Interview with Janne Wirman: The Early Years of Children of Bodom | 30 Years of Astia-studio

Subtitled in English and Finnish. ⭐️ Enjoy this rare interview with Janne Wirman, the keyboard virtuoso from Children of Bodom.

Children of Bodom did 3 albums and around 20 sessions at Astia-studio with platinum-selling producer/engineer Anssi Kippo.

To celebrate 30 years of Astia-studio you are welcome to join a trip down memory lane with Children of Bodom keyboardist Janne Wirman as he shares early memories from both the studio sessions and live shows with Anssi Kippo.

Learn interesting details about the making of Children of Bodom albums Something Wild, Hatebreeder and Hate Crew Deathroll, along with keyboard trivia about Janne's lead sound and keyboard position.

Anssi Kippo worked with Janne Wirman at Astia-studio from 1997 to 2003 and mixed FOH sound on Children of Bodom live shows from 1997 until 2002 including 2001 European tour, 2001 Japan tour, 2001 South American tour along with numerous shows and mini tours in Finland and all over Europe.

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ABOUT ANSSI KIPPO:
Anssi Kippo is a music producer, sound engineer and founder of Astia-studio, a full analogue world-class recording studio located in Finland. Over the years he has produced over a dozen gold and platinum-selling releases along with three albums for Children Of Bodom and two for Ensiferum among countless others.

ABOUT ASTIA-STUDIO:
Full-analog Astia-studio is on a mission to bring back the energy and emotion to music with over 30 years of recording experience. Most Astia-studio clients are rock and metal bands from all over the world. Some have travelled all the way from USA and Vladivostok, Russia almost 9.000 km to Lappeenranta, Finland.

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HERE IS WHAT WE'LL COVER IN THIS VIDEO:
00:00 Introduction
08:45 Hatebreeder & Something Wild
19:52 Hate Crew Deathroll
28:48 On the road
38:02 Alexi Laiho
43:32 Janne's lead sound
57:18 Cool moments
01:13:55 Memorabilia

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Photos that appear on this video were take by Anssi Kippo and the members of Children of Bodom. Photo credit of Jussi Jauhiainen: Jani Vesslin. Photo credit of Skywalker Ranch pictures: Howard Gersh. Photo credit of Ensiferum: Ester Segarra.

Most sincere thanks to Janne Wirman, Toni Paananen, Tarja Ruotsalainen and Sirpa Ruotsalainen-Niskanen.

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