In the Summer of 1974
Michael Söderlund is a left-handed amateur-musician born 1957 in Närpiö/Närpes, Finland. I grew up in the 60' in the smallest town of Finland, Kaskinen/Kaskö.
I'm "The Big Brother", with three younger brothers and one sister - all played instruments like drums, guitar, bass, keyboard, saxophone.I started to play and sing in a band in the early 70'. We did a lot of jazz, r & r, r & b, c & w, b & w, soul and gospel.
Since the early 80', when I graduated from an University School of Economics in Åbo/Turku in Finland, I've been working with economical matters, most of the time as financial manager. I tried in 1981 to get back into music-business and studied 6 months at Oulunkylän Jazz ja Pop Opisto in Helsinki. "Unfortunately" I was absorbed in my ordinary job, I had very little spare time for music. My piano-teacher at "Jazz Opisto" was Vladimir Shafranov.
I still play the piano and the guitar. I sing whenever I'm asked - member of > Grankulla /Kauniainen Chambre Choir
I have three children and they all like to sing and play instruments. When I met my wife some 25 years ago she played the trombone in a Big Band. After a long break she started to play again a couple of years ago and joined a Brass Band.
Take a look at my two VIDEOCLIPS on this site!> Mike Boogie is a small piece I did in a concert in front of a crowd invited to my birthday-party in May 2007! > J L Lewis Style Piano (also on Youtube) is sort of a boogie woogie improvisation - my son did the recording with a pocket camera over my shoulder in 2004.
The reasons why this site has been established are at least two:
(1) During recovering-process from serious disease. I put a band together in February/07 - my dream was to do a concert in May to celebrate my 50th birthday. The dream was fulfilled! I rediscovered the power of music.
(2) New songs and music will, hopefully, be released in 2008.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL! > youtube.com/michaelsoderlund
Michael's (music-)EVENTS 2008
* October 18 - Church Service, Mike singing and playing the piano, Fredriksg.61, Helsinki
* September - October; At least two rehersals every week: Chambre Choir and Jazzgroup "BAT"
* July 14 -> Aug 15, Back in Africa
* July 5, Wedding, Stockholm, Sweden
* June 14 2008; Jamsession (private) Espoo, Finland
* Apr 27 2008, 6:00 PM - > KAUNIANINEN CHAMBRE CHOIR - at Nya Paviljongen, Kauniainen/Grankulla (Michael on the grand piano)