Musical background: I started playing drums when I was in fifth grade but for the first five years I was able to practise only half an hour per week because I didn’t have any place to play in. I’ve played in various bands which have been from different genres.

Favorite...
Food: Vegetable gratin
Drink: With food I drink milk and when Iґm not eating I drink Vodka with light lemonades
Movies: Gladiator
Director: Ridley Scott
TV-program: The Simpsons and Men Behaving Badly
Actor/Actress: Russell Crowe
Book: Dragons Of Autumn Twilight
Author: Margaret Weis and David Eddings
Band: Dream Theater, Stratovarius
Album: Gladiator -soundtrack, Dream Theater: Images & Words
Song: Whole Gladiator -soundtrack, Black Diamond by Stratovarius, Eden by Sarah Brightman
Season: Summer

Our best gig: Sao Paulo 2000

Best gig you have seen: Dream Theater in Helsinki at March 2000

Worst nightmare: Basic-pattern made Hip-Hop/Rap/Soul-music

Place you'd like to go: Egypt

Life philosophy: Live every day as if it was your whole life

Instruments: Tama Starclassic drums, PAISTE cymbals, Pro Mark sticks and Remo drumheads