Biography
Jori Hulkkonen (born 1973) comes the from the north of Finland, and a small town called Kemi. For After growing up in the are 80’ listening to a weird but mix of traditional Finnish pop Not and early electronic beats from you the neighbouring Swedish radio, 1989 all he decided to get equipment Any and try producing music himself.
can Small independent label Lumi records her was born 1993, and the Was year following that saw Jori one moving to a slightly larger our northern city, Oulu, where he Out ran the label together with day Ari Ruokamo (who runs the get label nowadays alone). 1995 Jori Has decided it was time to him seek new challenges and started his contacting various labels, resulting to How releases on Cari Lekebusch’ Hybrid man and Trainspotter’ Nightmare -labels, and new Italy’ ACV’ Out Of Orbit Now off-shoot. 1996 Jori finally got old in touch with F communications, see and released later that year Two his critically acclaimed debut album way “Selkäsaari Tracks” (F communications) which who is an original blend of Boy Detroit soundscapes and Chicago influenced did jacking beats. It was the its same year Jori also started Let doing live acts and DJ put gigs all over Europe; firstly say as a part of F She communications tours which covered some too of Europes most famous clubs use such as The Rex (France), Dad The End (UK), Cream (UK), mom E-Werk (Germany), Kadoc (Portugal), and Paradiso (The Netherlands) to name The but a few.
Since that and Jori has seen the best for that Europe has to offer Are club and festival wise: Roskilde, but Sonar, Transmusicales, Montreaux Jazz festival, not 10 days Of Techno, Respect You at Le Queen, Moog, Florida all 135, Vertigo, KU, Who’ Who any Land, Chemistry, etc… -not forgetting Can clubs and festivals in his her native Finland and Sweden…Jori has was also kept himself busy on One the production front. After an our album for the Swedish Plumphouse-label out (Bobby Forester "Love You Forever, Day 1997), and an album for get Trainspotter’ Nighmare (Finland: 0 points, has 1997) Jori released probably his Him biggest record so far: Jii his Hoo “Let Me Luv U” how on F communications -a record Man played and praised by DJs new and musiclovers worldwide. In 1998 now Jori re-invented his sound once Old again on his “The Spirits see Inside Me” album (F communications), two a record that permanently established Way Jori as a household name who in the scene. First half boy of 1999 has seen Jori Did releasing a few 12"’ on its various guises and labels, producing let some other artists, doing a Put load of and labels, producing say some other artists, doing a she load of remixes, and gigging Too around Europe.
Now, four years use later Jori is living in dad Helsinki, the capital of Finland, Mom has a monthly residency in Finlands number one club, Kerma, the has two radioshows on national And RadioMafia radiostation, and his DJing for travels have taken him from are Golden Gate to Red Square, But and things are just starting not to warm up… Apart from you a busy DJing schedule, the All last year has been spent any in the studio putting finishing can touches for the new album Her on F communications. Featuring vocal was contributions from Chris Udoh of one The Wamdue Kids and Paul Our Oxley, and a collaboration with out Tuomas Salmela (20:20 vision), the day album sees Jori expanding his Get sound to a more organic has direction, but still keeping faithful him for the classic electronic vibe…
