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Anssi Vaxby

I'm so good that I don't have to brag!

About Me

I'm a bass player and producer from Finland. I've been lucky enough to play on many decent records over the years, but most important for me nowadays are my 'own' bands: Icons of Elegance where I also sing and write ( and play the piano solo you can hear..), Scandinavian Music Group and my best friend Harri's new rock and roll band called Orleansin Koirat (The Dogs of Orleans). On the production side you could mention Jippu's 'Salaisuuksia joita yksinaiset huutaa unissaan' which won a Finnish Grammy for debut album of the year. Also check out Marko Sillanpaa with whom we made a great americana record.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/18/2007
Band Website: iconsofelegance.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Marko Sillanpää record in the making

yes, there is going to be a new Marko Sillanpää record. We are going to the studio with a nice line-up; me, marko, my brother henri and antti lehtinen from scandinavian music group on the drums. yee-h...
Posted by Anssi Vaxby on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:49:00 PST

Hello from Manchester

..or actually we live on the Salford side. This is a nice city, about the same size as Helsinki. It has been a sunny February, wich is quite unusuall.I´ve done a couple of gigs over here. One with Jon...
Posted by Anssi Vaxby on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:45:00 PST

no 6. on the album chart!

scandinavian music group has released a new album and it climbed to number 6. on the finnish album chart. what about that?!
Posted by Anssi Vaxby on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:28:00 PST

On tour with Ben Granfelt

I´m gonna be touring with Ben Granfelt, guitar hero by the grace of God, this summer in Germany and Finland. Only gig in Helsinki is at Boot Hill on 13.7.
Posted by Anssi Vaxby on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:23:00 PST

New releases

Scandinavian Music Group is releasing a single in June and a new album 3.10.And Icons of Elegance will propably come out with a smashing single sometime in the autumn.You can also hear my playing on t...
Posted by Anssi Vaxby on Fri, 04 May 2007 01:25:00 PST

Icons of Elegance on iTunes

You can now at last download the latest Icons of Elegance album on iTunes!
Posted by Anssi Vaxby on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:30:00 PST

With the Coup in Zurich

I did two gigs with the Coup (check out their latest album "pick a bigger weapon" on Epitah). One in Helsinki at the funky elephant festival and the other in Zurich, Switzerland in a place called rote...
Posted by Anssi Vaxby on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:07:00 PST

Mika Sellens mini-tour in March went well

I did a few gigs with Mika Sellens to launch her new EP and record label. Her stuff is brilliant. Soothing folky stuff, a bit like a female Nick Drake, I guess - very British, but with a hint of count...
Posted by Anssi Vaxby on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:13:00 PST

sitting in with the Coup

I´m going to play with The Coup, a funky hiphop act from Oakland, California, this friday at the funky elephant festival at tavastiaklubi. their regular bassplayer missed the plane..I was offered to d...
Posted by Anssi Vaxby on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:53:00 PST