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Jan Noponen

Drummer, composer and producer

Solo recordings available on Apple Music and Spotify

Jan Noponen is a Finnish drummer and composer. He has played in Mistakes, Lapinlahden Linnut, Guitarslingers, Akimowskaja Bros & Sisters and Rinneradio. He currently plays in the reformed band Wigwam - Virgin Records artists in the seventies -  and Brel, Suosalo, Tegelman. He also does sessions and gigs with other artists.

“I like to use drums of different sizes and material for each individual project - vintage Ludwig, Gretsch, Hayman, Rogers. For cymbals I always use Paiste - I have been a Paiste artist since 1982 and been playing them even longer”

https://www.paiste.com/en/musicians/jan-noponen

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WIGWAM

Wigwam’s sold out 50th anniversary concert hall tour ended October 2018 in Turku, Finland

Latest Wigwam Experience gig was in February 2020 in Savoy Theatre, Helsinki, Finland - more to follow

Upcoming Shows

 

21.11.

Phil Carr

Barley & Bait, Helsinki

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20.12

Jim Pembroke Tribute

On the Rocks, Helsinki

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Solo recordings

The style of music on the albums is very different from each other - they each show a different side of my writing

 
 

Ghost Notes

This album contains tunes that range from rhythmic to romantic

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This album contains music that brings memories from a time decades ago

Double Time

This album includes electronic and rhythmic tunes

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This albums contains music composed for theatre and television

Invited

This album contains tunes that are dreamlike and eerie