Ossi Maristo is a thirtysomething guitar player living in Helsinki, Finland. Being born into a family of music lovers naturally led him to taking up piano studies at the age of nine and eventually the guitar at twelve. The teenage years were spent vigorously playing just about anything with a band of friends, and more than once skipping school to spend some quality time with the guitar. By the time high school and military service were over it seemed quite clear that the only road calling was to apply to a music school and work towards a career as a professional musician. In 2010 Maristo was accepted to study music technology at the Helsinki Pop&Jazz Conservatory, and a year later to study performance at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. Rumour has it that he also graduated from the latter ten years later....Now after a decade of all-around sessions, TV-shows and performances with loads of bands and artists the time is finally ripe to release original music.

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"My musical roots stem from a solid Rock/AOR/Pop-background, and I feel it has been a great point of reference for internalizing jazz and other essential styles during my academic studies. I think that having an understanding of different genres and making them blend together has enabled me my own way of expression as a guitarist and as a composer. The band on my debut album β€œArc” consists of some highly talented and established Finnish musicians who also happen to be my close friends. They each have a unique and instantly recognizable sound, which in my opinion is one of the most valued traits in a musician. We all come from different musical backgrounds so the music we make together is far from conventional."

- Ossi Maristo