Janne Halmkrona (born 29 April 1968) is a Finnish musician. He is best known for playing in CMX, a band he joined in 1990, replacing Kimmo Suomalainen. He has also released two albums with Sapattivuosi, a

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. Halmkrona also worked as an A&R manager for Sony BMG Finland. Halmkrona holds a master's degree in

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. His playing has been influenced by bands such as the

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. In addition to his guitar playing, he has also done radio work for Radio Helsinki, hosting a weekly show "Sabotaasi" and "Heviurpot", where he and Lasse Kurki played 1980s

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classics. Halmkrona has co-produced two CMX albums, '' Veljeskunta'' (1991) and '' Aion'' (2003), as well as ''

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'' (2004) by Maj Karma. He has also worked as executive producer for pop singer/pianist Elviira.

Discography

With CMX

:''See CMX discography''.

With Sapattivuosi

*''Sapattivuosi'' (2003) *''Vol. 2'' (2005)finnishcharts.com – Discography Sapattivuosi
*''Ihmisen merkki'' (2009)

With Aki Tykki & Kanuunaorkesteri

*''Totuuden tiellä'' (2020)

References

External links

CMX
official site
Sapattivuosi
official site *
Janne Halmkrona in 375 humanists – 7 June 2015. Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki
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