BIO
SHORT VERSION
Antti's music is a quest of colors and gracefully appearing textures within a marathon of fierce, dense repeating swells of sound. His exploration is focused on minimalism and microscopic details, but turned up (volume-wise [acoustically <but not only>]).
The textures, which range from beautiful floating harmonies to harsh beating and scratching noises, are full of subtle details that are tangled and manipulated into some construct of composition.
Antti's music is a quest of colors and gracefully appearing textures within a marathon of fierce, dense repeating swells of sound. His exploration is focused on minimalism and microscopic details, but turned up (volume-wise [acoustically <but not only>]).
The textures, which range from beautiful floating harmonies to harsh beating and scratching noises, are full of subtle details that are tangled and manipulated into some construct of composition.
LONG VERSION
Antti Virtaranta is a Finnish bassist and composer. 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, while living in North Carolina, USA. He went to Philadelphia, University of the Arts, to study jazz music in 2006. There he was introduced to free jazz and improvised music which led to his relocation to Berlin in 2011. Since then he has embraced the rich free jazz, improvised and experimental scenes in Berlin. Antti has been performing throughout Europe and Japan in his time since his relocation to Europe performing in a large number of 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, Ignaz Schick and many more. He also collaborates with visual artists and dancers.
Antti Virtaranta is a Finnish bassist and composer. 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, while living in North Carolina, USA. He went to Philadelphia, University of the Arts, to study jazz music in 2006. There he was introduced to free jazz and improvised music which led to his relocation to Berlin in 2011. Since then he has embraced the rich free jazz, improvised and experimental scenes in Berlin. Antti has been performing throughout Europe and Japan in his time since his relocation to Europe performing in a large number of 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, Ignaz Schick and many more. He also collaborates with visual artists and dancers.