Music Makers: Nino Ramsby

Musician, Artist and Trailblazer

Nino Ramsby, formerly known as Nina Ramsby, is a versatile musician and artist whose career spans grunge, electronica, “sad rock,” jazz and children’s music. He rose to fame in the 1990s fronting the Swedish grunge band Salt and later led the electronica projects Baxter, Grand Tone Music, as well as solo and collaborative work. In recent years, Nino has expanded into visual arts, with works like the Transboy series reflecting his ongoing gender transition.

Works by or with Nino Ramsby:

• Auscultate, opens a new window Request via InterLibrary Loan!
• Made in Sweden, opens a new window (Request via ILL)
• Delay me down and make me wah wah!!!, opens a new window (Request via ILL)
• Music from and inspired by the motion picture Mission: impossible, opens a new window(Prospector)
• Grand Tone Music (hoopla)
• New Direction (hoopla)
• Go To Hell (hoopla)
• Baxter (hoopla)
• Wrapped Up In Your Arms (hoopla)
• Visorna (with Martin Hederos)
• Jazzen (with Martin Hederos)
• Du Har Blivit Stor Nu
• The World... According to Brent Hunter Vs Nina Ramsby

Additional Resources:

The encyclopedia of Swedish punk and hardcore punk, 1977-1987

Band Works

Salt

Salt was a Swedish alternative rock/grunge band from the early 1990s, fronted by Nino Ramsby (then Nina Ramsby) on vocals and guitar, with Daniel Ewerman on bass and Jim Tegman on drums.

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Baxter

Baxter was a Swedish electronica group formed in the mid-1990s by Nino Ramsby (then Nina Ramsby), producer Ricky Tillblad, and Carl Herlöfsson.

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Grand Tone Music

Grand Tone Music was a Swedish alternative rock project formed in the late 1990s by Nino Ramsby (then performing as Nina Ramsby). Often described as a "sad rock" project.

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Collaborative and Solo Works

The World

The World was a collaborative electronic music project between Nino Ramsby (then known as Nina Ramsby) and American artist Brent Hunter.

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Visorna

Visorna is a 2004 album by Nino Ramsby (then known as Nina Ramsby) and Martin Hederos. This collaboration marked a distinct departure from Ramsby’s earlier rock and electronic projects.

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