This is Mike Stufflake

aka Mikko Kangasjärvi

Short statistics…

• Born: June 20, 1972
• Lived my childhood with my mum, dad and little brother Jukka
• Always lived in Tampere, Finland
• Length: 180 cm
• Weight: nowadays too much to mention, varies…
• Colour of hair: Sometimes it's black, originally brown
• State of mind: Peaceful, ambitious, depressive, imaginative
• Girlfriend: Nanna
• Interests: Listening to music, Producing music, Collecting music, Travelling
• Favorite place on earth: London Town (21 visits since 1989)
• Favorite food: Anything including good meat
• Countries visited: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Spain, Italy, San Marino, Greece, Cyprus, Hungary, United States of America (New York, Florida, California, Nevada, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama), Mexico, India, Japan

Curriculum Vitae

• Started playing accordion in 1979 at Veikko Ahvenainen accordion school
• Kissanmaan Ala-Aste (Comprehensive School) 1979-1985
• Tampere Conservatory 1980-1993
• 1st prize of International Accordion Tape Contest, Stockholm Feb 1984
• Sammon Ylä-Aste (Comprehensive School) 1985-1988
• Sammon Lukio (Highschool) 1988-1991, graduated May 31, 1991
• Ruby Tuesday, accordion 1989-
• Yö, keyboards 1990-1992, 2000-
• Riemudivisioona, accordion/keyboards 1991-1993
• Solo single as Mike Stufflake 1993
• Screaming Thunders, keyboards 1994-1996
• Aurinkosirkus, keyboards etc…1994-
• Eve, keyboards 1996
• Cover Up, keyboards 1996-1997
• One of the maintainers of Happy Road Recording Studios since 1996, renamed Deerhouse Studios in 2001
• Sonera Systems Oy/TeleRing, salesperson 1997-2000
• Virgo musical, keyboards 1997-1998
• Anssi Tikanmäki Film Orchestra, accordion/keyboards 1998-
• Tango-orkesteri Olavi Nyrhilä & Kipinä, accordion 1999-
• Beat Less, keyboards/vocals/accordion 1999-
• Groove Effem, keyboards 1999-
• The Featuring Club hosted by Sami Hintsanen, keyboards 2000-2001
• Olli Lindholm Trio, piano 2000-
• Huvin Vuoksi TV-show, accordion 2000-2001
• ...and hundreds of gigs as a solo accordionist (from weddings to funerals)
• CEO of music publishing and production company Afterglow Music Ltd. 2004-
  
  Discography