Toni Jokinen bio:
I'm an 29-years old musician/player. I play guitar for my living. I play also some other instruments and i compose songs and i'm singing too. I play many different styles of music. I have studied also music. I play progressive rock and I have this band project which is called "RiveryMan", which is progressive rock band. I'm playing also finnish dance music. I play guitar in finnish dance band which is a trio. I'm playing guitar also in finnish classical power metal band too. I have studied pop/jazz & classical music and pop/jazz theory. I have also played classical guitar music and mostly these days i'm playing more progressive rock with elements from the fusion rock/jazz, A.O.R rock and also elements from the classical & gospel music and finnish dance music.
Influences:
There are lot of bands &; guitarists which have been influences. Many progressive rock bands: Yes, Rush, Dream Theater, John Wetton, Asia, UK, Steve Hackett, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Neal Morse, Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, Toto, Pendragon, IQ, Arena, Flower Kings, Roine Stolt, Fish, Marillion, King Crimson, Mike Oldfield, Pekka Pohjola, Ageness, Kingston Wall, Jean Sibelius, Bach, Debussy.. etc. When i was younger i listened lot of guitarists like: Vinnie Moore, Yngwie Malmsteen, Gary Moore, Eddie VanHalen, George Lynch, Tony MacAlpine, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Trevor Rabin, Neal Schon, Steve Lukather, Steve Howe, Greg Howe, Frank Gambale, Allan Holdsworth, Al Di Meola, Shawn Lane, Steve Morse, Ropert Fripp also some finnish guitarists/composers: Tuppu Orrenmaa, Petri Palmen, Markku Kanerva, Seppo Tyni, Petri "Howde" Hautamäki, etc,.. nowdays i try to mix the styles i practiced when i was younger and i'm mixing there also my own things too, i'm listening and practising also new things.
Band:
Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards, Bass: Tony
Drums: Pikkis (www.undoredo.net)
Riveryman band contact:
Toni Jokinen
Raastuvankatu 17 A 19
65100 VAASA
FINLAND
Phone: +358505937858
Videos:
Gage Of Our Lives (video clip)
Tony Riveryman
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There In The Summer
Tony Riveryman
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Orphan Man by Tony Riveryman
Orphan man by Tony Riveryman
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Clean guitar Jam
Clean Guitar Jam by Tony Riveryman
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