Pekka Raninen
Jazz / Alternative / Experimental
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"Pekka Raninen"
Kymenlaakso
Finland
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| Pekka Raninen: General Info
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| Member Since | 2/21/2008 | | Band Website | pekka.raninen.jossain.com/ | | Band Members | Demo songs:
1) On The Boulevard (2007, comp. Graydon), PR: arranging & all instruments
2) Ecstasy (2005, comp. Belmonte), PR: arranging & all instruments
3) Nature Boy (2004, comp. Ahbez), PR: arranging, keyboards & programming; Juuso Tykkälä: lead vocal; Tuomas Poika Tykkälä: electric bass
4) Solo demo mix songs: 1. Star Palace (1987, comp. & arr. Raninen), PR: all instruments; 2. Päivänsäde ja Menninkäinen (2003, comp. Helismaa), PR: arranging & all instruments; 3. Väliaikainen (2005, comp. Jurva), PR: arranging & all instruments; 4. 3TN0 (2002, comp. Raninen), PR: arranging & all instruments; 5. "Rock" (1995, Trad.); PR: pno - Keep On Knockin´ (1995, comp. Mays & Bradford arr: Staattinen Hässäkkä), PR: piano; 6. TMW (2004, comp. Grönholm), PR: arranging & all instruments, 7. AML (2004, comp. Grönholm), PR: arranging & all instruments including "synthesized R. Blackmore" | | Influences |
Keyboard stuff: Bill Evans, Billy Joel, Chick Corea, Chopin, Kassu Halonen, Procol Harum, Thomas Dolby
Composing & Arranging stuff: Dave Grusin, David Foster, Donald Fagen, Pekka Pohjola, "Rhythm Country & Blues", Stevie Wonder, "Tapestry Revisited", "The Glory of Gershwin"
Guitar & Bass stuff: Abraham Laboriel, Al DiMeola, Eric Johnson, Jay Graydon, Jeff Berlin, Jimmy Haslip, Lee Ritenour, Robben Ford, Steve Vai, Tommy Emmanuel
Singer stuff: Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Dwight Yoakam, Gino Vannelli, Ismo Alanko, James Ingram, James Taylor, Janis Siegel, Joe Cocker, John Mayer, Lewis Taylor, Maurice White, Nik Kershaw, Patti Austin, Patricia Kaas
Drummer stuff: Carlos Vega, Jeff Porcaro, Gregg Bissonette, Vinnie Colaiuta
Band stuff: Bill Bruford, Brian Setzer, David Lee Roth, Earth Wind & Fire, Genesis, It Bites, Koinonia, Level 42, The Manhattan Transfer, The Neville Brothers, The Police, The Tubes, Weather Report, XL, Yellowjackets | | Sounds Like | Wouldn't know about that | | Record Label | It's Raining Music | | Type of Label | None |
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| About Pekka Raninen |
Been playing since 1977. Starting with classical piano and guitar, I
then jumped over the fence to a well-known Finnish guitarist Harri
Louhensuo's fusion band called Workshop when I was 17 yrs. I also
teached quite a bit during 1984-1992 while playing as a sideman in
bands of over 40 Finnish artists.
In 1992 I got a job in Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin's road band, in which I
stayed for some 500 gigs up to 1996. Then it was time to switch over to
Audio & Light stuff – I have always liked to do many
things in life. This meant a break in playing professionally, and since
2000 I have only played occasionally here & there.
Nowadays I study Supply Chain Management (BBA of Business Logistics)
and mainly play at home with my software studio – whenever I
have the time. I also play electric bass (Sale Custom Precision, check
out http://www.kolumbus.fi/sale.custom/). I guess I'm known for my love
of reharmonizing and rearranging existing songs. You might find some
examples on this page.
I have also made up music of my own.
A major part of this was nearly 2 000 radio jingles and commercials
since 1985 and also quite a lot of music for promotional videos etc. I
also consider myself as a sound engineer, a graphic designer, and a
writer of some competence.
It has been a distant but constant dream in the 2000's to "sum up" some
kind of a recording of my own. This is still in the future, due to
simply lack of time available. Anyway, it WILL be called "Place
Keys"... :-)
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