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As a performer I’m able to take part in performing arts, performance art, live art or live performance as a solo musician or in a band.

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Sonification of a graphical piece – Sounds of Calligraphy

Image into Sound

The three pieces of Sounds of Calligraphy playlist are the continuation from the Sarana performance at the opening of Viiva & Viiru calligraphy group exhibition in Helsinki, Finland. The pieces are based on a real time process that analyzes the images in three color channels, and some of the oscillator sound waves are derived from the image properties too. The process has 128 oscillators and filters per channel, and they are positioned to the stereo panorama to exactly follow the figures. The resulting music is thus a true voyage across the image.

The sonification process was realized with Max/MSP/Jitter. A very warm thanks to the Viiva & Viiru group for their openness to the abstract.

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Ambient Music Piece Controlled by Light

Sound Design Programming

The ambient piece served as the musical introduction to a discussion titled My Body and I – Synchronic Image, Vision and Sound, featuring photographer Victoria Schultz, psychoanalyst Heikki Majava, and myself as sound explorer. Using two light-dependent resistors housed in handheld enclosures, I controlled the pitches by moving through light and shadow within the Laterna Magica gallery, where Victoria’s photos were exhibited.

Laterna Magica Light to Sound PerformanceThe light-responsive audio device, connected to a laptop running modular sound software, transformed oscillator pitches into synthesizer control messages, blending textured and solo sounds to bridge visual and auditory media in the performance.

 

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SARANA: Ambient and Experimental Music

A solo musical project existing since the dawn of the universe and beyond. Known for extended live performances – often hours long – and hundreds of tracks produced over the years. It explores laminar flow and superconductivity through intuition, improvisation, and unpredictability – a psychophysical expedition riding the wavecrest of kaleidoscopic reality.

Sarana.biz / Soundcloud / Facebook

Releases:

2025 – OVI EP (Aucourant Records)
2022 – Elämänpuu, with Heikki Lindgren (Voyager 1 Records)
2021 – Ea EP (Voyager 1 Records)
2019 – Apokatastasis EP (Voyager 1 Records)
2009 – Andra (Atmowork)
2004 – Ajan Geometria (Atmoworks)

Releases available on Bandcamp. Live performances available from the Archive.org

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Resonant City – An Interactive Sound Installation

Resonant city

The Resonant City is an interactive sound installation. In the piece, industrial metal junk and scrap are transformed into instruments using contact microphones. The installation reveals hidden layers of music and sound embedded in the urban environment.

The recording is from the 2002 installation.

Objects are collected intuitively and spontaneously on the same day and suspended from wires so they hang freely. Contact microphones are attached to the objects, and their signals are routed through effects processors, creating a continuous ambient collage. Participants play the objects by tapping and manipulating them, engaging directly with the mute secrets of the city.

Exhibitions:
2002 Lahden taidelauantai
2007 Olohuone, Turku

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Luonne: Collective Improvisation in Sound

luonne

Luonne never rehearses together, and this loose collective meets almost exclusively at live shows. Unforgettable memories and past-future experiences are shared, carried on the air; something vital to humans in this world of dependencies.

Luonne.org / Facebook

Releases:
2005 – Luonne CD
2006 – Luonne DVD

Releases and live performances available from the Archive