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Don't forget to join our street team today!Lodger is a product of cigarette industry and does not really exist. Music has been composed by Nickelback and the biggest advertising agencies in the UK have been hired to create the viral buzz along the animations that can be seen on the bands website. Do avoid this scam
-story about Lodger in a brazilian webzine in 2004
Well, Lodger was formed in the latter part of 2002 around singer/songwriter Teemu Meriläs music. He wanted to record a three song demo (including Doorsteps) basically for his own amusement and Jyri Riikonen, one of the most wanted young producers in Finland, who was hired to produce and record the demo, spotted the unique talent and well rest is history. Sort of.
Only weeks after Hannes Häyhä the bands lyricist and one of Europes most controversial movie animators joined forces to play bass, Antti Laari took over the drums and London-based Richard Anderson picked up guitar Lodger was born.
Being very productive as Teemu can be, already during summer 2003 band felt ready to record their self-financed debut album Hi-Fi High Lights Down Low. Recording took place on a deserted island outside of Helsinki quite obviously, lots of beer was consumed the productive spirit was kept high all month combining a break from daily routines and their love for music started showing off.
Soon after the end of the recording sessions a video of Doorsteps was produced under Hannes discreet direction. The video won Finlands biggest music video contest was also invited to be viewed at BAF awards in the UK where it gained the best flash animation title.
In the beginning of 2004 Richard returned to London and was replaced by a talented guitarist Panu Riikonen who apparently is an old friend of the guys from their school days.
In March Hi-fiwas distributed as a promo to key media in Finland to get official feedback Not surprisingly the reactions from critics both in press and radio were flattering.
Hannes directed a new animated video I Love
Death which got included in various international film festivals and caused an explosion at the bands website only within a period of 3 months the site attracted over 2 million unique visitors around the world. Sex, drugs and violence seem to be what punters need these days. at least in an animation.
The official release of the debut album is now set at September 2005 in various countries thru Capitol Music, first single I Love Death will be released in July.
