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'''Janne Westerlund''' (born 1973) is a Finnish musician, songwriter and visual artist known from such Finnish groups as [[Circle (band)|Circle]] (with the band since 2001), [[Pharaoh Overlord]] <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/a88146b9-5a2e-4865-9d07-96d6b2819878</ref>, and [[Plain Ride]] <ref>http://www.plainride.com/info.html</ref>. His main instrument is guitar but on his solo gigs he plays banjo as well <ref>http://www.ilosaarirock.fi/2009/kohti_rokkia/kasettiaseman_kesaterveiset5.html</ref>. He sings and writes lyrics mainly in English. Westerlund’s career started in the beginning of 1990's in a small Finnish city called Hamina when he founded [[Sweetheart]], an infamous noise rock group, with his friends. All the studio and live recordings with his past and present bands included, Westerlund has played on approximately 50 albums <ref>http://www.discogs.com/artist/Janne+Westerlund</ref>. In the autumn of 2012 he's going to release his debut solo album named [['''Oran''']] <ref>http://www.circlefinland.com</ref>.
'''Janne Westerlund''' (born 1973) is a Finnish musician, songwriter and visual artist known from such Finnish groups as [[Circle (band)|Circle]] (with the band since 2001), [[Pharaoh Overlord]] <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/a88146b9-5a2e-4865-9d07-96d6b2819878</ref>, and [[Plain Ride]] <ref>http://www.plainride.com/info.html</ref>. His main instrument is guitar but on his solo gigs he plays banjo as well <ref>http://www.ilosaarirock.fi/2009/kohti_rokkia/kasettiaseman_kesaterveiset5.html</ref>. He sings and writes lyrics mainly in English. Westerlund’s career started in the beginning of 1990's in a small Finnish city called Hamina when he founded [[Sweetheart]], an experimental noise rock group, with his friends. All the studio and live recordings with his past and present bands included, Westerlund has played on approximately 50 albums <ref>http://www.discogs.com/artist/Janne+Westerlund</ref>. In the autumn of 2012 he's going to release his debut solo album named [['''Oran''']] <ref>http://www.circlefinland.com</ref>.


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 11:28, 6 September 2012

Janne Westerlund
Born1973
OriginHamina, Finland
GenresExperimental Rock, Krautrock, Folk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter
InstrumentGuitar, banjo
Years active1990 – present
LabelsEktro Records, 9pm Records, Bad Vugum, BV2 Productions
Websitehttp://www.facebook.com/westerlund.janne, http://www.soundcloud.com/jannewesterlund, http://www.twitter.com/westerlundjanne

Janne Westerlund (born 1973) is a Finnish musician, songwriter and visual artist known from such Finnish groups as Circle (with the band since 2001), Pharaoh Overlord [1], and Plain Ride [2]. His main instrument is guitar but on his solo gigs he plays banjo as well [3]. He sings and writes lyrics mainly in English. Westerlund’s career started in the beginning of 1990's in a small Finnish city called Hamina when he founded Sweetheart, an experimental noise rock group, with his friends. All the studio and live recordings with his past and present bands included, Westerlund has played on approximately 50 albums [4]. In the autumn of 2012 he's going to release his debut solo album named '''Oran''' [5].

Discography

Circle

See Circle discography

Pharaoh Overlord

See Pharaoh Overlord discography

References

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