Jaani Peuhu
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Jaani Peuhu is a Finnish
musician, producer and songwriter. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the Finnish band Iconcrash
. He currently resides in Helsinki, Finland.
, Finland to a jazz musician father, Kari Peuhu, and a photographer mother, Heli Ahoniitty. At the age of 7 he began his musical career when he started playing the piano
; one year later he learned to play the drums
.
At the age of 13 he formed his first band Chaoslord. He played his first show in Ruovesi
one year latter at the age of 14.
Peuhu has played drums
in several bands including Scarlet Youth, Varjo, Deadbabes, Myyt, Mary-Ann, Billy-Goats, Jalankulkuämpäri, Kinetic and Vuk.
Jaani started his solo career in 2004, when he created his first record as a singer/songwriter under the name Iconcrash
. Jaani has also worked in the studio as a producer or guest musician with artists like Before the Dawn (band), Swallow The Sun
, Wiidakko and Anna Eriksson.
Since Iconcrash's first release "Nude" (2005) Peuhu has toured with his live band in the U.K., Finland
, Russia
, Germany
, Italy
, the Baltic States
and the U.S.
with Pauli Rantasalmi of The Rasmus
, that made it to the Eurovision Song Contest
semifinals in Finland
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
musician, producer and songwriter. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the Finnish band Iconcrash
Iconcrash
Iconcrash is an edgy mood-drifting band from Helsinki, Finland whose sound encompasses all nuance but in a highly organic fashion in keeping with their overall vision - this vision is led by vocalistcomposer Jaani Peuhu who has attempted to bring the new songs on the upcoming album to a new level...
. He currently resides in Helsinki, Finland.
Background
Peuhu was born in AnjalankoskiAnjalankoski
Anjalankoski is a former town and municipality of Finland. It had 17,301 inhabitants . About 4/5 of the people live in the vicinity of the Kymi River. The most densely populated communities are Myllykoski and Inkeroinen. In addition, there is plenty of countryside.The town's major industry is...
, Finland to a jazz musician father, Kari Peuhu, and a photographer mother, Heli Ahoniitty. At the age of 7 he began his musical career when he started playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
; one year later he learned to play the drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
.
At the age of 13 he formed his first band Chaoslord. He played his first show in Ruovesi
Ruovesi
Ruovesi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingually Finnish....
one year latter at the age of 14.
Peuhu has played drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
in several bands including Scarlet Youth, Varjo, Deadbabes, Myyt, Mary-Ann, Billy-Goats, Jalankulkuämpäri, Kinetic and Vuk.
Jaani started his solo career in 2004, when he created his first record as a singer/songwriter under the name Iconcrash
Iconcrash
Iconcrash is an edgy mood-drifting band from Helsinki, Finland whose sound encompasses all nuance but in a highly organic fashion in keeping with their overall vision - this vision is led by vocalistcomposer Jaani Peuhu who has attempted to bring the new songs on the upcoming album to a new level...
. Jaani has also worked in the studio as a producer or guest musician with artists like Before the Dawn (band), Swallow The Sun
Swallow the Sun
Swallow the Sun is a Finnish melodic death / doom metal band.- Biography :Swallow the Sun was formed in early 2000 by Juha Raivio, joined soon by Pasi Pasanen came along . They rehearsed a couple of songs, one of them being "Through Her Silvery Body" which would end up on their first demo,Out of...
, Wiidakko and Anna Eriksson.
Since Iconcrash's first release "Nude" (2005) Peuhu has toured with his live band in the U.K., Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, the Baltic States
Baltic states
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
and the U.S.
Awards
In 2009 Jaani Peuhu co-wrote a song called "10,000 Light Years" for the band KwanKwan
Kwan may refer to:*Kwan is a Chinese surname.*Kwan , Finnish musical group*Kwan, martial arts term*Kwan, a Kini.Kini.Rock music by Amomoai.Notable People*Nancy Kwan , Chinese-American actress...
with Pauli Rantasalmi of The Rasmus
The Rasmus
The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen...
, that made it to the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
semifinals in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
Iconcrash
- 2003 Promo: Happy?
- 2004 Split-EP: Viola loves Iconcrash
- 2005 Album: Nude
- 2008 Soundtrack: Clive Barker's Midnight Meat Train
- 2008 Mama Trash 2 Compilation
- 2008 Soundtrack: Blackout
- 2009 Single: Strange, Strange Dark Star
- 2009 Single: Everlasting
- 2010 Single: Sleeper
- 2010 Album: Enochian Devices
- 2011 Single: Delete
- 2011 Single: Stockholm
- 2011 Album: Inkeroinen
Before The Dawn
- 2000 Promo: To Desire
- 2001 MCD: Gehenna
- 2002 MCD: My Darkness
- 2003 Album: My Darkness
- 2004 Album: 4:14 AM
- 2005 DVD: The First Chapter
Varjo
- 2000 CDS: Korvaamaton
- 2000 CDS: Maailmanpyörä
- 2000 Album: Kuka Korvaa Poistetun Sydämen
- 2001 Download Single: Tänä Kesänä
- 2003 Album: Paratiisissa
- 2009 Album: Ensinäytös 1997
Wiidakko
- 2011 Single: Seis seis seis
- 2011 Single: Odessa
- 2011 Album: Wiidakko (Release date: 30.11.2011)