TIMO HIETALA
COMPOSER, ARRANGER, MUSICIAN, PRODUCER, MUSIC PEDAGOGIC.
MISCELLANEOUS WORKS
MUSIC FOR EXHIBITIONS
2006 Europia
Photografic exhibition by Rax Rinnekangas
sound work with Heikki Innanen
Mexico City El Centro de la Imagen 2007
DISCOGRAPHY | Selected
2011 FENSTER ZUM SOMMER Original Soundtrack (NORMAL 328 CD)
2009 Kari Kriikku:Bizarre Bazaar (ONDINE ODE 1140-2)
2007 Avanti presents HumppAvanti (EMI BlueNote 50999 511504 2 6)
2006 Esa Kuloniemi: The Legend of Bicycle Bronson (BLR 33130 2)
2003 Heikki Nikula: Piping down the valleys wild (JaseCD 0039)
2003 Pentti Lahti: BaranBaran (ALBA ABCD 177)
2003 Heikki Nikula the brilliant bass clarinet:Hoepnadium! (JaseCD 0023)
2003 Leningrad Cowboys:Global balalaika show (LC-001)
1999 Äänen Lumo - Charm of Sound (CSR-0199)
1997 Saxperiment (SAXCD 1)
1993 Bo Carpelan läser 10 kapitel Urwind (FSRCD-05)
1993 Fem sång ur Kalevala (FSRCD-05)
1991Salsamania:Ritmo Polar! (AMF CD 2007)
WORKS AS MUSIC PEDAGOGIC
TEACHING
SIBELIUS ACADEMY
1992-2000 lecturer of music. Music Education Department
1990-1992 teacher of etnomusics
1989-1990 teacher of improvisation
POP&JAZZ CONSERVATORY OF HELSINKI
1987-1990 teacher of piano improvisation. conductor for A Big Band
BIG BAND EDUCATION
1992- Settlement Big Band; Pohjantie Big Band Kuopio; Porvoo Big Band;
Tampere Conservatory Big Band,Rovaniemi Big Band
FINNISH NATIONAL OPERA
2002/2003/2004 OOP Workshops for children with Markus Fagerudd
Numerous lectures and workshops of filmcomposing
WORKSHOP EDUCATION
1999, 2000 composition and instrument building project for children in Musica nova Helsinki.
1996 International Salsa Camp of the Jyväskylä Music Institute
1991 Sibelius Academy/Jazz Department
1990-1991 Helsinki Cultural Centre
1986 Music camp of the Pop & Jazz Conservatory
1982 Music camp of the Jyväskylä City
WORKS AS MUSICIAN
SALSAMANIA 1981-1994
pianist, co-leader, co-arranger.
1980-1990`s performances with various main festivals like: Pori Jazz 1982, 1983 ja 1985; Provinssirock 1987 and 1990; Kainuu Jazz 1986 ja 1991; Imatra Big Band Festival 1988 ja 1991; Hesperia Winter Carnival, Helsinki 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990 ja 1992; Helsinki Sea Jazz 1987; Time of Music Festivals, Viitasaari 1991; Helsinki Festivals 1993; Kaustinen FolkFestivals 1993; Ruisrock 1993; Lieksa Brass Week 1994; Debrecen Jazz Festival, Hungary 1984; Varanger Jazz Festival, Norway 1993
1980`s SALSANAMIA educational group for schoolconcerts. Over 500 schoolconcerts around Finland. Konserttikeskus ry.
1980`s SALSANAMIA group for children.Over 30 concerts and recording Salsanamia 1989(IKALP-002)
WORKS AS MUSICIAN | Selected
2006 JOHN ZORN "Cobra"
keyboard player.Helsinki Musica Nova cond. John Zorn
2002-2003 OTNA EAHKET
keyboard player with Jone Takamäki, Antti Hytti, Tom Nekljudow
Finnish Jazz Federation tour.Tour in France arranged by Charles Gil
2002- Aija Puurtinen&Timo Hietala duo
1998-2000 Homenaje a Arsenio Rodriguez Band
pianist.festival & clubconcets with special guests Chico Alvarez(New York)
Miguel Angel Ramirez Vinent(Cuba)
1998- Gumbavanti ensemble (Chamber Orchestra Avanti project)
keyboards
1996-1997 Kraanat Auki musical
pianist
1994-1996 Markku Rinta-Pollari/Tauno Räsänen/Pekka Törmänen/Timo Hietala Quartet
1996 Aija Puurtinen Band
keyboards
1995 Settlement Big Band featuring Mario Grillon Machito Jr.
pianist
1994-1998 Saoco Salsa Band
pianist and arragements
1989 & 1991 UMO Jazz Orchestra featuring Chico O’Farril,Bobby Porcelli and Ignacio Berroa
pianist
1989 Torakka radiofeature Paroni Paakkunainen, pianist
Prix Futura, Berlin, 1989.
1981- studiomusician
pianist&keyboardist in Helsinki with different sessions
WORKS AS PRODUCER | Selected
1981-Present
Producer of all the composer's film, radiomusics & concertprograms etc.
2006 Esa Kuloniemi CD "The Legend of Bicycle Bronson"
preproducer & 2nd engineer
2005 Doina Kletzmer: Nomada
(ALBA ABCD 194)co-producer and 2nd mixer.
Teosto-award nomination 2005.
2003 Pentti Lahti: BaranBaran
(ALBA ABCD 177) producer with Pentti Lahti & Kalle Vanhapelto
STUDIES
1981-1989 Sibelius Academy
1989-1991Composition studies with Olli Kortekangas Workshops: Sibelius Academy, Pop & Jazz Conservatory, Jyväskylä
University (Bob Moses) Private lessons from various musicians and pedagogues(John Taylor, London; Mousse N’Diaye, Dakar etc.)
1995 Studies of West Indian music in Madras, India with K. Subramanian
1998 Studies of Senegalese music in Dakar