Otto Taimela sound design & music

Info:

- Born in 1995, currently in Helsinki region

- Dreamy and rich textured music and sound design for clients such as Marimekko, Vans, Adidas and many more

- Versatile discography: from avant-garde piano to breakbeat, ambient-dub techno back to cinematic contemporary classical music

- Helps other artists with songwriting and producing

- Also into video editing and super 8-film

listen here:

more commercial work & placements:

- Music & sound design in SKIMASK
- Music & sound design for TMBYTAAVI

- Music in VANS NORDIC GRAN CANARIA

- Music in VANS SKATE SPACE 198
- Music in a film "Ad Aeterno/to Eternity"
- Music in "peeling the hiatus" -
- Music in Pelago Bicycles ad
- Music in SeeUs Lapinlahti retrospective video

- Music in Adidas Skateboarding "Eastern in Israel" video
... and so on

Obsessed with sound and music that feels like falling snow

Also:
- Guest mixes for Olá Radio, OK Sound Helsinki, Flag This Radio, SENSUS Podcast, Bassoradio etc.

- Collaborations with artist such as wshdway, BROKKEN. ,Olli Aarni etc.

- Remixes for artists such as DJ LIFEGOALS, Ghoose, Minor Patterns and many more

Discography:

- Sunflower Seeds (Cold Blow Records)

- A Life CUD77 CASS (Cudighi Records)

- Cold Blow - 5 Years and still blowing (various/Cold Blow Records)

- Reflections 06 (various/Anjunadeep Reflections)

- RAINFACE 1 & 2 (self-released)

- Finite Source FSVA01 (various/vinyl only/Finite Source Records)

- Inevitable DIGITAL (Eabe Records)

- Stars & Silence - ULTRA-039 7” (vinyl only/Ultraääni Records)

- DREAM - CUD25 CASS (Cudighi Records)

- Bluebird - Vieno003 (Vienosounds)

- Anthozoa Anthology - SSR030 (various/vinyl only/Special Species Records)

- A Road To Somewhere (digital self-release)

- Finite Source - FS 003 EP DIGITAL (Finite Source Records)

- Shared Quarters vol 3. - SSR025 CASS (various/Special Species Records)

- EABE DIGITAL XV (various/Eabe Records)

- Discontinuity - EABE DIGITAL XXXIII EP (Eabe Records)

- Kimmeltie - ULTRA-025 LP (vinyl only/Ultraääni Records)

- City Lights - SSR009 CASS ( Special Species Records)

- AAAAA - ULTRA-024 CASS (cassette only/Ultraääni Records)

- Emotional Listenings Pt.1 Vieno001 (various/Vienosounds)

- Parasomniac (self-released)

- When Helsinki Sleeps (self-released)

- Syvennys - ULTRA-017 CASS (Ultraääni Records)

- Kylmä Ääni (self-released super 8mm audiovisual EP)

Live performances in venues and events such as Solstice Festival, Ilmiö Festival, Wambience at Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, SeeUs Lapinlahti Fashion Show, Visio Art Opening, Eabe Ambient at Paavalinkirkko, Melu! at Design Museum Helsinki, club Kaiku and many more.

"Otto's music is for neon lit storefronts reflecting in streaks on rain soaked pavement, for fog machine filled rooms with technicolor lights, or for train rides home as the sun just begins to rise and the dark indigo of night turns burning lilac.." - Special Species Records.