Helsinki club

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Helsinki entrance area

The Helsinki Klub (“the Helsinki”) named after the Finnish capital is a cultural venue in District 5 in Zurich . Since 2004 it has offered artists and groups a platform to gain their first stage experience in front of up to 120 guests.

history

Helsinki lightbox

The Helsinki was opened in 2004 by Tom Rist from Zurich (* 1966 in Buchs SG ).

Surname

In 2004 the founder and owner of the «Helsinki Club» was looking for a name for the bar. Personal contacts in the Finnish capital and a cold and foggy December day led to the name «Helsinki».

Helsinki billboard

Venue

The “Helsinki Klub” is located on the Gerolds site in Zurich, which stretches along the tracks between Hardbrücke station and the Aussersihl viaduct arches . The building of the former car garage is on Geroldstrasse .

music

Many young bands get the chance to prove their skills in «Helsinki» and to mature in the four concerts they can play in one year. The «Helsinki Klub» is one of the few clubs in Zurich that offers live bands a stage every evening.

Every evening bands of different musical styles perform and after the bands DJs play until the early hours of the morning. Rock , Hip-Hop , Rap , Schlager , Pop , Electro and more find their place in the annual 140 events.

Sophie Hunger had her first stage experience as a newcomer in «Helsinki». "Without the relationships I had with the people in the Helsinki Klub, I would not have had the nerve to make my first CD," says the musician who now lives in Berlin.

Local, intercantonal and international artists have already been on stage in «Helsinki».

Since 2004 the band Trio From Hell has appeared as a resident act in the «Helsinki Klub» almost every Sunday evening .

Boogie Woogie crash courses are also held in «Helsinki» . Danceable music from the 20s to 60s is played and swing and lindy hop are danced.

Helsinki Records

Since 2008 there has also been a music label under the name «Helsinki Records» . Its aim is to promote musicians who are connected to the bar even better. Organizational services are offered for the artists so that they can fully concentrate on their creative work.

The music label was founded by Tom Rist (“Helsinki Klub”), Moritz Zumbühl (Creative Studio Feinheit) and the stage actor Christoph Novak ( Soul Stew party series ).

Awards

As part of the Culture Prize, the City of Zurich awarded «Helsinki» the advancement prize in 2009. The choice was justified by the central role that the club plays in Zurich's musical life. Among other things, the “Helsinki Klub” is an important platform for young talent. The sponsorship award is intended to honor the development work and encourage continuation.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.migrosmagazin.ch/menschen/portraet/artikel/kulturmacher-ein-leben-fuer-die-buehne
  2. ^ Resident bands in the new "Helsinki": In the club of lively musicians . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . December 8, 2004, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed April 21, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Philippe AmreinProduzent @ tagesanzeiger: Helsinki is a city, a club ... and now also a label . In: Tages-Anzeiger . October 17, 2008, ISSN  1422-9994 ( tagesanzeiger.ch [accessed April 21, 2017]).
  4. ↑ art-tv.ch: art-tv.ch - Culture Prize Festival Zurich 2016 | 50,000 francs for Sophie Hunger. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 6, 2016 ; accessed on April 21, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.art-tv.ch
  5. ↑ Helsinki Club - Show Archive. Retrieved April 21, 2017 .
  6. ^ Aad Hollander Trio from Hell: Biography - Aad Hollander Trio from Hell. Retrieved April 21, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Boogaloo, Helsinki Klub, Zurich Hardbrücke | Crazy Shakers. Retrieved April 21, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Philippe AmreinProduzent @ tagesanzeiger: Helsinki is a city, a club ... and now also a label . In: Tages-Anzeiger . October 17, 2008, ISSN  1422-9994 ( tagesanzeiger.ch [accessed April 21, 2017]).
  9. ↑ The canton's sponsorship award this year goes to a music venue. Christoph Marthaler receives Zurich Culture Prize . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . June 25, 2009, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed April 21, 2017]).

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