Eero [Epa] Tamminen

sound designer, light designer, techmical manager, carpenter, fisherman Mr. Tamminen was born in 06.04.1958. He lives and works in Porvoo, Finland

EPA TAMMINEN has worked for twenty years as sound designer, light designer, sound mixer and technical designer at various film productions, theaters, among music business, media art and multimedia productions. His activities started in 1979 as a stage manager of the Finnish rock groups. He worked as sound and light technician at Theatre Academy«s ÔTikapuuteatteriÕ. He continued to Old Student House, Helsinki, where he worked during 1981-85 as a technical manager and head of light and sound design.

Tamminen has been the main technical coordinator and light and sound designer of various international productions and performances. He has continued his carrier as a free lancer since 1985. Epa Tamminen has been working as a sound designer in several internationally awarded video and media art productions, such as dance video TransVersum (directed by Marikki Hakola), computer animations Deep and Scale (directed by Milla Moilanen) and short fiction O-Zone (directed by Harri Larjosto).

EPA TAMMINEN«S WORK AS A SOUND AND LIGHT DESIGNER IN VARIOUS FILM, VIDEO AND MEDIA ART PRODUCTIONS:

KIKO-traveller is my name, 1998, drama documentary (52«), E.T. sound recording and sound deigner, light designer, set designer, director Minna Tarkka, producers Marikki Hakola and Outi Rousu / 1998. YLETV1, SVT1, ZDF, NFTF, Hoso Bunka Kiki (Japan). producer Kroma Ltd.

Alivaltiosihteeri, 1997, Yleisradio«s image marketing project, E.T. sound design, production Film Magica Oy.

Esa ja Vesa - Sunset Riders, 1997, 35mm fiction (90«) international sound version, E.T. foley sound recording, mixing, together with Antti Hytti, director Aleksi Mäkelä, production Solar Films Ltd.

Pre Kalevala, 1997, a drama documentary (27«), E.T. sound designer, by Riikka Poulsen and Raimo Uunila. Producer Marikki Hakola 1997. Production Kroma Ltd.

Isältä pojalle / Nortia, 1996, 35 mm fiction and tv-series, E.T. studio setting and constructions builder, direction Peter Lindholm, production Crea Film Ltd.

Woodwars, 1996, a documentary (52«), E.T. sound designer, direction Mikael Franck, production Hansamedia Ltd.

Haapa ja Bambu, 1996, a documentary (50«), E.T. sound designer, direction Ywe Jalander. Production Astrid Films Oy.

Mediascape - a journey to a media landscape, 1996, documentary (52«), E.T. sound designer, by Marikki Hakola, prod. Hakola. Production Kroma Ltd.

DNA - the Alphabet of Life, 1996, E.T. sound designer, vizualisation of science by Marikki Hakola, Milla Moilanen, Raimo Uunila, supervisor Matti Nikkola / Uppsala University, producer M. Hakola ja O. Rousu. Production Kroma Ltd.

The More, the Merrier... , 1996, E.T. sound designer, vizualisation of science by Marikki Hakola, Milla Moilanen, Raimo Uunila, supervisor Matti Nikkola / Uppsala University, producer M. Hakola ja O. Rousu. Production Kroma Ltd.

SCALE, 1996 (8«25Ó), E.T. sound designer, computer animation and direction Milla Moilanen, producer Outi Rousu. Broadcaster YLE TV1.

The Last Waltz, 1995, computer animation on unemployment (3«), E.T. sound designer, by Eeva Rista, producer Marikki Hakola. YLE TV1, European Union, Ministery of Labour Finland. Production Kroma Ltd.

O-zone, 1995, video fiction on greenhouse effect (28«), E.T. sound designer, set designer, stunt man, direction Harri Larjosto, producer Marikki Hakola. YLE TV1, AVEK, Ministery of Enviroment-SILMU project. Production Kroma Ltd.

DEEP, 1995 computer animation (6«10««), E.T. sound designer and composer, director Milla Moilanen, producer Marikki Hakola. Broadcaster YLE TV1. Production Kroma Ltd.

Mister Moon (Herra Kuu), 1994, music video by Susanna Haavisto, E.T. light and set design together with Kätsä Lähteenaho and V-M- Siikarla. Producer Maikki Hakola. Production Kroma Ltd.

HELSINKI MEDIASCAPE - art and media prodject, 1994 (90«) in ISEA «94 symposium. Live tv broadcast YLE TV 1 24.8.1994 by 70 students of finnish art academies, E.T. sound designer and teacher, art director & producer Marikki Hakola. Production Kroma Ltd.

Milena - Distanz, 1994 short fiction, (24«11««), E.T. light designer, set designer, director Marikki Hakola, composer Kaija Saariaho. Producer Kaligari Ltd.

TransVersum, 1993, E.T. light and sound design, director and producer Marikki Hakola. Production Kaligari Ltd.

Milena Distanz, 1992, video installation for 16 monitors, E.T. light designing and set up construction and installation, technical manager of exhibitions of the 16-monitor video wall version in Helsinki and Lissabon, director and producer M. Hakola. Production Kaligari Ltd.

RED, 1992, multimedia performance, E.T. stage manager, direction Kimmo Koskela & Rea Pihlasviita, production K. Koskela Ky.

Forester, 1991, E.T. sound recording, director Marikki Hakola. Production Kaligari Ltd.

4bis, 1991, E.T. light design of multimedia performance, technical coordinator in the performance tour in Porvoo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Nice, rhus. Direction Kimmo Koskela & Rea Pihlasviita, production K. Koskela Ky.

Ferris Wheel, 1990, E.T. video installation construction builder, technical manager of exhibitions in Finland, Portugal and Holland, director and producer Marikki Hakola. Production Kaligari Ltd.

PIIPÄÄ (Silicon Head), 1987, E.T. stage director at Old Student House, director and producer Marikki Hakola. Production Kaligari Ltd.

Satellite, 1986, E.T. constructions of the videosculpture, director and producer Marikki Hakola. Production Kaligari Ltd.

PRE,1984, E.T. technical manager of the exhibitions 1984-86, artist and producer Marikki Hakola. Production Kaligari Ltd.

EPA TAMMINEN«S WORK IN MUSIC BUSINESS AND PERFORMING ARTS:

Selected light and sound designs for the international dance and theatre groups and performances:

Tadeuz Kantor, technical manager, performances in Helsinki Old University House
La Fura del Baus, technical manager, performances in Helsinki Old University House
Eiko & Komo, technical manager, light design, performances in Helsinki Old University House
Jan Fabre, technical manager, performances in Helsinki Old University House

Permanent job in the Old Student House´s Cultural Centre, Helsinki 1981 -85

Technical manager, head of light and sound design years 1981-85
Various stage performances, rock groups, theatre plays, music performances, club evenings, symposiums and confessions.

Selected sound mixings of international rock groups:

Dead Kennedys, sound mixing, tour in Finland (Helsinki, Tampere, Saarijärvi)
Edgar Winter Group,sound mixing, concerts in Helsinki and Oulu, Finland
The Reddings, sound mixing, concerts in Helsinki, Tampere
Joe English, sound mixing, Scandinavian Tour in Copenhagen Denmark, Oslo Norway, Stockholm Sweden, Vaasa Finland, aso.
Pori Jazz, main stage monitor mixing, Riihiketo concerts sound mixing, 1982

Selected sound mixings of Finnish rock groups:

Tuomari Nurmio ja Köyhien Ystävät, sound mixing 1979
Bluesounds 1980-83, sound mixing, all concerts in Finland, tours in Germany -81, -82, -83
Lapinlahden linnut, sound mixing and light design 1985 - 94
Topi Sorsakoski ja Agents, sound mixing 1989 -92

Permanent job in Roudata Ltd. 1981-82

head of sound mixing and production designer, tours and festivals in years 1981-82

Music productions & CD recordings:

Cantores Minores and Lohja Orchestra, Mozart´s Requiem, 1997 together with Antti Hytti
Terijoen Rantapojat band, CD-Disc “Kuutamokeikalla”, music producer, sound recording and sound mixing.
Liberators, single recording 1995
Jarmo Savolainen CD Another Story , mixing asistant 1997
Demo tapes for several artists ,groups and musicians

Technical Manager of the Magnusborg Studios in Porvoo

P. Jyrälä Ltd. sound studio installer and coordinator

Kroma Productions Ltd. computer and Betacam SP editing suite installer
Technical manager, designer, installer and construction builder of the Magnusborg Studios

SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS:

1993 National Arts Council Finland, for Magnusborg -group 50.000 FIM
1994 Ministry of Education, Finland, for “Future media workshop -study group 50.000 FIM

EPA TAMMINEN´S SOUND DESIGN WORKS IN PRODUCTION 1998-99

Storm, a dance video, E.T. sound design, script and direction Marikki Hakola, choreography Sanna Kekäläinen, music Shoin Kanki & W.A. Mozart, producer Outi Rousu. Premiere on August 1998.
Triad, an interactive telepresence performance between New York, Tokyo and Helsinki, E.T. sound design, concept and direction Marikki Hakola, butoh-dancer Akeno, Tokyo, producer Sanna-Kaisa Hakkarainen / Kroma Productions Ltd. Premiere in Kiasma on June 5th 1998.
Wanted, a 35 mm computer animation, E.T. sound design, directed by Milla Moilanen, producer Outi Rousu. Premiere Fall 1998.

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Carpenter, boat building 1978-79 Stockholm, Sweden
Fisherman (salmon) in fishing vessel ‘Janette SF-774’, winter season 1985
Fisherman (salmon) in fishing vessel ‘ Tessa SF-948’, winter season 1986 - 88
Main hobby: Wooden boat sailing in the Archipelago of Finland 1959-...

Updated on April 29th 1998.