Started playing guitar at twelve, soon also mandolin, harmonica and 5-string banjo. Started writing music too, and founded a jug band (with washboard and all), won some composition contests by the Finnish National Broadcast company, as a result was able to record his and his bands (now named Kra) first single. Other singles followed, LP:s too, later a CD called "Guttural Shock" (available at CDbaby).
Now a free lance musician, plays live around the Åland Islands where he moved in 2000.