This is my version of the excellent ending section of Opeth's "Dirge for November". It's my first attempt at adapting a solo guitar piece for the Stick. Usually I've tried to arrange material with multiple instruments, but with this piece I found that sometimes one is enough. The guitar range fits the Stick nicely, but [...]
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Malleus Meloficarum
This track started in the end of spring from polymetric experiments with a synth-sequencer phone app. Then I arranged the main idea for the Stick and began composing the full piece around that. Later the initial synth sounds were replaced for the most part though. At first it seemed that this time the process will [...]
Agregaator Finished!
Last November I released a video of Agregaator intro riffs. After that I've been busy working on the full track. Agregaator started from an idea that I had recorded while experimenting sticking various objects between Stick strings. The main idea is prominent at various places in the piece: among othes, right at the start played [...]
Tycho – Awake (Chapman Stick Cover)
This is my attempt at playing my all time favourite song from Tycho on the Chapman Stick.It's a minimal arrangement with just the Stick and drums, with a bit of help from 16th note delay. https://youtu.be/q-9SHr3ocH4 The original: https://tycho.bandcamp.com/album/awake
Topufall Arpeggios
I started this song during the summer vacation on a laptop with, using a limited selection of plugins and a computer keyboard. Later during the fall at my home studio it kept growing and eventually I got to recording the Stick parts as well. The middle long-note melodies are the Stick with e-bow and additional [...]
Now on Spotify et al
My new album "projektorn 1" now streaming at Spotify, Apple Music and others. https://open.spotify.com/album/3o9BLH7Bxtpvt6XwD57H8p https://music.apple.com/us/album/projektorn-1/1535217903 Follow if you like what you hear:
New Album Release – projektorn 1!
You can listen and get a copy (FLAC / 320kbit MP3) from Bandcamp: The album is a selection of songs from the period 2015-2020. My main instrument the Chapman Stick gives the album it's own special color.The Stick has a big role in every track although you might not recognize it immediately, even if you're [...]
New Website
The facelift and responsive features were long overdue, but now it's finally done. Some of the older posts and resources from the previous design that are not added in yet will be in time.
YouTube Channel
I have a YouTube channel now. Practicing my instrument takes a big part of my day, so when I decided to start making videos, it made sense to show exactly that. So you can expect to see videos of me playing sections of my pieces and exercises. Watch and subscribe
Pellet
First piece of the year. Listen and comment on SoundCloud