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Aki Päivärinne

About Me

Hi!I'm 25 years old saxphonist from finland. I've moved to London and started studies at the Goldsmith College Bmus Popular Music. I've played gig's and recorded with various bands in Finland And UK. At the moment you can spot me playing with Damn Seagulls, Ellis Island Sounds, Blue Casbah, Sam Beste, Andrew Long and Laura and the Bettinson's. I'm very interested about collaborating with different kinds of artists. I'm also playing every sunday in a house band of the up the creek comedy club!Take Care!Cheers!

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Member Since: 23/03/2007
Influences: There are so many...but to name few...WOODY GUTHRIE, JOHN COLTRANE, CANNONBALL ADDERLEY, MACEO PARKER, JUKKA PERKO, VINCENT HERRING, CHRIS POTTER, JAN GARBAREK, PEKKA PÖYRY, PEPA PÄIVINEN, DAVE HOLLAND, HERBIE HANCOCK, LOU DONALDSON, VESA-MATTI LOIRI, JOHNNY CASH, TAPANI RAUTAVAARA, REINO HELISMAA, TAMARA LUND, AIR, COLDPLAY,BOB DYLAN, KRAFTWERK, DJANGO REINHARDT, GORAN BREKOVIC, KEITH JARRETT, THE AGROLITES, THE SLACKERS, DAMN SEAGULLS, THE CLASH, THE SMITHS, CURTIS MAYFIELD, JAMES BROWN, MARVIN GAYE, OTIS REDDING, KING CURTIS, VELVET UNDERGROUND, AIR, TEMPTATIONS, SUPREMES, SMOKEY ROBINSON, BEATLES, ROLLING STONES, HOWLIN' WOLF, J.KARJALAINEN, NIEMINEN & LITMANEN, DAPTONES, SHARON JONES, AMOS LEON THOMAS, THE HEPTONES, SKATALITES, ELVIS COSTELLO, INTERPOL, BLOCK PARTY, THE ETIOPIANS, THE MISSIONARIES, MONEY BROTHER
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Do musicians still need record companies?

The aim of this essay is to discuss whether musicians of today still depend on services provided by record companies. The question as such is wide and could be studied from various perspectives depend...
Posted by on Thu, 15 May 2008 03:35:00 GMT