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Jukka Koskinen

ユッカ・コスキネン　/　ゆっか・こすきねん

Bass guitarist from Finland

July 16, 1981 (age 44)　・　Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme, Finland

Kanta-Häme
bass guitarist

My Take

Jukka Koskinen is catnip for metal fans, and rightly so. A bassist out of Riihimäki, Finland, his resume reads like a who's who of the scene: Wintersun, Nightwish, Norther, Amberian Dawn and more. Being that in-demand says everything. Bass is thankless work; nobody hums the bassline, but pull it out and the whole song collapses. I have a deep soft spot for these load-bearing craftsmen who hold the low end together while the spotlight falls elsewhere. There's something fitting about that heavy, brooding sound emerging from a country of long, dark winters. He's the engine room, and engine rooms deserve more credit.

Overview

Jukka Koskinen is a Finnish musician who is the bassist for the metal bands Wintersun, Nightwish and Crownshift. He was also the bassist for Norther from 2000 until their disbandment in 2012, for Amberian Dawn from 2010 until 2013, for Cain's Offering from 2009 until 2014 and for Dark Sarah in 2014.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jukka Koskinen
Name (Japanese): ユッカ・コスキネン
Reading: ゆっか・こすきねん
Born: July 16, 1981 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rooster
Origin: Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme, Finland
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Occupation: bass guitarist

2. Background

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