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Artist
Heikki L
12+ albums
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about
When Heikki was ten years old and he got his first stereo system set up in his room, he stole all of his parents' cassette tapes and listened to them until they were worn out. He then moved onto hunting down music from his friends and neighbours. At the age of thirteen Heikki met a local DJ who handed him a tape that was filled with techno and house music. Inspired by this Heikki bought his first record player and mixer, spending all his pocket money on 12” singles. For two years Heikki would DJ at school and school dances and just before going to high school Heikki was booked for his first gig playing at a nightclub. Due to starting at such a young age, Heikki has an amazing ability to interpret the dance floor and this has ranked him as one the busiest touring DJ's of Finland, always spinning the biggest venues and parties. During his teens his passion for music grew into a realization that he wanted to make his own music. All his summers spent mowing lawns made him enough money to buy a computer and synthesisers. Ever since then, his life has never been the same. At nineteen, Heikki left his hometown of Rauma and headed to the capital of Finland, Helsinki. Upon his arrival his very first music collaboration was signed to Sony Music Finland. On Heikki's second project, he joined forces with party promoter Alex Kunnari. The first single ‘Darkstar' from 'Modulation' ended up on Above and Beyond's ‘Hard On' label. The second release ‘Spirits' ended up on Paul Van Dyk's ‘V
