I have been playing actively in several rock and experimental bands since 1987. My main instruments are (electric and acoustic) guitar and vocals, and sometimes percussion, keyboards and baglama. I write music and lyrics (in Finnish and in English) and produce most of the stuff with my band mates. My bands are collective organic projects with no commercial aspiration, therefore the slow process of the music coming out to reach a listener may seem like an eternity to a contemporary observer. But I take band music seriously: we make earthly (soulful) music to keep a fire alive and to make the wind blow and the water flow. When you really get into it, music can be live magic with power to transcend.
Current bands:
Kulkijat
Started in 2023, Kulkijat was formed in Sammatti, Finland.
Kuupulu
Kuupulu is an experiment of music and words, started in 2018. Members are Tuulia Kasonen (words and voice), Roope Laasonen (bass), Meri Hietala (violin, percussion, voice) and Kalle Kuisma (guitar, baglama, effects and voice).
Klava
Klava was founded in the autumn of 2004 and released its debut album Polku in 2019. Our music is progressive, rootsy, poppy, folky, shamanistic, poetic, frail, visual, dynamic, free, deep rock music with Finnish lyrics.
The current line up (Klava Mk V) include original members myself (guitar and vocals) and Henri Tuomi (drums) with Tomi Lassi (cello), Pekko Sams (bass), Ringa Koskinen (jew’s harp, singing, long flute), Susanna Salama (saxophone), Ayhan Akgez (flute) and Jarno Koivunen (violin).
Relayer
Relayer is
a band of friends and a personal journey which first came together in
1993 to play honest semi-acoustic, organic progressive rock with epic
lyrics and many-colored compositions. Relayer disbanded at the turn of
the Millenium and came together
again in 2014 to play one gig, but haven’t been active since. Relayer
released some demo cassettes back in the 1990’s but we have not made an
album yet, although there is enough material for three independent
albums.
Relayer Comeback 2014 at Rock’n Vantaa:
Pink Projector
And there is also Pink Projector, our humble Pink Floyd cover band which may get together occasionally to return to the depths of the music of the band that we love. Our first performances were in 1998 and our latest in 2007.
Pink Projector performing at RuisRock in 2007:
