Jarmo Myllyvirta / Keyboards

Date of birth: 10.03.1982
height:175 cm
favourite bands: Symphony X, Rammstein , Stratovarius
Fav. keyboarders: Jens Johansson, Alex Staropoli, Richard Andersson
Fav. singers: Vesa Rantanen, Russell Allen, Khan
Fav. guitarists: Michael Romeo, Timo Tolkki             
Fav. bassists: Jari Kainulainen, Thomas Miller
Fav. drummers: Mike Portnoy, Jason Rullo, Uli Kusch, Jörggi
Fav. albums: Symphony X-DWOT, Odyssey,  Stratovarius-Visions, Episode, Kamelot - Black Halo
Fav. songs: Symphony X-Candlelight Fantasia, Accolade II, Rammstein-Ohne Dich, Stratovarius-Visions. Juha Vainio-Vanhoja Poikia Viiksekkäitä.
Equipment: Korg N364, Roland XV-5050

Motto: TOP 5:  1) "Sometimes you fuck" 2) "Kyllä se sinne peittyy" 3) "Paskaankin tottuu" 4) "Ei haittaa, äiti tekee huomenna pitsaa" 5) "En kunnioita toisten omaisuutta"

E-Mail: jappe@excalion.com

How it all started:

I started to play keys when I was 16. I founded heavy music again, when I heard Visions -album from Stratovarius. Tero Vaaja borrowed it to me and right after that I bought my own copy. An other friend of mine played guitar then as well and he suggested that I start to play something too. My options were drums, bass and keys. I chose the last one.

My first keyboard was some Yamaha´s home model, which had terrible sounds, but that was my instrument when we played Stratovarius and Children of Bodom for first six months, badly. After that I bought a decent synth, which is still in use. Soon after investing I started to record my own things/songs to sequencer. This was the time when first Excalion´s songs were born.

Suomeksi (in Finnish)