Janne Halmkrona (born 29 April 1968) is a Finnish musician. He is best known for playing in CMX, a band he joined in 1990, replacing Kimmo Suomalainen. He has also released two albums with

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. Halmkrona also worked as an A&R manager for Sony BMG Finland. Halmkrona holds a master's degree in

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. His playing has been influenced by bands such as the

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. In addition to his guitar playing, he has also done radio work for Radio Helsinki, hosting a weekly show "Sabotaasi" and "Heviurpot", where he and Lasse Kurki played 1980s

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classics. Halmkrona has co-produced two CMX albums, '' Veljeskunta'' (1991) and '' Aion'' (2003), as well as ''

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. He has also worked as executive producer for pop singer/pianist Elviira.

Discography

With CMX

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CMX discography The discography of CMX starts in 1985 and continues to this day. During this time, the band has released fifteen studio albums, two box set compilations, 20 top ten singles on the Finnish charts (seven of which have topped the charts), four EPs, ...

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With Sapattivuosi

*''Sapattivuosi'' (2003) *''Vol. 2'' (2005)finnishcharts.com – Discography Sapattivuosi
*''Ihmisen merkki'' (2009)

With Aki Tykki & Kanuunaorkesteri

*''Totuuden tiellä'' (2020)

References

External links

CMX
official site
Sapattivuosi
official site *
Janne Halmkrona in 375 humanists – 7 June 2015. Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki
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