EDUCATION

SIBELIUS - ACADEMY, Helsinki, Finland

  • Global Music Master’s Degree- programme since 2010

    folk-harp and singing, composition studies with Eero Hämeenniemi

  • Master of Music, spring 2006, Department of Music Education 1999-2006
    main instrument C - degree with piano, second instrument harp, third instrument voice

Composition studies with Eero Hämeeniemi 2008-2013 and Conservatorio Nacional de Estado de México, 2003 -04, Toluca

Conservatorio Nacional de Música, Mexico City, 2005-2007

  • Composition and orchestral conduction studies

Particular studies of the Paraguayan harp, teacher Maestro Celso Duarte, and the Mexican jarocha-harp

University of Helsinki

  • Dept. of Political Science, Philosophy, Esthetics, Literature since 1998-1999 and 2006-2011

Game Music

Merge Mansion (Metacore 2021 -)

Merge Mansion Hopeberry Bay (to be released in May 2023)

Merge Mansion Winter Warmers (2022)

Merge Mansion Haunted Hallways (2022)

Merge Mansion OST (2021)

Friends & Dragons OST (Playsome 2022)

Clash of Clans (Supercell) Scenery music 2022 -

Shadow Scenery

9th Anniversary Scenery

Epic Jungle Scenery

Tiger Mountain Scenery

Magic Theater Scenery

Dark Ages Scenery

Painter Scenery

Merge Gardens OST (Futureplay 2020)

Angry Birds OST (Rovio 2011-2019)

Angry Birds Match OST (Rovio 2018)

Angry Birds Blast OST (Rovio 2017)

Angry Birds Holiday OST (Rovio 2016)

Angry Birds 2 Theme Song (Rovio 2015)

Angry Birds Space OST (Rovio 2012)

Angry Birds Seasons OST (Rovio 2011-2017)

Fruit Nibblers OST (Rovio 2015)

Tiny Thief Bewitched OST (Rovio 2013)

Tiny Thief OST (Rovio 2013)

Film Music

  • Angry Birds Movie (2016), the Mighty Eagle Song, the Mighty Red Song

  • Brawlidays Seasons Greetings Animation, Supercell Brawlstars (2018)

  • Santamental Me, Musical Short, Rovio Entertainment (2014)

  • Ode to Snow, Musical Short, Rovio Entertainment (2013)

  • The Snow Song, Seasons Trailer, Rovio Entertainment (2017)

  • Trailers & teasers for Rovio productions 2011-2018

  • Angry Birds Toons, several episodes between 2011-2018

  • Forssa Silent Film Festival Aug 2016, live music for Der Golem (1915) w. Milla Viljamaa, ensemble leader, composer, harpist

  • Forssa Silent Film Festival Aug 2015, live music for D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation,
    5 musicians ensemble leader, composer, harpist

  • Archipelago Science Fiction (2012), a short film by Tellervo and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen

  • Hannu ja Kerttu (2011), Puppet theatre Hevosenkenkä

  • Saapasjalkakissa (2010), Puppet theatre Hevosenkenkä

  • Sirius Express (2010), an animation by Mariko Härkönen ja Ismo Virtanen

  • Musica Nova Festival 2009, Kiasma, Out of the Cradle endlessly rocking (2009) Music for excerpt of
    Tuulia Susiaho’s short movie

  • Kombo Production Company 2007-2011: Music for commercials, trailers & mobile games

Theatre Music

  • Hannu ja Kerttu (2011), Puppet theatre Hevosenkenkä

  • Saapasjalkakissa (2010), Puppet theatre Hevosenkenkä

  • Sirius Express (2010), an animation by Mariko Härkönen ja Ismo Virtanen

Awards

Nyx Game Awards 2023 - Grand Winner for the Best Mobile Music for Merge Mansion,

Nyx Game Awards 2023 - Gold Winner for the Best Original Game Soundtrack for Friends & Dragons

Radio Scala UKTop 5 Game Soundtracks of 2022 for Merge Mansion

Game Audio Awards 2023 – Nominated for Friends & Dragons

Game Audio Awards 2016 Winner – Best Game Soundtrack for The Fruit Nibblers

Latest grants

  • 2022: TaiKe, 12 000€ artist working grant

  • 2020: Kone Foundation, Home residence - program, 7200 €, for making new music for the electric harp, effects pedals & voice

  • 2020: Samuel Huber Foundation, 2500 € Dayjob – collective's project “Idols 2020”

  • 2019: Wihuri Foundation, 9000 € Dayjob – collective's project “Idols 2020”

  • 2018: Wihuri Foundation, 12 000 € artist working grant, combining music, sound & performance art

  • 2018: TaiKe, 3000 € for Ahjo Ensembles commission

  • 2017: TaiKe, 6000 € for the artistic work of the collective Dayjob, which combines music and performance art,

  • 2013: MES, 800 € for producing Löytölapset Homo Ludens – album