Nothing Can Stop My Spirit

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2016-09-16

Label: Groovy Records

Special thanks:
* This album was funded mostly by the mesenaatti.me -crowdfunding campaign. A big THANK YOU to all the funders, especially Maiju Ahlholm, Lauri Aho, Esa Ahonen, Rauno Berg, Katja Erkoma, Elina Eteläaho, Erika Hallamaa, Airi Helin, Anneli Helin-Pettinen, Olli Jaakkola, Sami Kaivosoja, Mikko Kangas, Jouko Kantola, Kyösti Kemppi, Miika Kännälä, Aki Laapio, Elisa Malmi, Pentti Martiskainen, Kari-Pekka Nyyssönen, Tapio Piili, Kirsi Rouhiainen, Ville Savolainen, Petri Takala, E. Tanhua, Tero Tilus, Karla-Maria & Panu Toiviainen, Heikki Topi, Riitta & Raimo Tuomala and Rainer Wahlsten.

* Thank you all the musicians, who played on the album or who have played on our gigs: Janne Halonen, Sampo Tiittanen, Jonatan Sarikoski, William Suvanne, Janne Toivonen, Ilmari Pohjola, Timo Rantanen, Jepa Lambert, Heini Ikonen, Hanna-Maria Helenius, Jonnu Heikkilä, Joakim Berghäll, Antti Rissanen, Linda Fredriksson, Teemu Mattsson, Toni Porthén, Ossi Maristo, Onni Lonka, Mikko Kaakkuriniemi and Juha Räsänen.

* A big thank you to MES (Musiikinedistämissäätiö)
* Jonnu Heikkilä for the wonderful lyrics! You have a gift and ability to read my mind
* Iina-Maria Aalto & Pauliina Seppälä at mesenaatti.me
* Markus Ketola for the great sound, vision and patience
* Heikki Kynsijärvi and Joni Laitinen for the video production
* Ville Pajala for the lights
* Anja and Markku Muhonen for the catering
* The late great M1 studio for letting me use their Hammond A100 organ
* My loving wife Kirsi for your love, courage, support and patience
* Our lovely daughters Alina and Elsa for the inspiration
* My brother Mika for the third pair of ears
* God for the love, guidance and for answering my prayers

This album is dedicated to the music giants Maurice White, David Bowie and Prince whose legacy will live on.