… And happy new year!

We wish you a very whammy X-mas. Rest and breath now. Soon we practice guitar playing some more. Respect the santa!

Keyboard Wizard.net

Mean while Mr.Fastfinger is finising his final tracks for the solo album. Here’s something else for you to jam with. A very good friend of Mr.Fastfinger, Keyboard Wizard can be found at his very own special place at KeyboardWizard.net

The site was created together with keyboard guru Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater). Jordan created and delivered all the music and audio. Mika Tyyskä designed, animated and produced rest of the multimedia. Tomi Lindroos wrote the action script for the flash sequencer.

One Switch Shred Show

Online shredding is now much easier for some of the more disabled people in the world. Using the small free downloadable utility, 4Noah Shred, it is possible to use the Left Mouse Click alone to play. This utilty works perfectly with “The mountain of the Tapping Dwarves”. Click and shred!

Thanks to Barrie Ellis and One Switch for making this happen. Very Good!

AC Hell vs. Mr Fastfinger: Raw

AC Hell, has a very cool new track with guest solo by Mr.Fastfinger. They say it’s a battle between AC Hell vs. Mr.Fastfinger, but nobody got hurt…seriously!

Check it out: http://www.myspace.com/alanjayreed

Mr. Fastfinger and Mika talking about the album

Hughes & Kettner.com interview here

There’s a strange video on You Tube

Here’s a very entertaining clip from Freak Guitar Camp. The jam between Mr. Mika, Mr. Eklundh and Fastfinger in sunny, scandinavian, Ionian mode. Hope you enjoy it!

Mr. Fastfinger quest at Freak Guitar Camp

Mr. Fastfinger had a great, great honour to do a surprise Guitar Shred Show in Sweden last week. Yes, it was the famous Freak Guitar Camp in Gothenburg forests, conducted by the Swedish guru, Mattias IA Eklundh. Mr. Fastfinger and Mika did their duo show for the crowd of almost 30 freak students. As the encore the audience was treated by a freak shred jamming of the trio: Mika – Mattias – Fastfinger. Ugggh yeah, we did respect that moment!

The Freak Guitar Camp is a paradise for any ambitious guitarist. The lessons by Mattias and Christian Alsing, the coffee and food, the sauna and the lake, and the company of all the students: it’s all Tip Top! Mr. Fastfinger highly recommends this camp for you!

Some good Japan stuff

We had excellent time in Tokyo with Mr.Fastfinger, doing Switchblade demos. Thanks to all Hughes & Kettner and Pearl people: Katajikenai! Clearly one of the best trips ever, all smile and joy. Here’s something cool about our excellent trip to Japan in June: Hughes & Kettner’s news

When doing a Switchblade demo I had an excellent change to test out a cool new tool from TC Electronic. It was no surprise: Nova System was perfect for the job. Very cool, it’s like the baby brother of G-System! Interview at TC Electronic Japan

Some more cool photos taken by my good friend Ayato Yoshioka can be found in the MySpace image gallery

Mr.Fastfinger’s clinic in Tokyo

We’re very excited to let you know that Mr. Fastfinger and Mika will return to Tokyo in June. We’re honoured to jam at Hughes & Kettner dealer seminar alongside with the great Thomas Blug. In saturnday 14.6. there will be a clinic at IKEBE Amp Station in Shibuya, Tokyo. If you’re around, would be an honour to meet you there. Katajikenai!

Japanese site with details

Mr.Fastfinger working on his debut solo album

It’s very true. Mr. Fastfinger’s solo album is under production. You can bet there will be plenty of hard rocking guitars and exploding solos on this CD. The target is to get the album out late 2008 / early 2009.