Finnvox Studios Explained

Finnvox Studios
Founded:1965
Genre:all

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 that recorded at Finnvox in the 1970s 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 to new studio rooms and 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]

Many metal bands have used Finnvox Studios for recording, mixing or mastering their albums including Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Lordi, Finntroll, Stratovarius, HIM, Moonsorrow, Holy Knights, Ram-Zet, Throes of Dawn, Grenouer, Apocalyptica and many more.[5] [12] 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.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Finnvox Studios - History 1 . Finnvox Studios . 30 August 2014 .
  2. Web site: Finnvox Studios . Finnvox Studios . 30 August 2014 .
  3. Web site: Finnvox Studios - History 4 . Finnvox Studios. 30 August 2014 .
  4. Love Aims for Foreign Mkt . . 15 August 1970 . Helopaltio . Kari . 71 . 29 August 2014 .
  5. Web site: Finnvox: Clients . Finnvox Studios . 23 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140904014945/http://www.finnvox.fi/en/clients . 4 September 2014 . dead .
  6. Web site: Finnvox Studios - History 6 . Finnvox Studios . 30 August 2014 .
  7. Web site: Finnvox Studios - History 15 . Finnvox Studios . 30 August 2014 .
  8. Web site: Finnvox Studios - History 16 . Finnvox Studios . 30 August 2014 .
  9. Web site: Die Finnvox Studios - Von Apocalyptica bis Värttinä . de . Martin . Natalie . Nordische-Musik.de . 2005 . 6 September 2014 .
  10. Web site: Finnvox Facilities . Finnvox Studios . 30 August 2014 .
  11. Web site: THP interviews Mika Jussila . The Heartagram Path.it . 3 January 2013 . 6 September 2014 .
  12. Web site: Finnvox Studios . The Metal List.com . 13 February 2004 . 6 September 2014 .
  13. Web site: Mika Jussila - Metallist . Mika Jussila Official Website . 30 August 2014 .