Sami Järvinen (Finland)
Born in 1977, Sami Järvinen is a sound artist. Currently, he studies in Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, majoring in music technology and sonic arts.
Järvinen has been member of the sound and media art collective CNCD since 1994. He is also active in the Finnish electro-acoustic free improvisation music scene, participating in such pioneering if marginal groups as Numinosum and Sefahat.
Järvinen's early background involves computer music making in the so-called demo scene. Among other things, Järvinen composed the music for first prize winning demo "Stars" by the group Nooon at the Assembly festival 1995 (Helsinki).
Although specializing in the creative application of technology in music, Järvinen also draws from the classical tradition. He has premiered Kimmo Kuokkala's Duet for two pianos (with pianist Juha Kujanpää) at the SOI festival in Jyväskylä in 2000.
Sami's field of interest is broad, ranging from making music to research in philosophy and social sciences. He is about to finish his Master's degree in sociology in the University of Jyväskylä.