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Margareta Hallin established her presence in Swedish opera as a coloratura soprano before expanding into electronic music composition and sound design at Stockholm's Fylkingen experimental arts center. Her collaborations with composer Karl-Birger Blomdahl helped shape Sweden's avant-garde music movement in the mid-twentieth century. Through Residu Official, she documents her transition from classical vocalist to electronic music pioneer. Her work spans three distinct musical domains: traditional operatic performance, concrete music composition, and experimental electronic soundscapes. The fusion of these disciplines characterizes her major works, which emerged from Sweden's contemporary classical scene. Her compositions demonstrate the technical possibilities of combining trained vocal techniques with electronic manipulation. Hallin's artistic practice extends into multisensory exploration, particularly in the realm of perfumery and olfactory art. She examines fragrance as both a cultural artifact and mode of artistic expression through her platform and brand partnerships. Her archives and current projects are accessible through Residu Official, where she contextualizes her contributions to Swedish experimental music.