He has performed and collaborated with artists including Tonbruket, Rebecka Thörnqvist, Ane Brun, Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, Nils Petter Molvaer, Sly & Robbie, Loney Dear, Graveyard, Susanne Sundføer, Anna Ternheim, Freddie Wadling, Ebbot Lundberg, Edda Magnason, Christian Kjellvander, and Goran Kajfes.

As a composer, he writes instrumental music for the progressive jazz group Tonbruket and Johan Lindström Septett and other recording artists, including Rebecka Törnqvist (Home Secretary album) and Ane Brun (outro of the song "Last Breath").

They formed the band Tonbruket in 2009 along with piano player Martin Hederos and drummer Andreas Weerlin.

In 2017 he formed Johan Lindström Septett with Per "Texas" Johansson, Jonas Kullhammar, Konrad Agnas, Torbjörn Zetterberg, Mats Äleklint and Jesper Nordenström.

The music is inspired by Kurt Weill, Raymond Scott, Jan Johansson, Shostakovich, Perez Perado and was scheduled to be recorded in April 2021.