Hiili Hiilesmaa

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Birth name Kai Hiilesmaa Origin Helsinki, Finland		Years active 1995–present Name Hiili Hiilesmaa

Occupation(s) Musician, Producer, Mixer, Engineer Instruments Vocals, drums, keyboards Associated acts HIM, Sentenced, Amorphis, Apocalyptica, Lordi, Moonspell, KYPCK Role Vocalist · hiilihiilesmaa.com Albums The King of Rock'n Roll, Nize, Nizhe, Cherno, Vol II Music groups KYPCK (2007 – 2011), Daniel Lioneye, Road Crew (1992 – 1999), Ita-Saksa Genres Hard rock, Gothic rock, Progressive metal, Death-doom Similar People Sami Lopakka, Erkki Seppanen, Mikko Paananen, Mikko Lindstrom, Mikko Karmila

Concorde conversation Hiili Hiilesmaa & Jaakko Tarvainen (esituotanto / pre production)

Kai "Hiili" Hiilesmaa (born 1966) is the vocalist of the rock band The Skreppers, former drummer of doom metal band KYPCK, former keyboardist of rock band Daniel Lioneye, as well as a respected producer from Finland. He has worked with several internationally recognized rock groups, including his near 20-year association with Finnish band HIM

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Hiilesmaa began producing music professionally in 1995, recording with such bands as HIM, Amorphis, and Apocalyptica. His trademarks include heavy, overdriven guitar sounds and experimental synthesiser programming. In 2013 Hiilesmaa addressed his preference for analog recording, "I prefer analog these days. Not only the sound, it asks more attitude to work with analog. Also you must make up your mind faster. There is no 'undo' in analog, which is often good."