Finnish Heavy Metal Cellists - Eicca Toppinen, Perttu Kivilaakso, Antero Manninen, Paavo Lotjonen (Paperback)

Chapters: Eicca Toppinen, Perttu Kivilaakso, Antero Manninen, Paavo Lotjonen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Eino Matti "Eicca" Toppinen is a Finnish cellist, songwriter, producer, arranger, and (as a hobby) drummer. In 1993 he formed the quartet Apocalyptica. Toppinen grew up in Vantaa's Hakunila and has two older sisters and two brothers. He attended the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where he met Paavo Lotjonen, Antero Manninen and Max Lilja. When he attended Sibelius, Eicca couldn't get an apartment or student support money because he lived too close to Helsinki; where the Academy resides. After graduating, he played for several orchestras, including "Radio Symphony Orchestra" and "Avanti." He's also a founding member of the Sibelius Academy's Cellosextet. The members of the young Vivo Christian Orchestra got to witness how their orchestra mates played 3 songs from one of Metallica's albums, Ride the Lightning. Two years later, Apocalyptica performed at Helsinki's Teatro Heavy Metal Club. A week later, Kari Hynninen of Zen Garden Records contacted Eicca to discuss a deal to make their very first record: Plays Metallica by Four Cellos. Perttu Kivilaakso replaced Antero Manninen in 1999. Max Lilja left the band in 2002 and in 2006, Mikko Siren, who had played with the band on recordings and on tour, was made a permanent member of Apocalyptica. Toppinen married Kirsi Ylijoki, a Finnish actress, in 1997. They live in an expansive rural area in Sipoo, Finland. They have 2 children: Eelis, born in 1999 and Ilmari, born in 2002. After first writing songs for Apocalyptica, Toppinen also became involved in the writing of music for various other projects, such as the theatrical performance of Paper Rain and the Finnish Film Milja. In 2007, Toppinen ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=278168