Martin Brandlmayr, (*1971 in Bad Ischl/Austria) works in the fields between improvisation and composition and on the intersection of electronic and acoustic soundworlds. As a drummer he is widely recognized for his distinctive style combining experimental methods and extended techniques with groove elements. Since the mid 90ies he is exploring hidden sounds and tonal aspects on his instrument. He is a member of the groups Polwechsel, Trapist, Kapital Band 1 and became internationally known primarily through the Trio Radian, founded in 1997. He has released 7 albums with Radian since the end of the1990s, 5 of them on the US label Thrill Jockey. In 2018 he received the renowned Karl Sczuka Prize for his radio play "Vive les fantômes”