Äänen Lumo

Category: Community event

sonic arts community events organised at the toinen kerros sonic arts space facilitated by Äänen Lumo

  • 21.-28.8 / Latvieshi International

    21.-28.8 / Latvieshi International

    “Latvieshi International” is an international contemporary visual art pop-up exhibition and public event series taking place in Helsinki, Finland, from August 21 to 28, 2026.


    Information:
    – Venue: Toinen Kerros, Nokiantie 2-4, 00510 Helsinki
    – Exhibition opening: August 21 at 18:00
    – Exhibition dates: August 22–23 12:00 – 18:00 & 25-28 14:00 – 19:00
    – Exhibition tour for children and youth: August 23 13:00
    – Discussion and musical performance evening: August 26 17:30
    – Free admission
    – Further information: https://datuainavas.org/projekti

    The central theme of the exhibition is “background noise”—a phenomenon that six Latvian artists who live in Latvia, Finland, and Iceland (U. Albiņš, A. Bikše, J. Peters, M. Ratniks, S. Ruļuks, L. Zaneripa) explore as a defining feature of the contemporary Nordic-Baltic region. In an era of hyper-connectivity and geopolitical tension, the ability to distinguish the essential (signal) from the inessential (noise) has become an existential necessity. The artists’ new audiovisual works will deconstruct this phenomenon through various prisms, from electromagnetic interference and industrial sound pollution to digital surveillance mechanisms and the residues left by cultural displacement on memory and identity. The exhibition thus addresses the question: is noise merely a disturbance, or is it also fertile ground for new cultural forms?

    The exhibition is accompanied by a public program: opening and closing events, a moderated discussion on Nordic-Baltic cultural identity, an evening of sound performances, and artist-led tours for various age groups, including educational sessions for students of the Helsinki Latvian Diaspora School (Pikku Putni).

    The event is organized by the association “Datu ainavu kartogrāfi” (Jurģis and Džesika Peteri).

    Supported by: Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), Culture Moves Europe, Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Finland, Rozentāls Seura, Äänen Lumo, Toinen Kerros.

    Free admission to the exhibition and public program.

    The event will be photographed and filmed.

  • 6.8. / Boundary Collapse

    6.8. / Boundary Collapse

    An evening of abstract acoustic and/or electronic music.

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    Forces
    https://joonassiren.fi/
    https://ffforces.bandcamp.com/

    Devina Boughton & Orion Boughton
    https://devinaboughton.weebly.com/
    https://djjorts.bandcamp.com/

    Jonas Hammerer
    https://www.hammererer.net/

    Fabian Lanzmaier
    https://www.fabianlanzmaier.com/

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    Thurday 6th of August, 18.00 - 22.00
    Toinen Kerros (Nokiantie 2-4, Helsinki)
    Äänen Lumo / Charm of Sound
    https://aanenlumo.com/
    5e-15e (pay what you can)

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    Jonas Hammerer
    Jonas Hammerer is a Vienna-based musician and sound artist working with 
    synthetic, process-oriented systems for live performances, sound 
    installations and collaborative works.
    In his artistic practice he uses analog and digital sound synthesis as 
    material and form-giving process, exploring instability and emergent 
    behavior in which form develops without fixed compositional structures. 
    He also realizes commissioned sound works and audio software for artists 
    and cultural institutions.
    He studied electroacoustic and experimental music at the University of 
    Music and Performing Arts Vienna, where he was working at the Artistic 
    Research Center as part of the AESR sound projection lab. He is a member 
    of kv.r., an independent venue and collective organizing experimental 
    music shows in Vienna.

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    Fabian Lanzmaier
    Fabian Lanzmaier is a musician and sound artist living in Vienna. He is 
    currently focusing on live performances that incorporate real-time audio 
    synthesis and multichannel speaker setups, as well as site-specific 
    audio installations, which often emerge from collaborative processes. He 
    is interested in the possibilities and surprises that arise when working 
    with systems and situations involving chance and unpredictability.

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    Orion Boughton
    Orion Boughton (they/them) aka DJ Jorts is a music producer, 
    saxophonist, and audio engineer based in Portland Oregon. They hold a 
    Bachelor of Arts from Portland State University in Sonic Arts and Music 
    Production. Orion has versatile musical experience, including large 
    ensemble wind band, contemporary chamber music, jazz, hyperpop, rap, 
    folk, live sound, and sound art. Fusing their skills of performance and 
    production, Orion bends the medium of sound to their artistic vision, 
    taking influence from the environment and world around them. They have 
    performed both independently and in ensembles across the US, in Finland, 
    and in Slovenia as part of the Etno Histeria World Orchestra.

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    Devina Boughton
    Devina Boughton (they/them) is a versatile performer hailing from rainy 
    Portland, OR, based in Helsinki, Finland. With a Bachelors degree from 
    Berklee College of Music, Devina moved to Helsinki as a 2021-22 
    Fulbright Grant recipient, and graduated from Sibelius Academy's Global 
    Music department with a Masters degree in 2025. They were a 2024-25 
    Microtonal Music Studios Resident, and received Finlandia Foundation 
    funding in Summer 2025. Devina serves as artistic director of Symbioosi 
    Choir (2023-present), and works as a freelancer in Helsinki and beyond, 
    as a performer, composer, artistic researcher, and pedagogue. Devina 
    explores and intertwines sound worlds, often blurring improvisation and 
    composition together. They are inspired by timbre, tuning, melody, 
    groove, nature, human experiences, words, and are passionate about 
    interdisciplinary collaboration. Their art-science Flagellate 
    Collective´s project Playing with Algae, combining micro- and macro 
    algae with Nordic shepherd´s horns, is supported by the KONE Foundation 
    in 2026. You may find them drinking coffee or tea, exploring nature, 
    practicing Finnish, baking, or reading.

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    Forces
    Constantly mutating rhythms and sharp digital textures shape the sound 
    of Forces. Forces is the electronic music project of Finnish 
    interdisciplinary artist Joonas Siren (they/them). Different live-coding 
    and processing techniques are used to make dense atomized swirls; 
    electronic and sometimes chaotic abstract oceans of sound. Forces’ music 
    has been released on Biodiversità Records, evo-natura, mappa,  Infinite 
    Machine, Gin & Platonic, Genot Centre, Conditional and Bio Future 
    Laboratory, and has also been played in DJ mixes by experimental 
    producers like Aphex Twin, Daniel Ruane and ZULI.
  • 1.8. / AXE CONCERT

    1.8. / AXE CONCERT

    Thomas Mellan, Los Angeles-based contemporary music organist and electronic musician known for his experimental bass/cinematic synth project DeKapital, will make his first appearance in Finland. 

    Thomas Mellan and Orest Smovzh will join for some ambient, noisy, and unpredictable improvisations using electronics, recordings, harmoniums, sampled crumhorns, and stuff

    Time: Saturday 1.8. starting at 20.00

    Entrance by donation (0-10€) to support the venue.

  • 12.6. / Another Layer #3 – BRYAN EUBANKS & JOE FOSTER

    12.6. / Another Layer #3 – BRYAN EUBANKS & JOE FOSTER

    BRYAN EUBANKS (b. 1977, US) develops his music through solo work and collaboration. Since 1999 he has participated in many short and long term projects, and regularly presents his work internationally. Continually active in a variety of contexts: improvisation; composing electronic and acoustic works for small ensembles, solo instruments, computers, and electronics; organizing and curating concerts for other artists; building electronic instruments. He currently lives in Berlin.

    JOE FOSTER (b. 1972, California) has lived in Seoul since 2002, where he was a founding member of the 403, Relay, Dotolim, and Bulgasari scenes, following several years in Portland Oregon. He has played music with against JP Jenkins, Bryan Eubanks, Kevin Parks, Bonnie Jones, Ryu Hankil, Choi Joonyong, Hong Chulki, Jin Sangtae, Otomo Yoshihide, Andrea Ermke, Sachiko M, Anais Tuerlinckx, Toshimaru Nakamura, Dave Quam, Taku Unami, Andrew Lafkas among many others. He is in the groups Stateside and The Mighty Cloud, was in the groups English and Super Unity, and has been working with Dan Reynolds’ musical and extra-musical Old Music since 2002. You can hear Joe’s music on releases from sacred realism, erstwhile, the manual, balloon&needle, homophoni, and rasbliutto, among others.

    Wednesday 12.6. 19-21
    Price: 5-10€
    Toinen Kerros, Nokiantie 2-4, Helsinki

    Support: Helsingin kaupunki

    Facebook event

  • 10.-11.6. / takakeno-festivaali [-festivaali]

    10.-11.6. / takakeno-festivaali [-festivaali]

    10.6.

    14-1530 (open) rehearsal / Blowjob

    16-17 Hildegard yoga / Linnea
          Slow and relaxing yin-yoga with encient live music. Bring your own mat.

    19-19.45  Detritus: Hittiparit
    Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643): Si dolce tormenti
    Sebastian Dumitrescu: Sweet tormented interlude
    Claudio Monteverdi: Quel sguardo sdegnosetto
    Þorkell Nordal: Siru (Thorkell on electronics if needed)
    Gottfried Heinrich Stöltzel (1690-1749): Bist du bei mir
    Leevi Räsänen: Puluseni
    John Eccles: Find me a lonely cave
    Niilo Tarnanen: Find me a lonely cave (ke.)
    Tarquinio Merula (1595–1665): Hor ch’e tempo di dormire
    Tuomas Kettunen: Insomnia


    20-21.45 Blowjob & Lauri Supponen
    Blowjob’s bassoon-recorder-clarinet-electronics-set and a premiere of Mikko Sarvanne’s new bass-oboe piece by Lauri Supponen

    21 Mikko Sarvanne
    syklit jotka puhkeavat

    11.6.

    14.30-16 avoin workshop uuden teoksen äärellä, Matilda Seppälä & Detritus

    16.30-17.30 primavistajaiset / play along
    bring your instrument (a1=440Hz) and let’s play together. Scores will be projected on a wall and  you can bring your own favourites too.

    19-19.45 Aaro Lehtovaara, Linnea Sundfær Casserly & Sini Ström,
    Aaro Lehtovaara: Aaro Lehtovaara: Q1 (ke.)
    Linnea  Sundfær Casserly & Sini Ström:
    Marsel Nichan: Nature by Human – Human by Nature
    Joel Järventausta: Soliloque
    Marsel Nichan: Snow in Finland

    20-21 Maija Anttila:
    Tytti Arola: Trunk talk
    Karlheinz Essl: Sequitur II
    Þorkell Nordal: Hymn (k.e.)
    Maija Anttila: Algarve 

    21 Lauri Supponen & Elias Girod
    northeast
    limbotävling : just how much in takakeno you can go

  • 6.6. / Tender Wreckage 66:

    6.6. / Tender Wreckage 66:

    Esiintymässä / Performing:

    Thomas Ankersmit

    Sewer Election

    Iridophonics

    Manööverit

    Liput / Tickerts: 15 euroa

    Aika / Time: 6.6.

    Ovet / doors: 15:00

    Ennakkolippuja voi kysellä osoitteesta / You can inquire for tickets in beforehand die.schiene.editionen AT proton.me

  • 5.6. / E:MF Hki -26

    5.6. / E:MF Hki -26

    E:MF Hki returns for the first time since 2019.

    5.6. at Toinen Kerros (Nokiantie 2-4, Helsinki)
    Doors at 18:30, Showtime 19:00.

    Lineup:
    Pas Musique (US)
    Mathieu Sylvestre (FRA)
    Astral Zombie
    [ówt krì] feat Sonja Peuhkurinen & Lauri Peltonen
    Lung Knots

    Entry:
    Pay what you can

    Good times only, no nazi bullshit.

    Facebook event here

  • 4.6. / Suhina-klubi: CHRIS CORSANO, CAMILA NEBBIA & JUKKA KÄÄRIÄINEN

    4.6. / Suhina-klubi: CHRIS CORSANO, CAMILA NEBBIA & JUKKA KÄÄRIÄINEN

    Suhina Klubi’s spring season ends with a bang, when Chris Corsano, Camila Nebbia & Jukka Kääriäinen take the stage on 4th of June

    CHRIS CORSANO

    Described as “one of the world’s greatest drummers” by 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 and “arguably the most riotously energetic and creative drummer in contemporary free jazz” by 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦, New York-based 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗼 (b. 1975) has been active at the intersections of collective improvisation, free jazz, avant-rock, and experimental music since the late 90’s. His dedication to collective improvisation has led him to join forces with many kindred spirits, and he’s appeared on over 180 records and thousands of live performances. Besides his renown solo career, Corsano’s been the rim-batterer of choice for some of the greatest contemporary purveyors of jazz (Joe McPhee, Paul Flaherty, Mette Rasmussen, Zoh Amba) and rock (Sir Richard Bishop, Bill Orcutt, Jim O’Rourke), as well as artists beyond categorization (Björk for her Volta World Tour, Michael Flower, Okkyung Lee).

    📷 Photo: Jakob Isselstein


    CAMILA NEBBIA

    Berlin-based 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗮 is known as a saxophone player, composer, improviser, visual artist and curator. Described by Jazz PT magazine as “an essential saxophonist of our time”, she’s been nominated for the German Jazz Prize (Woodwind-category) in 2024 & 2025. She has performed with artists such as Marilyn Crispell, Michael Formanek, Angelica Sanchez, Lesley Mok, Kit Downes, Andrew Lisle, John Edwards, and Hamid Drake. Part of her current projects are: Nebbia/Downes/Lisle “Exhaust”, Camila Nebbia & Angelica Sanchez Duo, Nebbia Formaneck Sperrazza trio, Camila Nebbia’s The Hanged One sextet, “Presencia”. 

    📷 Photo: Dovile Sermokas

    JUKKA KÄÄRIÄINEN

    The trio’s last musician, Suhina Klubi’s Jukka Kääriäinen, is a musician focused on experimental music, who’s working with prepared acoustic guitar or electric guitar and effects. He has performed widely across Europe and at international festivals in the UK, Spain, and France.

    📷 Photo : Patrick Anthofer


    Toinen Kerros | Nokiantie 2-4, Helsinki
    Thu 4.6.26 | Concert starts: 7 PM
    Entry: 15/8€
    • Reduced price for pensioners, unemployed, students + ages 15-17
    • Free entry for children under 15

    Facebook event

    Suhina Klubi: A platform for improvised and experimental music and sound art from Finland and abroad. 

    Supported by: Koneen säätiö / Kone Foundation

  • 2.6. / Underwater Ice Scream: Albu / Fuhrmann / Krapovickas / Kääriäinen / Pentti / Pignon / Quevillon

    2.6. / Underwater Ice Scream: Albu / Fuhrmann / Krapovickas / Kääriäinen / Pentti / Pignon / Quevillon


    Join us for a laid-back early-summer evening with a mix of experimental and improvised performances. 

    Tuesday 2.6.
    Showtime: 19:00

    Pay what you can: 5€ / 10€ / 15€

    Sarah Albu & Annika Fuhrmann

    Experimental vocalist, soprano and performance-maker Sarah Albu (Montreal) plays with ever-shifting vocal textures and emotional extremes to explore a multitude of characters. Annika Fuhrmann (Helsinki) is a vocalist and sound artist working across experimental music theatre, sound art, and improvisation. Her practice is known for its expressive vocal and bodily approach, often engaging with social conscious themes.

    Photos: Curtis Perry & Roman Odjinud

    https://www.sarahalbu.com/

    www.annikafuhrmann.com

    Mercedes Krapovickas

    Mercedes Krapovickas is a bandoneon performer, composer, and artistic researcher based in Finland. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, where her research explores the bandoneon as an extended, relational instrument within contemporary performance practices. Her work combines acoustic performance, live electronics, and spatial sound, focusing on the interaction between body, movement, and technology. 

    https://mekrapov.com/

    Charles Quevillon

    Charles Quevillon is a Canadian-Finnish composer and performer. His practice is centered on the physicality of music performace, where sound-making often extends into other media such as dance, theater, and circus. He also likes to touch upon themes like ritual, the sacred, technology, and consumption.

    https://www.charlesquevillon.com/

    Paul Pignon – reeds

    Liisa Pentti – dance

    Jukka Kääriäinen – guitar

    The trio Liisa Pentti, Paul Pignon and Jukka Kääriäinen investigates the relation of sound and movement through improvisation.

    https://www.jukkakaariainen.com/

    https://liisapentti.com/

  • 29.5. / Gravity of Sound

    29.5. / Gravity of Sound

    EN
    An evening of adventurous sound and spontaneous interaction, bringing together four distinctive voices from the Finnish and Nordic creative music scene.

    Saxophonist Mikko Innanen, drummer Teemu Mustonen, bassist Ulf Krokfors, and Argentinian guitarist Gon meet in a concert where jazz, free improvisation, and experimental textures merge into an intense and unpredictable live experience.

    Rooted in deep listening and collective creativity, the music moves freely between subtle atmospheres, raw energy, and expansive sonic landscapes.

    FI
    Seikkailullisen äänen ja spontaanin vuorovaikutuksen ilta, joka tuo yhteen neljä omaleimaista ääntä suomalaisen ja pohjoismaisen luovan musiikin kentältä.

    Saksofonisti Mikko Innanen, rumpali Teemu Mustonen, basisti Ulf Krokfors ja argentiinalainen kitaristi Gon kohtaavat konsertissa, jossa jazz, vapaa improvisaatio ja kokeelliset tekstuurit sulautuvat intensiiviseksi ja ennalta-arvaamattomaksi livekokemukseksi.

    Syvään kuunteluun ja kollektiiviseen luovuuteen pohjautuva musiikki liikkuu vapaasti hienovaraisten tunnelmien, raa’an energian ja laajojen äänimaisemien välillä.

    Line-up / Kokoonpano
    Mikko Innanen — saxophones / saksofonit
    Teemu Mustonen — drums, percussion / rummut, lyömäsoittimet
    Ulf Krokfors — double bass / kontrabasso
    Gon — electric guitar / sähkökitara

    Musicians / Muusikot

    Mikko Innanen
    Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Mikko Innanen is one of the central Finnish jazz musicians of his generation. A 2022 DownBeat Rising Star, he has performed in 38 countries on five continents, and his wide-ranging work as a player and composer has been documented on nearly 80 recordings.

    Palkittu saksofonisti, säveltäjä ja yhtyeenjohtaja Mikko Innanen on sukupolvensa keskeisimpiä suomalaisia jazzmuusikoita. Innanen on esiintynyt 38 maassa viidellä mantereella, ja hänen laaja-alainen työnsä soittajana ja säveltäjänä on taltioitu lähes 80 levytykselle.
    Photo / Kuva: Juho Liukkonen

    Teemu Mustonen
    Teemu Mustonen is an improvising drummer and percussionist. He performs with a modified drum set and explores preparations in both solo and group contexts.

    Teemu Mustonen on improvisoiva rumpali ja lyömäsoittaja. Hän tutkii rumpusetin ja sen preparoinnin mahdollisuuksia soolo- ja yhtyekonteksteissa.

    Ulf Krokfors
    Ulf Krokfors is a Finnish double bassist active since 1988, and co-founder and producer of Willa Silva Records. His long career includes collaborations with many important figures and ensembles in Finnish jazz and improvised music.

    Ulf Krokfors on suomalainen kontrabasisti, joka on ollut aktiivinen vuodesta 1988 lähtien. Hän on Willa Silva Recordsin perustajajäsen ja tuottaja, ja hänen pitkä uransa kattaa monia keskeisiä yhteistyöprojekteja suomalaisen jazzin ja improvisoidun musiikin kentällä.

    Gon Muruaga
    Gon is an Argentinian electric guitarist, improviser, and composer active in the Nordic and Baltic experimental music scenes. His work spans jazz, free improvisation, and electroacoustic music.

    Gon on argentiinalainen sähkökitaristi, improvisoija ja säveltäjä, joka toimii Pohjoismaiden ja Baltian kokeellisen musiikin kentällä. Hänen työnsä ulottuu jazzista vapaaseen improvisaatioon ja elektroakustiseen musiikkiin.

    Venue / Paikka: Toninen Kerros
    Date / Päivämäärä: May 29th, 2026
    Time / Aika: 7pm
    Tickets / Liput: Voluntary Donation.