Almost 30 years. I started playing when I was 9 or 10 years old , I was a student at a local
music school. We learned how to play simple songs on acoustic guitar. That must have been in 1982 or 1983. I think I was about 19 , when I finally made the desicion, that I"d totally concentrate on the guitar.( That it would become my profession ) In 1995 I got a few calls, from two different schools, and they asked me If I"d come and teach guitar there. When I was a about 17, My gigs where at church,that"s where I started out.

I went to: watch bands ,both local and other bands play , at " youth places ".

It was a great source of inspiration!

Guitars: Ibanez : jem and 7 string universe are my fave. Also a standard strat is great. I also have acoustic and half-acoustic guitars. And a few Les paul models too.
Amps: Marshall ( I"m old school :) , Fender , Roland
Effects: Boss/ Ibanez. Line 6 POD sometimes for direct recording guitars.
Elixir strings.

New musical contacts.promote my playing and music

My main instrument is : Elecrtic-guitar. I discovered Hendrix at age 12. At 14- 15 ,I loved playing Iron Maiden. At 17- I discovered : Malmsteem , Satriani Vai.... At 21 I was interested
in learning Jazz guitar. I"ve always loved the energetic distorted guitar sound, that Is something I always come back to. I " ve played many styles , but that"s the thing that makes me still love the guitar. And that was the main reason for me to pick up the electric guitar!

Bands I"ve been in, or artists I"ve worked with : Funk Monk ( Instrumental quartet ), Loop (Cover band ) , C.C: Deplique USA/FIN( Gospel artist ), Riverdale Bluesband; Roundabouts (Rock cover band ), Rosies Playground ( Cover rock band ). Frank dahl (SWE); Ulf Christiansson(SWE), Tommie Sewon (SWE), Kjell Samuelsson (SWE), Bengt Johansson(SWE) Roland Utbult (SWE) Lena-Maria Klingvall (SWE) ,Matti Mikael and Melando , Pepe Ahlqvist ( FIN ) And many others. My own Instrumental music ( original compositions ) My CD : Colours of life 2008. I play everything from Gospel/ Blues - - Hardrock/Fusion ( my own stuff ). My main job is : Guitar teacher since 1995 www.youtube.com/marshallwave. I do also some gigs as a "freelance-hired gun " guitar player too

Steve Vai of course, the greatest guitar player ever.

1500 at Jarvenpaa puisto-blues ( Blues festival in Finland) with Riverdale blues band in 2002 or 2001. Smallest 2-5 people:) . But it has varied a lot

I wouldn"t pick an album! I"d pick my guitar and extra strings of course