Jarkko Martikainen | tl

Jarkko Martikainen (born October 24, 1970 in East Germany) is known for singing, writing lyrics, and composing for the Finnish band, YUP. In addition to his musical career Martikainen has worked as a columnist, a producer, and a documentarist. Martikainen has also illustrated his first solo album Mierolainen (2004) and YUP’s third album, Toppatakkeja ja Toledon terästä (1994). In 2005 Martikainen published a collection of short stories, Pitkät piikit ja muita tarinoita, which criticizes modern lifestyle and consumerism, etc. In February 2008 his second written work, Yhdeksän teesiä was published. Yhdeksän teesiä includes also short stories, but this time in...

Jarkko Kalevi Ahola (born 24th August 1977 in Toijala, Finland), or J. Ahola, is the lead singer, bass player and one of the songwriters in the Finnish power metal band Teräsbetoni. After Teräsbetoni went on a break in 2011 Ahola started a new hard rock band, AHOLA in which he plays the rhythm guitar and sings in English. He has also written most of the songs on AHOLA's two albums: Stoneface (2012) and Tug of War (2014). J. Ahola is part of the Finnish symphonic heavy metal supergroup Northern Kings together with Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot), Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica)...

Jarkko Hietanen aka Yasahi or Yasahimusic is a composer for film, video game and other media. Residing in Finland he works from his home town of Tampere where he creates moody atmospheres, big cinematic soundscapes, intriguing electronic compositions and suspenseful background music depending on the project in need. Or then again, he might just do something completely different if you dare him to. To contact Jarkko Hietanen regarding any composing work, please head over to www.jarkkohietanen.com where you will find all the necessary contact information. .