Otto Taimela sound design & music
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Info:
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- Born in 1995, currently working in Helsinki region
- Film sound design student at ELO Film School Aalto University
- Affiliated with various record labels such as Cold Blow, SWIMS, Ultraääni, SSR etc.
- Dreamy and rich textured music, sound art and film sound design for clients such as Iittala, Marimekko, Veikkaus, Kämp Collection Hotels, Vans, Adidas and many more
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- 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
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more commercial work & music placements:
Sound design for GARBADURA socials
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Music in "Ad Aeterno/to Eternity"
Music for TMBYTAAVI
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Music in VANS NORDIC GRAN CANARIA
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Music in VANS SKATE SPACE 198
Music in Pelago Bicycles
Music in "peeling the hiatus"
Music in SeeUs Lapinlahti retrospective video
Music & sound design for shortfilm SKIMASK
Music in"Haze from food waste"
​...and so on
Discography:
- Falling Snow (Mobile Suits Records)
- The Vortex Is Sinking: a benefit for Appalachia - SSR033 (various/Special Species Records)
- Dispersion (Special Species Records)
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- The Lost Hour (Eabe Records)
- Streetwise (self-release)
- Inner Beauty (SWIMS records)
- Clouds/Waterland 7" with Olli Aarni (SWIMS records)
- 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-release)
- 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/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)
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- Emotional Listenings Pt.1 Vieno001 (various/Vienosounds)
- Parasomniac (self-release)
- When Helsinki Sleeps (self-release)
- Syvennys - ULTRA-017 CASS (Ultraääni Records)
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- Kylmä Ääni (self-released super 8mm audiovisual EP)
"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.
Obsessed with sound and music that feels like falling snow
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Live performances in venues and events such as Solstice Festival, Ilmiö Festival, Wambience at Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Maunula Electronic, SeeUs Lapinlahti Fashion Show, Visio Art Opening, Eabe Ambient at Paavalinkirkko, Melu! at Design Museum Helsinki, club Kaiku and many more.
Also:
- Guest mixes for NTS Radio, Olá Radio, Smoke Break, OK Sound Helsinki, Flag This Radio, SENSUS Podcast, Bassoradio, m50 etc.
- Collaborations with artist such as wshdway, BROKKEN. ,Olli Aarni etc.
- Remixes for artists such as DJ LIFEGOALS, Vesu, Ghoose, Minor Patterns and many more