DJ Profile - MK-Ultra

MK-Ultra

Teemu Tammela, also known as MK-Ultra, discovered electronic dance music in the break of 1980's and 1990's when euro dance emerged in mainstream popular music. Fresh soundscape sparked the young Finns curiosity to dig deeper into underground music scene. Gradually the infatuation grew, culminating into the event of purchasing a pair of turntables and a mixer.

While eclectic in taste, MK-Ultra's first and foremost love has always been house music. His DJ'ing style is defined by the chameleon-like ability to effortlessly switch between any subgenre. MK-Ultra is just as comfortable playing funky vocal disco as playing gritty tech house and electro, or blending the evergreen classics seamlessly with the latests club hits.

Like his role models Carl Cox, Eric Morillo and Derrick Carter, MK-Ultra's driving force is the undying love for music - a trait that will not go unnoticed by anyone who has witnessed his passion and energy behind the decks. Over the years MK-Ultra has been organizing and promoting such night club events as Synergy and Nothing But House Music

Despite his vinyl jockey origins MK-Ultra has always been on the cutting edge to adopt new innovations in DJ technology. After realizing the creative potential of digital DJ'ing, there has been no looking back.

Mesmic

Vesa Kotinurmi, also known as Mesmic, was a real cross-genre enthusiast in his youth until finally discovering electronic dance music in the mid 1990's.

Mesmic began listening euro dance and old school house music of the early 1990's. As years went by he experimented in producing music in his home studio. After introducing himself to variety of genres within electronic music, house music turned out to be the most inspiring for him.

Mesmic became interested in DJ'ing through his DJ friends MK-Ultra and elysion (Concussion, NuBreaks, Spinni). After years of vigorous bedroom DJ -training, in the spring of 2007 Mesmic performed his first gig in the legendary underground club Torvi in his hometown Lahti - sprightly referred as the Chicago of Finland.

This late bloomer got his promoting feet wet by co-organizing night club event Nothing But House Music and subsequently organized Uplifting Beats on his own.

Mesmic's live and recorded sets have included a spicy mix of soulful, vocal, deep, progressive and tribal house to name a few. Mesmic has always aimed towards keeping himself up to date with the latest trends in house music. According to his philosophy house music is constantly evolving and will never lose its hold on him.