Mikko Savela

Artists05/// Mikko Savela

Mikko Savela is a guitarist of finnish origin, born is Sweden, currently living in Shanghai. After exploring different genres of music with various groups, he turned into improvisation and started to experiment with different ways to play on the guitar. 

Today he have his guitar laying down, and use it more as a percussion instrument than a guitar, by plucking the strings by both hands and hitting metallic objects on the guitar body. Besides the guitar he uses different kind of microphones and electronics. Has played with Will Guthrie, Jérome Nôetinger, Yan Jun, Hankil Ryu, Hong Chulki among others.
Live in Hong Kong: https://vimeo.com/105120791  https://vimeo.com/105124824
With Hong Chulki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP8mIWEwwg4
With Yan Jun and Li Jianhong: http://vimeo.com/103695159
Live in Umeå: http://vimeo.com/43217673
With Jerome Noetinger: https://vimeo.com/103694402

藝術家05/// Mikko Savela

現居於上海，瑞典出生，芬蘭血統的吉他演奏家Mikko Savela，在經歷與不同團體合作並嘗試各種音樂類型後，轉向即興演奏與各式不同的實驗演奏。

將吉他傾倒，如使用打擊樂器般的敲奏吉他，雙手撥彈琴弦，將金屬物件敲擊在吉他上…此外，使用不同的麥克風與電子樂器作演出。Mikko曾與Will Guthrie、Jérome Nôetinger、Yan Jun、Hankil Ryu、Hong Chulki等藝術家合作演出。
Live in Hong Kong: https://vimeo.com/105120791  https://vimeo.com/105124824
With Hong Chulki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP8mIWEwwg4
With Yan Jun and Li Jianhong: http://vimeo.com/103695159
Live in Umeå: http://vimeo.com/43217673
With Jerome Noetinger: https://vimeo.com/103694402