Finnvox Studios

Coordinates: 60°13′16″N 24°51′4″E / 60.22111°N 24.85111°E / 60.22111; 24.85111

Finnvox Studios
Founded 1965
Founder Erkki Ertesuo, Kurt Juuranto and Lejos Inc.
Genre all
Country of origin Finland
Location Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland
Official website http://www.finnvox.fi

Finnvox Studios is a recording studio located in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland. It was founded by Erkki Ertesuo, Kurt Juuranto and Lejos Inc. in 1965[1] and is the longest running studio recording facility in Finland.[2] The original multi-track recording equipment and continuous technical updates of the studio machines and acoustics soon made Finnvox the most sought after studio in the country.[3] Finnish artists which recorded at Finnvox in the 70s include Rauli Somerjoki, M. A. Numminen and their bands, Wigwam,[4] Agit-prop and many others.[5] Up until the 1990s, Finnvox also operated a vinyl record mastering and pressing facility,[6] which was later converted in new studio rooms and in a mixing and recording room for film and TV productions.[7][8] Currently, Finnvox occupy 2000 square feet[9] and has nine studio rooms, five of which are used for recording and mixing, three for mastering and editing and one for film and TV productions.[10][11] Finnvox Studios maintained for five decades their importance in the country, remaining the first choice in Finland for all the local record producers and companies.[12]

More recently, many metal bands used Finnvox Studios for recording, mixing or mastering their albums including Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Finntroll, HIM, Moonsorrow, Holy Knights, Ram-Zet, Throes of Dawn, Grenouer, Apocalyptica and many more.[5][13]

The mastering abilities of technician Mika Jussila in particular are much requested in the metal community, with more than 1300 metal albums mastered at Finnvox since 1990.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Finnvox Studios - History 1". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  2. ↑ "Finnvox Studios". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  3. ↑ "Finnvox Studios - History 4". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  4. ↑ Helopaltio, Kari (15 August 1970). "Love Aims for Foreign Mkt". Billboard: 71. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  5. 1 2 "Finnvox: Clients". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  6. ↑ "Finnvox Studios - History 6". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  7. ↑ "Finnvox Studios - History 15". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  8. ↑ "Finnvox Studios - History 16". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  9. ↑ Martin, Natalie (2005). "Die Finnvox Studios - Von Apocalyptica bis Värttinä" (in German). Nordische-Musik.de. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  10. ↑ "Finnvox Facilities". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  11. ↑ "THP interviews Mika Jussila". The Heartagram Path.it. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  12. ↑ "Finnvox Studios - History 14". Finnvox Studios. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  13. ↑ "Finnvox Studios". The Metal List.com. 13 February 2004. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  14. ↑ "Mika Jussila - Metallist". Mika Jussila Official Website. Retrieved 2014-08-30.

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