Tero Pennanen
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Tero Pennanen is an artist, composer, arranger and producer, living in the Helsinki area. He began studying piano and organ at the age of seven. When he was two, he saw a huge array of instruments, like the B-3, the L100 and the C-3, along with Leslie speakers in the living room. He was entranced by all this, and most of all, when he listened to his father creating these organ sounds. The little boy was influenced by the musical careers of his father and grandfather. In other words, music has been all around him, starting from 1977.

Tero started on a full-scale tour at the age of 16. From then on, music has taken him around the globe, with about 200 gigs per year, one show to another. The music genres have varied, and music has matured him as a person, teaching him to cope with unpredictable situations.It took 40 years before he dared to dream of having his own trio. The basis for the music he plays now came about accidentally, when he came across crazy writings belonging to folk beliefs from a hundred years back. This gave the band a context to work from. Finnish archive tapes had excellent recordings of long-gone musicians and singers. With these as a starting point, the band started to compose new Finnish folk music. True, the recordings of the band may not seem all that traditional at first sight. The sound is built on a Hammond, a 5-string violin, and percussion. As we see it, this combo has a sound that is timeless – and that destroys time. The band’s first album will be released in the autumn of 2018. Stay Tuned!destroy" it with gigs."