Hiili Hiilesmaa
Hiili Hiilesmaa (* December 1966 ; full name Kai Hiili Markus Hiilesmaa ), also known as Special K and Dr. Skrepper , is a Finnish musician and record producer from Helsinki .
Career
Hiili Hiilesmaa has been a music producer since the mid-1990s, mainly in the metal sector . The bands he supports include HIM , Teräsbetoni , Sentenced , Apocalyptica , The 69 Eyes , Amorphis and Lordi . Four of the albums he has produced have been awarded platinum in Finland , and numerous others have been awarded gold . According to their own information, the albums have sold a total of over two million times.
Hiilesmaa is also active as a musician. From the early 1990s to 1999 he was the drummer for the rock band Road Crew , with whom he recorded four albums. From the mid-90s he was also the keyboardist of the industrial band Itä-Saksa , for which he also produced albums for the first time. He is currently the singer in the psychobilly band The Skreppers and drummer in the doom metal band KYPCK . He is or was also active as a songwriter in all bands.
Discography
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Producer (selection)
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Platinum awards for The Monsterican Dream , And Love Said No , Greatest Lovesongs vol. 666 and Love Metal
- ↑ see presentation on the official website
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| SURNAME | Hiilesmaa, Hiili |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hiilesmaa, Kai Hiili Markus (full name); Special K (pseudonym); Dr. Skrepper (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish musician and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1966 |