Miri Miettinen
Drummer
MIRI MIETTINEN, drummer
EDUCATION
Musicians Institute (PIT) Los Angeles 1991-1992 (Outstanding student of the year)
Drummers Collective, N.Y. 1996
Sibelius Academy, Helsinki Finland 1977-1981
Conservatory of Helsinki 1975-1977
Summer courses at Berklee College of Music, Boston USA
WORK EXPERIENCE
LAURENCE JONES BAND since 2014
RUF RECORD’S BLUES CARAVAN TOUR 2014 in Europe and England
ERJA LYYTINEN BAND 2010-2014 tours in Europe, England and Canada
BEN GRANFELT BAND 1993-2010 tours in Europe
GRINGOS LOCOS 1986-1991 tours in Europe, England and U.S.A.
BROADCAST 1981-1990 tours in Scandinavia. Winner of the Battle of the Bands at Guild Hall, Preston, (1983)
AS A STUDIO MUSICIAN
More than 1500 recorded tracks on different albums
Hundreds of TV-Shows on national TV-channels e.g. Eurovision Song Contest, Midnight Sun Song Festival, Syksyn Sävel, Kevään Sävel, Anteeksi Kuinka? Pöllölaakson Aarre, Desibeli Appelsiini, Toivotaan Toivotaan, Kultainen ja Hopeinen Harmonikka, Primus Ikaalinen etc.
MOVIE SOUND TRACKS
Kaksipäisen Kotkan Varjossa
Kalteva Torni
This Is My Life (Uuno Turhapuro)
CONDUCTORS HE HAS WORKED WITH
Markku Johansson, Olli Ahvenlahti, Antti Hyvärinen, Kassu Halonen, Atso Almila, Ossi Runne, Jari Puhakka, Esa Helasvuo,
Sasha Mäkilä
AS A TEACHER
Drum Clinics for Yamaha and Zildjian
Drum teacher at Helsinki Pop/Jazz Concervatory. Helsinki 1993-2002,
Music instructor at Otava Folk High School 2000-2015
Drum and Music Camps in Finland
Teacher at a net music school site ROCKWAY
CURRENTLY
Miri is busy touring with Ben Granfelt Band and working in his own studio, recording and mixing for different artist.
Miri is endorsed by Zildjian-cymbals and Balbex Stix (Miri Miettinen model)
Miri uses YAMAHA drums with Evans drum heads and Beyer Dynamic microphones.