Bands
I play the drums regularly in:
| Vilhelm and Jay: | A band with only two dudes. Plays anything from any style...of course in a very extraordinary way. I play the drums and keys in this one. Vilhelm and Jay was in Talent Finland 2007! |
| Break: | Top40 band (drs, bass, gtr, keys/gtr, 3 voc) Break also plays as a trio or quartet, sometimes with featuring guests. Can be booked also as a house band for a live karaoke show (we play, anybody can sing). The list contains at least 150 songs, mainly pop/rock. |
| Grandevils: | A heavy/rock band playing only own songs. Features Lordi on the first EP. On a break. |
I also like to play sessions which usually have something to do with
some of these genres:
soul / funk / pop / r 'n b / hip hop / rock / heavy / blues / jazz / fusion / latin / prog.
I'm a big fan of trying to play many styles of music.
My parents put me into a music
play school when I was 3 years old. I started playing the piano
when I was 7 and the drums at the age of 13. Then I got into
latin music and congas, timbales and bongos. I also practiced
timpani and marimba in a music institute (classical percussion)
but haven't been playing those for years.
I picked up guitar but practicing faded after few years. I like
trying out new instruments. It, I feel, gives
me a better understanding of music.
Looking for a drummer / percussionist / pianist for your session or project? Drop me a mail.
Drum gear
Endorsement: DW drums
Main setup: DW drums FinishPly White Marine X-Shells 22" BD, 10", 12", 14", 16" toms
DW Collector's brass 14" x 5"
Cymbals:
Zildjian A-Custom 8" Splash
Zildjian A-Custom 10" Splash
Zildjian ZHT 10" Hi-Hat (piled up with two zildjian splashes)
Zildjian A Quick Beat 14" Hi-Hat
Zildjian K-Custom 17" Dark Crash
Zildjian A-Custom 17" Fast Crash
Zildjian A-Custom 20" Ride
Other stuff:
DW 5000 double pedal,
3 cow bells, a tambourine,
LP Cajiente congas
Sticks:
Vic Firth Dave Weckl Signature Evolution
Vic Firth Dave Weckl Signature
Vic Firth 7A American Hickory
Heads:
Snare: Evans G1 or Remo Coated Ambassador
Toms: Remo Clear Emperor, bottom: Remo Clear Diplomat
Bass Drum: Evans Genera EQ-1
Other gear
Sennheiser HD25-1 phones
Microphones:
Sennheiser E905
3 x Sennheiser E904
Rode NT5 matched pair
Shure Beta 52A
Keys:
Nord Stage 76
Roland FP-2
Music I like listening to
Sting, Toto, D'Sound, Santana, Lenni-Kalle Taipale Trio, Michel Camilo, Michel Petrucciani, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Incognito, Dream Theater, Paolo Mendonca, Liquid Tension, Steve Vai, Tribe of Gypsies, Liquid Soul, Super Groove, Alicia Keys, Drori-Hansen Furniture, Spyro Gyra, Dave Weckl Band, The Brand New Heavies, Kingston Wall, Fourplay, Lee Ritenour, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tower of Power, dc Talk, Urban Knights, Ultra Bra, Heikki Silvennoinen, Chick Corea, Trio Töykeät, Groove Convention, Dave Matthews Band, Lisa Nilsson, Irina, Carola (ruotsalainen), Shakira, Jamiroquai, Robbie Williams, Rachael Lampa, JoJo, Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5, Robben Ford, Destiny's Child, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Average White Band, Black Eyed Peas, Buddy Rich, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Bon Jovi, Jamie Cullum, Norah Jones, Joss Stone, Lucie Silvas, Nils Landgren Funk Unit, Oscar Peterson, Paquito D'Rivera, Earth Wind &; Fire, The Jacksons, TikTak, U2, Soulive, James Brown, Quincy Jones, Oskar Cartaya, No Doubt, Duke Ellington, Diana Krall, Flower Kings, Michael Jackson, Bleak, Whitney Houston, Katharine McPhee, Paris Bennett...