New YouTube video!

 Susanna Leppänen & Vallitseva Tilanne 2.0 released new video called Kissa (Cat), this is is the first single release from upcoming album, I hope you enjoy!

https://youtu.be/w8SFPssG54w?si=R1neLF9tfUO0tQcu

Dean Town cover video!

 Yo! Here's my version of Vulfpeck tune Dean Town, original bass played by amazing Joe Dart!

https://youtu.be/_rF7fr9eX20

Livestream concert 7p.m. with Ville Ojanen Band

 Hi! One and only concert this spring is Ville Ojanen bands stream from Saarijärvi high school! Here's the link; https://youtu.be/bqTGhq7lDGs

New Live Video From Juha Kujanpää Ensemble

Greetings! A hip live video from Juha Kujanpää Ensemble, recorded last year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJExs9k2ADg 

Ville Ojanen’s ”V”

 New album release; Ville Ojanen’s fifth solo album called ”V” is out! I had the honour of playing the bass parts. Here’s the link; https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sHT5W0EH3X4&feature=share

New Dancepiece!

Field Sorrel combines poetry, improvised music and contemporary dance. Idea for this piece originates from Panu Varstalas poem Blackbird (read by Richard Stanley). Panu Varstala, Elina Wuetrich and myself made our first dance piece called Roiske in year 2000, after 20 years we come back together, in a way, in this piece. I sincerely hope you enjoy.

https://youtu.be/B58HewtHkbw

Vapour Trails by Pekka Pohjola bass cover

I had a chance to borrow Pekka Pohjolas bass for making a video of transcription of his bassline, amazing instrument! I do hope you enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a9KkLyBZ8I

A new song from Django Collective Helsinki

Hi! Bubbling Under is a song composed for Django Collective Helsinki by Aki plus he made the video editing. I hope you enjoy!

https://youtu.be/Q7gmGkzVhEg

Django Collective Helsinki was on Yle Radio 1 live broadcast chatting and playing! Listen to the stream --> https://areena.yle.fi/1-50464026

I've been trying to get hang of multiple ways of teaching in current corona situation, and one thing is how to make video using original recording and add my own bass playing on top of it. This is my first attempt, Lee Ritenours Rio Funk with Marcus Miller on bass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOkb6IqYfv8

Amazing Saima Hyökki released her debut album today. Other musicians are Timo Alakotila and Jussi Kontinen, sound engineer is Ilkka Herkman.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6LAg0zwI2K5F8R03yqq806?si=IJ0qapeoTeW0IEWELj7IpA

Django Collective Helsinki album "Do Standarts" is out!

Django Collective Helsinki released album this thursday, here’s Helsingin Sanomat story about the gig;

Kaksisormisen kitaristin vallaton tyyli antoi kvintetille kyytiä
https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000006438068.html

Django Collective Helsinki publishing debut album in March!

https://youtu.be/a64Imymcpk0

My composition "Stomping' @ Kaisa's played by Django Collective Helsinki @ Tuusula, Finland from last summer;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZzj9VOEQKk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0WpiToO6iID46JvQvI-LY1XFGof9ED9H8mrps_pZzHWof-qU4ZQGjiwU4

Improvised dance piece, two comtemporary dancers and myself on double bass. Please visit the YouTube channel : https://youtu.be/V_2ZVI_YsR4

Solo Double Bass Album out! Composed by Olli Varis and me, produced by Atona1 Desings, published by Minim! https://harmony.sourceaudio.com/#!explorer?b=5170439

Teija Niku Kvartetti (Quartet) starts a small tour in Finland today from Jyväskylä! Here's a clip from last summer, a Finnish trad piece called "Hummani Hei".
https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=27t2rfLbD40&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dtt4NDruPF24%26feature%3Dshare

Free Impro Solo Double Bass Concert now available at YouTube
https://youtu.be/x-OvZqtAvG0

Finnish National broadcasting Company YLE made short radio news about Hot  Box art performance
https://areena.yle.fi/1-4514918?autoplay=true&utm_source=facebook-share&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=areena-web-share

Hi!

Solobass concert tomorrow at six, hope to see you there;

http://www.thb.fi