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Esa-Pekka Salonen (born June 30, 1958 in Helsinki) is a prominent Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. He served as the chief conductor and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the orchestra with which he made his US debut in 1984. .

Pekka Pohjola (born January 13, 1952, died November 27, 2008) was an influential Finnish bass player, composer and band leader. His music could be categorized as progressive. His early solo records are heavily Zappa-influenced, but later he has developed his own, unique style. Some Finns even claim to hear a hint of Sibelius in his work. Pohjola was also a notable bass player, having played with Mike Oldfield and Made in Sweden in addition to numerous Finnish bands. Pohjola studied classical piano and violin at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. After a stint with The Boys, he joined Wigwam...

Strength For A Reason (SFAR), one of the cornerstone bands of the Pennsylvania hardcore scene, was born in 1997. Originally comprised of members from Out To Win with Karl fronting the band on vocals, SFAR refocused themselves as a full-time band and obtained members that would be solely dedicated to the project. With music that gets your blood-pumping from the first note to the last, SFAR is a powerhouse within today’s hardcore music scene. Since their inception in 1997, SFAR has proven themselves to be one of Pennsylvania's most well-known and hard-working hardcore bands, sharing the stage with nearly every...

Jussi-Pekka Parikka lives in Tampere, Finland. His music is influenced by his environment - somehow it sounds like mother Russia and Scandinavia but in the end it's his own style; the cool & crispy Jussi-Pekka sound. In 2005 he started his own label Frozen North Recordings which stands for a clear and unique sound out of Tampere. Beside releasding his own tracks, he will give young talents a chance to establish themselves in the international club business. URLs: http://www.frozennorthrecordings.com/jussipekka http://www.myspace.com/frozennorthrecordings .

Semiramis Pekkan was born in 1948, 30 September, İstanbul. After she graduated Çamlıca Kız Lisesi, she started her proffesional carreer as an actress. She is also little sister of Ajda Pekkan. She recorded many songs in her short music life and awarded many times. After she got married she quit music but Ajda Pekkan is still in the center of Turkish Pop Music scene. Today many journalists say if she did not quit music could be much more successful than Ajda Pekkan, but who knows? Semiramis Pekkan now lives in London and organizing charity activities and designing high-level expensive houses...