Mikko Herranen

Mikko Herranen
Born	Otava, Finland
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, producer, sound engineer
Instruments	Vocals, bass, drums
Years active	2001–present
Associated acts	RUST Velcra Kilt Nicole HALO Mauron Maiden Misery Inc. Dimebag Beyond Forever
Website	RUST official site

Mikko Herranen is a Finnish hard rock multi-instrumentalist best known for being the singer/bass player and frontman of the rock band RUST.

Career

RUST

As the mastermind behind RUST, a post-grunge/metal band out of Helsinki, Finland, Herranen is the main writer of the songs as well as the singer/bass player. Ever since RUST was formed in 2001, Herranen has also produced all band's recordings, including two full-length albums, two EP's and four singles. Their debut album Softly was released in Finland in August 2004 and it reached Top50 on the national album chart with promising reviews on music papers, magazines and web zines in Europe. Finland's top nationwide Rock radio network YleX chose "Softly" as the album of the week in August 2004.^[1][2]

Other projects

Apart from playing a variety of instruments in many bands, Herranen has also established himself as a record producer and sound engineer both in studio and live concerts. He has predominantly been involved with the production of heavy metal recordings and concerts of such bands as Profane Omen, Kilt, Plastic Tears, The Chant, Iiwanajulma, Misery Inc., and Killpretty. As a lead vocalist, Herranen has fronted many cover bands playing the music of Iron Maiden, Alice In Chains, Metallica, and Pantera.

Personal life

Herranen began studying piano at the age of three, drums at the age thirteen and voice in high school. At the Pop & Jazz Conservatory in Helsinki, he has been able to study, compose, produce and teach music.^[3]

Awards

Mikko Herranen is a 2001 Rosemary Kennedy International Young Soloist Award Winner.^[4]

Discography

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RUST

• The Black EP RUST/TCM 2003
• Miss You -single TCM 2004
• Ordinary World -single TCM 2004
• Softly -album TCM 2004
• Addiction/Levottomat 3 Movie Soundtrack Poko 2004
• Pray -single Edel 2004
• Slave -single TCM 2005
• Away -single 92Dawn 2006
• Songs of Suffocation -album 92Dawn 2006
• Scars -EP 92Dawn 2007

Velcra

• Consequences of Disobedience Label: Virgin Records (EMI) 2001
• Between Force And Fate Label: EMI 2005
• Hadal (drums, recording) Label: Bonnier Amigo 2007

Killpretty

• The Art of Letting Go (producer, recording, mixing, mastering) 2006

Beagon

• Traffic (mixing) 2007

Misery Inc.

• ...BreedGreedBreed... (producing, recording) 2007

Iiwanajulma

• Tuhottu tila (producing, recording, mixing 2008

The Chant

• Ghostlines (mixing) 2008

Plastic Tears

• Nine Lives Never Dies (recording, mixing, keyboards) 2009

Kilt

• Everything / Nothing (recording, mixing, vocals) 2009

Profane Omen

• Inherit The Void (vocal production) 2009

Filmography

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• Addiction (Levottomat 3) composer: Miss You (2004)
• Game Over arranger: "The Bong Song - BamBamBholeRemix" (2005)
• Tuuliajolla - Rockumentary film from Saimaa (2006)
• Not Born To Rock - composer (6 episodes, 2007)
• Pokeritähti 2007 - composer: theme music (12 episodes, 2008)

References

1. ^ Band biography
2. ^ YleX Charts
3. ^ VSArts article
4. ^ VSArts article
5. ^ Discography
6. ^ Mikko Herranen at the Internet Movie Database
7. ^ Solar Films

External links

• RUST official site
• RUST Myspace

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