Jari "Jartsi" Kainulainen (born 29 April 1970) is a Finnish bass guitarist. He is best known as the former bassist of the power metal band Stratovarius from 1993 to 2005. He is currently the bassist of Masterplan, having joined 2012.
Jari Kainulainen | |
|---|---|
 Kainulainen in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Jartsi |
| Born | 29 April 1970 |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Bassist |
| Years active | 1993–present |
After his period in Stratovarius he founded his own band called Mess. Between 2002 and 2006, Kainulainen played bass with Kotipelto, a Finnish power metal band formed by Timo Kotipelto, singer of Stratovarius. In 2007, he joined the Swedish progressive power metal band Evergrey. In 2010, Jari Kainulainen created the power metal supergroup Symfonia along with Andre Matos, Timo Tolkki, Mikko Härkin and Uli Kusch. He joined Masterplan in 2012. In 2013, he created the melodic power metal band Shadowquest.
Kainulainen plays Ibanez six-string basses and uses Ampeg amplifiers. He is influenced by Geezer Butler, Billy Sheehan, Cliff Burton, and Steve Harris.[1]
Discography
editMasterplan
edit- Novum Initium (2013)
- Keep Your Dream Alive (2015)
- PumpKings (cover album of Helloween by Roland Grapow) (2017)
Shadowquest
edit- Armoured IV Pain (2015)
Stratovarius
edit- Dreamspace (1994)
- Fourth Dimension (1996)
- Episode (1996)
- Visions (1997)
- Destiny (1998)
- Live! Visions of Europe (1998)
- Infinite (2000)
- Intermission (2001)
- Elements Pt. 1 (2003)
- Elements Pt. 2 (2003)
- Stratovarius (2005)
Evergrey
edit- Torn (2008)
Symfonia
edit- In Paradisum (2011)
Kotipelto
edit- Waiting for the Dawn (2002)
- Coldness (2004)
References
edit- ^ NO. "Jari Kainulainen | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Profile.myspace.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
External links
editMedia related to Jari Kainulainen at Wikimedia Commons
This article about a bass guitarist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |