Video for Steel Mammoth's Nightmare Ad Nauseam from the LP Nuclear Rebirth. Available from Ektro Records. Steel Mammoth's music video was shot with my brand new Panasonic GH2 and Sony monitor.
Just got a new GH2 (review coming at some point) and along with it got the Sony CLM-V55 monitor for it! I've been dying to get a monitor for my cam for years and have been looking and looking for something affordable. This was 366 euros. The package contains a nice sun shade that doubles as a cover when not using it as well as two hot shoe mounts that tilts 90 degrees up and down as well as swivels left and right 360 degrees.
Jussi Lehtisalo is the founder of Circle and he runs the label Ektro Records. In addition he plays in groups such as Pharaoh Overlord, Ektroverde, Steel Mammoth and Rättö ja Lehtisalo just to name a few. Amongst others his labels has released music from finnish bands Kuusumun Profeetta, Keuhkot, Plainride and from international bands such as Acid Mothers Temple and Faust. 
I've had the Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai for couple of years now. I bought from Philadephia while on tour there with Kemialliset Ystävät. It's the best loop pedal I've had so far. I've tested quite a few and this one definately suits my style of playing. One thing that I've come to hate about it though are the footswitches. They are extremely loud. It's annoyed me up to the point that I started looking for a new loop pedal. I'm sure for a guitar hero playing his screaming licks and looping an infinite dragons fire until 6am they're fine. But for a hippie love child like myself who mostly likes to burn candles on stage and record and loop the match that lights it... they are way too loud.
Eleanoora Rosenholm are releasing a new album and we did the first music video for it. For this shoot I was mainly inspired by posters and DVD covers. There's things you just can't do when shooting horizontally. Sometimes I even prefer to shoot 3:4 aspect ratio because of this and I think it worked well for the shots where you see Eleanoora looking down or up, waving her hands high in a prayer and reaching for the sky. Also the upward shooting airplanes are a particular favourite of mine.
I bought the D|Focus along with the marking disc & reference pin already in January 2010 and have used it on every single one of my shoots since I got it. Mine is V2 but there is a newer V3 already out. So I'm sure it's only gotten better with the update.
Apflickorna is directed by Lisa Aschan. She asked me already maybe two years ago if I was interested in making music for her film. I heard the concept and gladly accepted. I'm really happy to say that the film turned out quite amazing.
My second video for Ignatz from his 2011 album I Hate This City.
I find it really difficult to do top 10 or any kind of year end lists. But I decided why not just list all the stuff that I've most enjoyed in 2010! Not just music but everything that's been going on. Read for yourself!
A friend of mine recommended these movies to me some time ago but as they are both 3 hours long I saved them up and just watched them during the holidays. Both directed by Jan Troell whom I had never heard of before. His done quite a few movies and documentaries that are all unkown to me so I'll have to check out a few to see how they hold up to these masterpieces.
Risto music video from the latest compilation album.
My favourite albums of 2011