Antti Louhivaara (fi) to JR/F, RIO,...?

He's compiled his compositions into digital albums Sinputus (2003) and Karmiekonytisti (2023). 

Of the chosen material of those albums he has recently released a proper CD titled My First 44 Years (2024).

All is available on Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, etc.

YouTube link: antti louhivaara - YouTube

The music is lively and rhythmically complex, occasionally reminding me of artists such as Frank Zappa, Roz Vitalis and Pekka Pohjola. The pieces are generally around five minutes and not very melodic in an accessible way. I guess it would be either Jazz Rock / Fusion or Avant Prog / RIO. 

Having a direct contact to the artist himself, I'll write a bio if he gets added.

Hi,

Thanks for accepting me as a member of Prog Archives.

Do I have to do something myself to be accepted as an official artist as well?

-Antti Louhivaara-

Ok, here we go. My artist biography:

Antti Louhivaara is a Finnish multi-instrumentalist, originally from Hamina, located in eastern Finland. He comes from a musical family where, especially on his father's side, there are numerous musicians, music teachers, etc. Louhivaara himself started violin studies at a music college at the age of 8. He started playing the guitar at the age of 14 and other instruments little by little along with band activities. After the first rock and heavy ensembles, things started to go in a more prog direction, and he started composing his own songs in the late 70s.

At the beginning of the 80s, Louhivaara went to study computer technology and founded a prog band with his fellow students there, which played e.g. in the Finnish Jazz Championship final in 1985. In -88, Louhivaara founded the music store Midiland with his band and student friend, which, as the name suggests, sold everything related to MIDI. During this time, he composed a lot of material that was later released on all three albums released so far.

After the deep recession in Finland in the early 90s, Louhivaara started designing hi-fi speakers. The loudspeakers he designed were thoroughly successful both in Finland and abroad and are today very well known and appreciated among both enthusiasts and professionals worldwide (Amphion, Aurelia).

Louhivaara's most important musical influences have been Gentle Giant, Pekka Pohjola and Dixie Dregs, but also Kansas, Happy the Man and Zappa have significantly influenced his musical expression. And we should not forget Louhivaara's classical background, where Sibelius, Shostakovich and Stravinsky have had a significant influence on his musical development.

Thanks for adding me to the Prog Archives!

My latest album "My First 44 Years" is available on CD in the online store:

https://www.recordshopx.com/artist/louhivaara_antti/

Could this be added also to here?