Martinus Layardo, known professionally as Tintin, is a pianist, songwriter and producer. Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, he grew up in non-musical family and started playing classical piano at the age of 2. He found his passion in music several years later, with his musical influences coming from Disney, and pop music.
In 2011, he went to Sydney Conservatorium of Music to study composition, and moved to the US, 2 years later to continue his songwriting study in Berklee College of Music. He started his career as songwriter/producer and released his first song “A December Stroll” with Sam Fischer, and “너를 그리며” with Chaerin Jonah Park (박채린). He also co-wrote “Don’t Let Me Go” with ABRAM AL.
In 2020, he continued his journey with various Indonesian artists five months after his return to the country. He has written songs for some Indonesian artists such as Agatha Chelsea, Barsena Bestandhi, Deanda Puteri, Gabriel Prince, Lala Karmela, Mahalini, Melisa Hart, Nadiya Rawil, Novia Bachmid, Olivia Pardede, Rossa, Zara Leola & Anneth Delliecia
The most popular song by Tintin (ML)'s is A December Stroll
Tintin (ML)'s first song A December Stroll released on Sat Dec 13 2014.