- Jari Mäenpää
Infobox musical artist |
Name = Jari Mäenpää
Img_capt = Jari Mäenpää live
Background = khaki
Born = Birth date and age|1977|12|23|mf=y
Origin =Finland
Instrument =Vocals ,Guitar , Bass,Keyboards
Genre = Viking/folk metal * http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=5&a=ls&s=18style=19]Power metal * http://metalstorm.ee/bands/band.php?band_id=425]Melodic death metal Melodic black metal
Occupation =Musician /Singer /Guitarist
Years_active = 1997−present
Label =Spinefarm
Low Frequency
Nuclear Blast
Associated_acts = ArthemesiA
Cadacross
Ensiferum
Immemorial
Wintersun
URL = [http://www.wintermadness.net/ Wintermadness.net]Jari Mäenpää (born
December 23 ,1977 inFinland ) is the founder of the bandWintersun in which he performsvocals and playsguitar . He also played bass and keyboards on Wintersun's first album before hiring a full-time line-up.Before forming "Wintersun", Jari was best known for his time in the viking/folk band "
Ensiferum ", which he joined in 1996 after leaving his prior band named "Immemorial". [* [http://www.ensiferum.com/e_html/e_history.htm Ensiferum band history.] ] "Wintersun " was initially planned as a parallel project alongsideEnsiferum , but in January, 2004 he was forced to leaveEnsiferum due to clashes between their touring schedule and the studio recording time he had booked forWintersun .In 1997, Jari had to put his musical career on hold to take part in Finland's compulsory military service. In an interview, Jari admitted he disliked the time he spent in the military and suspects it's where he acquired
tuberculosis . [* [http://www.metaleater.com/interviews-wintersun12292004.php http://www.metaleater.com/interviews-wintersun12292004.php] ]Jari was also a member of the band ArthemesiA.
Writing Style
"I have a little bit of a mournful, melancholic, majestic or kinda "spacy" way of writing, when it comes to melodies. Although everything is not melancholic, but rather "heroic" like you said, but I don't know if it's the right word to describe it. It's difficult to find adjectives to describe the feeling of my own music - it's just me. When I wrote songs to ENSIFERUM (few songs like "LAI LAI HEI" and "Token Of Time"), I first needed to get into that "folk mood", before the music came out of me. WINTERSUN's music just comes out naturally. I don't mean to write certain things. It just happens, I guess." [http://www.metaleater.com/interviews-wintersun12292004.php]
Discography
References
Related links
* [http://www.wintermadness.net Wintersun official website]
* [http://www.ensiferum.com Ensiferum official website]
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