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Oulu Music Video Festival
Oulu Music Video Festival was founded in 1994 by students of the Oulu School of Arts and Crafts. The festival's back bone is the Finnish Music Video Contest. The best Finnish music video is awarded with The Golden Pumpeli Award and the most promising young director is awarded with the Teen Pumpeli Award. The best Post-Production and cinematography received their own category in 2015 and have been awarded the Lens Pumpeli Award and the Post Pumpeli Award ever since. The Finnish Music Foundation (MES) gives out an annual award at the festival to a person who has furthered the art of music videos. Music videos are screened at the Cultural Centre Valve. The world famous Air Guitar World Championships were first held in 1996 as part of the Oulu Music Video Festival. Awarded 2020 * The Golden Pumpeli Award: Pariisin Kevät - Onks se Rakkautta (Juho R.A. Lähdesmäki) * Teen Pumpeli Award: Kuopus - Sun kämppään katoon (Anniina Joensalo) * Lens Pumpeli Award: Artem - Värit (Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after: Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere and Vantaa, and the fourth largest urban area in the country after Helsinki, Tampere and Turku. Oulu's neighbouring municipalities are: Hailuoto, Ii, Kempele, Liminka, Lumijoki, Muhos, Pudasjärvi, Tyrnävä and Utajärvi. Due to its large population and geopolitically economic and cultural-historical location, Oulu has been called the "capital of Northern Finland". Oulu is also considered one of Europe's "living labs", where residents experiment with new technology (such as NFC tags and ubi-screens) on a community-wide scale. Despite only ranking in the top 2% universities, the University of Oulu is regionally known in the field of information technology. Oulu has also been very successful in recent urban ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Ronkainen
Mika Ronkainen (born 6 August 1970) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter from Oulu, Northern Finland. Ronkainen is the co-creator and director of successful crime drama '' All the Sins'' and he has also worked with documentary films and theatre. In June 2013 American magazine ''Variety'' selected Ronkainen as one of ten up-and-coming European directors to watch. Career Documentaries Ronkainen's international breakthrough film was '' Screaming Men (2003)'', a documentary film about a Finnish screaming male choir called Mieskuoro Huutajat, followed by '' Freetime Machos (2009)'', a documentary film about a rugby team which is allegedly the most northern and the third lousiest in the world. Screaming Men had its US premiere at Sundance Film Festival in 2004, and Freetime Machos at Tribeca Film Festival in 2010. Ronkainen's latest documentary film is a musical road movie called ''Finnish Blood Swedish Heart'', also known as ''Ingen riktig finne'' in Swedish, and ''Laulu ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haloo Helsinki!
Haloo Helsinki! ( en, Hello, Helsinki!) is a pop rock band from Finland, founded in 2006. They have released five studio albums, all of which have reached the top ten on the Finnish Albums Chart. From 2007 to 2012, the band were signed to EMI Finland and as their principal collaborators switched to a Sony sub-label, Ratas Music Group, the band followed suit. In 2013, Haloo Helsinki! became the first Finnish artist whose four consecutive singles (" Jos mun pokka pettää", " Huuda!", " Vapaus käteen jää", " Maailma on tehty meitä varten") have peaked at number one on the Chart of commercial Finnish radio stations. Founding of the band and the EMI years (2006–2011) Guitarist of the band, Leo Hakanen and Jere Marttila have known each other since they went to day care. They both grew up in the Suutarila neighbourhood in northern Helsinki. During the last years of comprehensive school they recruited drummer Jukka Soldan into their band, as they knew that he was the most skil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CMX (band)
CMX, originally Cloaca Maxima, is a Finnish rock band. They originally played hardcore punk, but soon expanded to play a wide variety of rock formats, including progressive rock, heavy metal, and mainstream rock 'n' roll. Throughout their career, they have been influenced by progressive rock bands such as Rush, Yes, Tool and King Crimson. The progressive influence is most evident on their albums ''Dinosaurus Stereophonicus'' (2000) and ''Talvikuningas'' (2007). CMX have gradually gained large-scale mainstream following in Finland. They are especially known for the poetic lyrics of A. W. Yrjänä that often contain references to mythology and religion. Finnish rock magazines, particularly ''Rumba'', have named them Best Band of the Year multiple times, and even Best Band of All Time on one occasion. History Early years 1985-1990 CMX was founded on Good Friday 1985 in Tornio, Finland by A. W. Yrjänä (18 at the time) and Pekka Kanniainen. The band's original name, Cloaca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SMC Lähiörotat
SMC Lähiörotat is a group of Finnish rap artists with their songs focusing in the underground life of Helsinki. Their debut album ' was released on June 15, 2011. It peaked at #2 on the Finnish Album Chart. SMC is known for their humorous skateboarding-themed songs and music videos and their extensive and innovative use of Helsinki slang . Their lyrics are often satirical portraits of skateboarding culture, petty criminal lifestyle and vandalism. History 2009–2011 The group became known from the YouTube video "SMC Hoodrats". It was filmed for a movie called ''Skatemaniacs'', but also uploaded on YouTube in 2009. On the video, artists rap about good old times and hoods. It was directed by Pablo Films. The background music is originally from Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones (Part II)" instrumental version. The video got a lot of viewers in a short time and has been now watched over six million times. The song was named as "Northside nagetti" for the debut album ''Raffii Suomi-flà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirel Wagner
Mirel Wagner (born 3 December 1987), is a Finnish singer-songwriter. She was born in Ethiopia and raised in Espoo, Finland. Career Wagner has been writing songs since the age of 16. Her self-titled debut album was released in February 2011 by the Finnish indie label Kioski. It was later released in United Kingdom and Europe by Bone Voyage Recordings and in North America by Friendly Fire Recordings. In August 2012 Time Magazine listed Wagner as one of the ″11 Great Bands You Don't Know (But Should)″. Although her debut album was not a big success, it caused a lot of attention and in February 2014 Wagner was signed by the American record label Sub Pop. Wagner's second album '' When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day'' was released in August 2014. The album peaked number one at the Finnish Album Chart. It was a nominee for the 2014 Nordic Music Prize which is an annual award for the Best Nordic Album Of The Year. She won the prize. On 21 April 2015, Wagner performed on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von Hertzen Brothers
Von Hertzen Brothers is a Finnish rock group formed in 2000, by three brothers. Their music is a mix of classic rock and progressive elements, folk, punk and contemporary rock. Each of the brothers have a notable history in the Finnish rock scene, starting from the early 1990s. Guitar-vocalist Kie von Hertzen has played in Don Huonot [fi] (1992-2003). Singer-guitarist Mikko von Hertzen is an ex-member of Egotrippi [fi] (1994-1998) and Lemonator (1995-1998). Vocalist-bass guitarist Jonne von Hertzen won the National Rock Contest in 1998 with his band Cosmos Tango and later joined to play the bass in Jonna Tervomaa's band (1999-2005). From 2006 to 2016 the band had two other permanent members: Mikko Kaakkuriniemi on drums and Juha Kuoppala on keyboards. In 2017 the band returned to its 2006 lineup with Sami Kuoppamäki on drums. The current tour lineup also features the Swedish keyboard player Robert Engstrand. History The father of the brothers, Hasse von H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussi Lehtisalo
Jussi Lehtisalo (born 1972) is a Finnish bassist. In 1991, he founded Circle, a prolific band drawing influences from heavy metal and krautrock to develop a style of repetitive experimental rock. He also runs a record label, Ektro Records, releasing his own music alongside left field rock and metal releases by artists such as Faust and Acid Mothers Temple. Biography Circle Still the main project for Lehtisalo's musical endeavours, Circle have released 40 albums since 1994. Throughout the band's ever-shifting line-up, Lehtisalo has been the only constant presence, and de facto leader. The current core line-up of the band – Mika Rättö, Janne Westerlund, Tomi Leppänen and Lehtisalo – is the longest consistent incarnation of the group, and although their output has slowed down since the mid-2000s, Lehtisalo has shown no sign that he plans to wind the band up. Other projects Lehtisalo is involved in a large number of projects outside of Circle, most notably Pharaoh Overlord, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rättö Ja Lehtisalo
Rättö ja Lehtisalo is an experimental rock-music band, featuring two members of the Finnish group Circle, Jussi Lehtisalo and Mika Rättö (who also performs with Kuusumun Profeetta). Their output is clearly influenced by krautrock acts such as Cluster, Neu! and Harmonia. They have also recorded as a trio with Finnish rock performer Kauko Röyhkä. Discography Albums * Kopernikus hortoilee näkinkengässä ( Ektro Records, 2003) * Pari lepakkoa Transylvaniassa ( Ektro Records, 2004) * Ed Benttonin briljantti stabilismi tai taivaallinen kylpysaippua ( Ektro Records, 2006) * Röyhkä ja Rättö ja Lehtisalo: Hiekkarantaa ( Ektro Records, 2009) * UU mama ( Ektro Records, 2010) * Matematiikka ( Ektro Records, 2012) Singles/EPs * Valonnopeus (Sähkö Recordings Sähkö Recordings is a Finnish independent record label, based in Turku, Finland. Sähkö ("electricity" in Finnish) was founded by Tommi Grönlund in 1993. The label gained international acclaim by its minimalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misko Iho
Misko Iho (born Mikko Iho; May 9, 1975, in Helsinki) is a Finnish film director. In the mid 1990s, he was part of the computer demo group, Future Crew, and later worked designing computer game graphics in the United States. He also worked in organizing a number of music events, and later as a commercial and music video director - winning a number of Finnish and international awards. Life and work Misko Iho was born on May 9, 1975, as Mikko Iho in Helsinki, Finland. From 1992 to 1994, Misko was a part of a now-defunct computer demo group, Future Crew, as the graphic artist named "Pixel". Noteworthy demos by Future Crew include ''Unreal'' (released at Assembly 1992), ''Panic'' (released at The Party 1992), and ''Second Reality'' (released at Assembly 1993). Slashdot voted the Future Crew Demo Second Reality as one of the "Top 10 Hacks of All Time". During 1994, Misko spent a few months in the United States designing computer game graphics for the game Epic Pinball by Epic Mega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariska (rapper)
Mariska (born Anna Maria Rahikainen; 19 February 1979 in Helsinki) is a Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter. She writes her songs by herself, and the lyrics often deal with relationships, male chauvinism and politics. Biography Mariska began to play piano in Sibelius-Akatemia at the age of 7. She soon changed her style to punk and joined a punk-band called Oheisvasara. Mariska moved to London in 1998 to study Latin and old Greek in university.Maritta KuulaTukka ja järki samassa päässäElvis ry. (artist of the month) (in Finnish) Career as a rap artist She returned to Finland in 2002 and her first album ''Toisin sanoen'' was released the same year. Mariska's second album, ''Memento mori'' was released in 2004, and the third, ''Suden hetki'' followed in August 2005. The latter two were nominated for Emma Awards. Mariska and Pahat Sudet In 2010 Mariska switched genre teaming up with Jaakko Jakku, Klaus Suominen and Luis Herrero. The new formation was named Mariska & Pahat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Juurikkala
Ville Akseli Juurikkala (born 6 March 1980) is a Finnish photographer and music video director. He is best known as a "rock photographer", having had a long working relationship with bands such as HIM, Nightwish and Apocalyptica. Other notable figures Juurikkala has worked with include Mika Häkkinen, Andrea Bocelli and Ban Ki-moon. He has also illustrated several books. During his career, Ville Juurikkala has been awarded several times. He is also the first Finnish photographer to have his work featured at the prestigious Morrison Hotel Gallery. Early life Ville Akseli Juurikkala was born 6 March 1980 in Lohja, Finland. His mother is film director Kaija Juurikkala, while his father Matti Tukiainen worked for the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. Juurikkala also has a younger brother Oskari Juurikkala, who is a priest and a member of the Opus Dei movement. After his parents' divorce, Juurikkala moved to Vantaa with his mother and brother. At age ten, Juurikkala took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
