Martin Rane Bauck (b. 1988, Oslo) studied composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music, the Paris Conservatory (CNSMDP), and the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. His works can be placed in both time and space and he has worked with a multitude of collaborative partners. In addition to his work as a composer, Bauck has been active in the music festival Ung Nordisk Musikk (UNM). He was also instrumental in starting the contemporary music ensemble Aksiom in 2010 and in 2016 helped establish the Oslo-based concert series Periferien. In 2005 he was the Norwegian national champion in fraction mathematics.