Karl Robert Oscar "Bob" Engstrand (born 6th of July 1976 in Gränum

Gränum

Gränum is a locality situated in Olofström Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 211 inhabitants in 2005....

, Sweden

Sweden

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) is a keyboard player currently living in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, Finland

Finland

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In 1999, Robert graduated from Malmö Academy of Music

Malmö Academy of Music

Malmö Academy of Music is a music conservatory located in Malmö in southern Sweden, and is a part of Lund University.-External links:**...

 and has since then toured/recorded with bands/artists such as:

• Timo Kotipelto
  Timo Kotipelto
  Timo Antero Kotipelto is the vocalist of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius and is the creator and vocalist of the power metal band Kotipelto...
  
  
• The Flower Kings
  The Flower Kings
  The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock group. Formed in August 1994 by veteran guitarist Roine Stolt as a touring band to support his solo album The Flower King, the band stayed together after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in rock music...
  
  
• Ben Granfelt Band
  Ben Granfelt Band
  Ben Granfelt Band is a Finnish progressive blues-rock band formed in 1993. Led by singer-guitarist Ben Granfelt, Ben Granfelt Band has released ten albums worldwide and toured clubs and festivals in Finland, United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Austria, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates...
  
  
• Dingo
  Dingo (band)
  Dingo is a Finnish rock band formed around 1982 which fused Finnish melancholy with catchy rock melodies, headed by singer Pertti Neumann...
  
  
• Liberator
  Liberator (band)
  Liberator is a ska band originating from Malmö, in the south of Sweden. They started in 1994 and released their most recent album in 2009. Currently they are signed to Burning Heart Records.-Albums:*This Is Liberator...
  
  
• Andromeda
  Andromeda (Swedish band)
  Andromeda are a progressive metal band from Sweden formed in 1999. They are currently signed to Massacre Records, Replica Records and Avalon/Marquee. The style emphasizes on strong keyboards and technical drumming. The band is also well known for the smooth vocals of David Fremberg.They have...
  
  
• Sofi Hellborg
• Torpedo
• Karmakanic
  Karmakanic
  Karmakanic are a progressive rock / metal group founded in Malmö, Sweden in 2002 by bassist and keyboardist Jonas Reingold. Their music is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts, sudden full stops, complex timing and metre changes, abstract lyrics, and long periods of instrumentation...
  
  
• Sofia Loell
• Opus Atlantica
  Opus Atlantica
  Opus Atlantica is a Swedish power metal band. It is a project of Pete Sandberg a prominent Swedish singer, who has participated in creation of at least 20 full-length albums. Additionally, Jonas Reingold, a notable Swedish bassist who has also been involved with such bands as Time Requiem and The...
  
  

In September 2011, Turisas

Turisas

Turisas is a Finnish folk metal band from Hämeenlinna. It was founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish God of war....

hired Robert for the Heidenfest European 2011 Tour (September-October) and the following Turisas headline Tour 2011 (October-November).