Antti Virtaranta is a bassist and composer. His music is a journey of colors and subtly appearing textures within a marathon of intense, dense repeating waves of sound. His exploration is focused on minimalism and miniscule details, but turned up (volume-wise). The textures, which range from beautiful floating harmonies to harsh beating and scratching noises, are full of subtle details that are twisted and manipulated into some form of composition.
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Antti Virtaranta is a Finnish bassist. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, he has moved from place to place throughout his life. As a teenager he started playing bass in math rock bands. He went to Philadelphia, University of the Arts, to study jazz. There he was introduced to free jazz and improvised music which led to his relocation to Berlin in 2011. Since then he has been performing throughout Europe and Japan in different groups.
His musical influences lie in mathcore, electronic music, jazz, and contemporary classical music. He takes various elements from each and weaves them together to create his sound. He has performed with many artists including Tristan Honsinger, Elliot Levin, Axel Dorner, Silke Eberhardt, Ignasz Schick and many more. He also collaborates with visual artists and dancers.
Antti Virtaranta is a Finnish bassist. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, he has moved from place to place throughout his life. As a teenager he started playing bass in math rock bands. He went to Philadelphia, University of the Arts, to study jazz. There he was introduced to free jazz and improvised music which led to his relocation to Berlin in 2011. Since then he has been performing throughout Europe and Japan in different groups.
His musical influences lie in mathcore, electronic music, jazz, and contemporary classical music. He takes various elements from each and weaves them together to create his sound. He has performed with many artists including Tristan Honsinger, Elliot Levin, Axel Dorner, Silke Eberhardt, Ignasz Schick and many more. He also collaborates with visual artists and dancers.
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