Janne Halmkrona

Janne Halmkrona (born April 29, 1968) is a Finnish guitarist. He is best known for playing in CMX, a band he joined in 1990, replacing Pasi Isometsä. He has also released two albums with Sapattivuosi, a Black Sabbath tribute band. [ [http://www.imperiumi.net/printer_friendly.php?type=interview&id=202 Imperiumi.net | Tulostinystävällinen versio ] ]

Halmkrona holds a Master's degree in musicology. [ [http://www.helsinki.fi/humanistilehti/arkisto/lehti1/halmkrona.htm Humanistilehti 4 ] ] His playing has been influenced by bands such as the Sex Pistols, Judas Priest, Yes and Genesis. [ [http://www.finpop.net/?p=31 The Crash - Finpop.net ] ] In addition to his guitar playing, he has also done radio work for Radio Helsinki, hosting a program called "Heviurpot", where he and Lasse Kurki played 1980s hard rock classics. [ [http://blogit.helsinginsanomat.fi/axa/?p=14 Seuraava trendi - heviurpot - - Blogit - HS.fi ] ]

Halmkrona has co-produced two CMX albums, "Veljeskunta" (1991) and "Aion" (2003), as well as "Sodankylä" (2004) by Maj Karma. He has also worked as executive producer for pop singer/pianist Elviira. [ [http://www.imperiumi.net/alb_2.php?id=2608 Imperiumi.net ] ] [ [http://www.elviira.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=9 Elviira - Musiikki ] ]

Discography

With CMX

:"See CMX discography".

With Sapattivuosi

*"Sapattivuosi" (2003)
*"Vol. 2" (2005) [ [http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sapattivuosi finnishcharts.com - Discography Sapattivuosi ] ]

External links

* [http://www.cmx.fi/ CMX] official site.
* [http://www.sapattivuosi.net/ Sapattivuosi] official site.

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