korean Jeans

(Jan 24, 2010) This December saw the first ever jeans made in North Korea by Noko Jeans. It took the three Swedish entrepreneurs 2 and a half ye...

The forming of a fashion blog empire

(Jan 23, 2010) TV4.se/Style by Kling Elin Kling, one of the phenomenon’s of Sweden’s internet industry is the fashion blogger! One o...

BURGLAR.CO.LTD

(Jan 21, 2010) Founded in 2005, BURGLAR.CO.LTD is a Swedish street-fashion brand with a vintage look, inspired by functional motorbike apparel a...

So, what am I not watching?

(Jan 20, 2010) So, this winter, it’s not about what we are watching on TV it’s about what we are not watching on TV. What programs ar...

We don’t speak swedish we speak hip hop

(Jan 20, 2010) Adam Tensta A quick snapshot of Sweden’s hip hop scene which at the moment, Stockholm seems to be leading the way in the Nor...

Meat and Debauchery

(Jan 19, 2010) Martins baking Photographers make the best food bloggers! However, for 2 out of 3 in this case it is purely a side obsession to d...

Robyn 2010

(Jan 19, 2010) Robyn released her self titled album in 2005 and the new one is  to be released late Spring 2010 and is being recorded right no...

A Grand Hotel, in a sea of ok hotels

(Jan 18, 2010) One must go back and revisit the classics over Christmas. I had to go and revisit the classic Grand Hotel at least three times; i...

A BAR, A ROOM, A PUB and A Place

(Jan 18, 2010) Some new places have recently launched such as B.A.R from the same owners a LUX. Its very popular and has the cheapest oysters i...

Coffee + office = Coffice?

(Nov 11, 2009) This month seems to be full of new openings in Stockholm. Is it a coffee shop? Is it an office? No it’s ‘Coffice‘...

I feel I’ve been here before – time travel

(Nov 09, 2009) After HBO’s killer last season of Lost, which involved a hell of a lot of Time Travel, how would ABC react? Well, with a si...

Stockholm Film Festival

(Nov 05, 2009) In a couple of weeks it’s the Stockholm Film Festival again, and though the actual production of the festival is very amate...

Fever Ray Obsessive

(Nov 05, 2009) Fever Ray and everything that sprung from creative womb of ‘The Knife’ is interesting me this month. All of film make...

The Great Outdoors

(Nov 04, 2009) The great outdoors and the products created throughout the years to protect us from it are continuing to be interesting this seaso...

Stevie Nicks saved my life

(Nov 04, 2009) I was a bit of a David Lynch fan, that was until I saw Inland Empire which frankly was a jumbled up mess of a film, overly indul...

Riche is the epi-business-center of creative industry

(Oct 07, 2009) chandelier at Riche bar Not much changes in Stockholm’s nightlife when it comes to newly built places but the “it” c...

Julian Red and Sweden’s version of APC

(Oct 07, 2009) Lots of activity among the Swedish fashion labels.  Julian Red has launched a new line called 3-J. It’s going to be BIG! One o...

True Blood actor has acting in his…blood?

(Oct 06, 2009) As TV comes out in the USA I like to watch it immediately - none of this waiting around for 6 months or more. Three shows that a...

Robotnick toys with old and new

(Oct 06, 2009) I met up with Alexander Robotnick in Stockholm recently, as much as I love all the old tracks plus he really plays a great selecti...

‘Avatar’ is some of the best CGI ever

(Oct 06, 2009) James Cameron’s Avatar is some of the best CGI I have seen in ages. The trailer looks great. Even though Neil Blomkamp’s ...

Creators Inn offers free hotel rooms for creators

(Oct 05, 2009) I just discovered I could share my journeys with my friends, share travel tips and maybe on that odd occasion officially arrange t...