Maratone is amusic production company, and started by two music producers and songwriters,Max Martin and Tom Talomaa. Based inStockholm,Sweden, it was started in January 2001 after the closing ofCheiron Studios.[1] Maratone moved in atCosmos Studios after the production team Kai Erixon andKent (Gillström) Isaacs decided to split up after working together for 10 years on numerous productions. Isaacs bought the oldAbbey Road/EMI Studios that is nowCosmos Studios. Cosmos Studios is closely affiliated withCosmos Music Group.
The first songs to be written and produced at Maratone were four tracks forBritney Spears' third album,Britney. The Maratone production crew now consists of producers/songwriters Max Martin,Rami Yacoub andArnthor Birgisson.Alexandra Talomaa left, and is now running her own studio/production company named "Maridox Songs".[citation needed]
WithKelly Clarkson's hits "Since U Been Gone" and "Behind These Hazel Eyes", which were produced at Maratone, Max Martin had reinvented himself together withDr Luke (Lukasz Gottwald) by using a completely different sound than the "Cheiron sound" he was famous for. He has continued to use the newrock sounds on hits forTaylor Swift,Pink,Katy Perry,a-ha and many more.
Martin eventually evolved from Maratone Studios to found and operate his own globally successful production companies, such asMXM andWolf Cousins[2][3] and has gathered numerous working affiliates, making themselves a songwriting and production collective under the label. These people areRami Yacoub,Shellback,Rickard Goransson,Johan Carlsson,Peter Carlsson,Ilya Salmanzadeh,Ali Payami,Oscar Holter andOzGo. This also did includeDr. Luke for a short while until 2014. Songs recorded at MXM Studios include "Stone Cold" byDemi Lovato, "Birthday" and "Roar" byKaty Perry, "Scream" byUsher, and "Let There Be Love" byChristina Aguilera. In 2013, the production entity Wolf Cousins was created in Stockholm, with songs such as "Cool for the Summer" and "Confident" by Demi Lovato, "First Love" byJennifer Lopez, and "Problem" byAriana Grande being produced in the Wolf Cousins Studios.[4][5][6]
