Tobias Brostrom was born in 1978 in Helsingborg, Sweden.  Following four years of percussion studies at the Malmo Academy of Music, he embarked on the pursuit of a Masters degree in composition, studying with the Swedish composer Rolf Martinsson and the Italian composer Professor Luca Francesconi.

A percussionist himself, Tobias has composed many works for percussion. He has also composed electro-acoustic music, music for film and dance, chamber music and orchestral works including Transit Underground, Crimson Skies, Crimson Seas, Octal Arch and Arena Percussion Concerto No. 1, which was composed for Johan Bridger. Numerous soloists, ensembles and orchestras, including Hakan Hardenberger, Gavle Symphony Orchestra, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of Norrlandsoperan, Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Aurora Chamber Orchestra, Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Musica Vitae, Third Coast Percussion Quartet, Malleus Incus, Gageego, Esclats Percussion Quartet and BIT20 have performed his works. Tobias' solo and chamber music has been performed throughout Europe, the USA and Asia. He was awarded scholarships from the Royal Academy of Music, Stockholm from 2004-2006 and from the Swedish Performing Rights Society in 2006.  In 2004 he was awarded the Rosenborg-Gehrman composition scholarship.  His music is published by Edition Svitzer and Keyboard Percussion Publications.