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...But then again it's not really about me! I want to tell you a bit about my story through the people
who have helped me along the way.
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Back in 2008 my guitar teacher Dave Floreno introduced me to the music of
The Campbell Brothers - it took me a solid 3 seconds of hearing the album "Can You Feel It?" to know what I wanted
to do for the rest of my life.
Fast forward a few years, I dropped out of a local music school in Helsinki and made my first trip to New York City in January 2013.
I started learning about steel guitar, music, and life under people like Chuck Campbell, Tomás Doncker,
Ronny Drayton and Ira Siegel. It was during this time that I started my work as a member of the extended musical family
of True Groove Records - first as a session musician and later as a member of the production team.
After several years of gigging, studying, and spending ever-increasing amounts of time in the US, I
finally got my first pedal steel in 2017. The transition wasn't easy, but I was very fortunate to receive help
from several pedal steel heavyweights. Along with Chuck, I have studied under people like
Roosevelt Collier, AJ Ghent, Susan Alcorn, and Buck Reid.
Today, I have the honor of being the first pedal steel guitarist in Sibelius Academy
at the University of the Arts, where I am completing my Master's Degree at the Global Music Department.
I also work as a private teacher and do remote session work for clients.
If you made it all the way down here, thank you so much for your interest!