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Artist
Tapio Ylinen
9+ albums
bluesrocksinger-songwriterfinnishfinland
about
In his songs Tapio channels together the sensitivity of the great singer-songwriters with classic rock sounds, blues guitar and a touch of progressive rock composition styles. Educated in both music and the dramatic arts he is an expert storyteller both musically and lyrically. The stories in his songs are often peculiar tales of unusual characters in difficult circumstances backed up by melodic compositions. As a guitar player he’s been heavily influenced by the guitar gods of the 70’s, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) and Eric Clapton to name a few. His songwriting influences include The Beatles, Sting, Neil Young and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Born in Kuopio in 1980 Tapio started playing guitar in his early teens. By that time he had already been heavily exposed to music and professional musicians. His father Timo, a semi- professional musician, sang and played guitar in different bands and as a solo artists. Inspired by the people around him Tapio worked his way through school playing guitar in his spare time, learning music by ear. In 1996 he was accepted to Kuopio’s well-known Musiikkilukio, a high school for aspiring musicians and a springboard for many top artists in Finland. After graduating in 1999 Tapio decided to make music his profession. He went on to study musicology at the University of Tampere from 2000 to 2006, eventually receiving a master’s degree with high merits. During this time he was heavily involved in the local theater scene p
