What is Erkki Kurenniemi?
[[File:Erkki-Kurenniemi-1965b.jpg|thumb|right|Kurenniemi in 1965]] '''Erkki Juhani Kurenniemi''' (July 10, [[1941]] – May 1, 2017) was a [[Finnish people|Finnish]] [[designer]], [[Philosophy|philosopher]] and [[artist]]. He was best known for his [[electronic music]] works and the electronic instruments he has designed. He is called as one of the leading early pioneers of electronic music in [[Finland]]. Kurenniemi was also a science adviser, a futurologist, a pioneer of media culture, and an experimental film-maker. He was born in [[Hämeenlinna]], Finland. Kurenniemi [[Death|died]] on May 1, 2017 in [[Helsinki]], Finland at the age of 75.<ref>[http://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9590132 Elektronisen musiikin uranuurtaja Erkki Kurenniemi on kuollut.] Yleisradio, 1 May, 2017. {{in lang|fi}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} * [http://www.phinnweb.org/early/erkkikurenniemi/ Erkki Kurenniemi @ pHinnWeb] * [http://www.phinnweb.org/early/kurenniemi.html Erkki Kurenniemi — Avantgarden innovaattori] – online version of the above article by Tiits (in Finnish) * [http://www.phinnweb.org/5HT/kurenniemi.html Erkki Kurenniemi-Sähkö Recordings Connection] (in Finnish) * [http://www.yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=8&ag=47&t=606&a=5251 YLE Elävä arkisto: DIMI, suomalainen syntetisaattori] (in Finnish) * [http://d13.documenta.de/panorama/#/research/research/view/kurenniemi-or-the-life-and-times-of-a-techno-visionary Documenta 13] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurenniemi, Erkki}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Finnish musicians]] [[Category:Finnish philosophers]] [[Category:Finnish designers]] [[Category:Finnish movie directors]] [[Category:Finnish educators]]