Member in bands
TOMMI SALMELA IS CURRENT MEMBER IN
| Name | Instrument | Member from |
|---|---|---|
| Tarot | Vocals | - |
| MESS | Vocals | 2005 - |
Biography
Instrument: Vocals, sampler
Influences: David Byron, David Coverdale, Ronnie James Dio, Ken Hensley, David Lee Roth, Ian Gillan, Steve Perry.
Fav. albums: Uriah Heep: Salisbury, Demons and Wizards, Rainbow: Down to Earth, Black Sabbath: Heaven and Hell, Journey: Escape, Infinity, The Allman Brothers: Brothers and Sisters, Whitesnake: Saints and Sinners, All the Lynyrd Skynyrd albums.
Fav. books: Alexandre Dumas Three Musketeers, Dean Koontz The Voice of the Night, Stephen King Misery, J. Michael Cleverley A scent of glory : the times and life of Larry A. Thorne
Fav. movies: Star Wars, Wild Gees, Lord of the Rings, Hair musical, Nightmare on Elm's street, Schindlers list, Kummeli stories and other Kummeli movies.
Fav. drinks: Beer, long drinks and Whiskey.
Best Tarot Show: The Nummirock Festivals, Thunder Roadhouse bar in 1998.
Fav. Tarot song: Pharao
Perversions: Football!!! And singing in a shower!!!
Other band(s): Mess, Cardiant
Gear: Roland sampler, Shure mic
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q: How is your musical taste towards metal music / other genres?
A: I like all kind of music from Finnish humppa to punk, because it helps me to improve my skills.
Q: Your live performance looks quite confident these days...has it always been a natural thing to you? Did you use to be very nervous before the shows in the early days?
A: Every time before a gig I have some butterflies in my stomach and I think it's normal. Our live sets are sometimes better and sometimes worse, but our professional skills develope year after year, so we can play better live sets.
Q: Which album you've been listening to the most recently?
A: Lately I've been listening Kansas Audio-Vision album. The album includes highest level songs, sinning and playing.
Q: Do you go to see a lot other bands' live shows?
A: I have seen lots of bands. Even now one of the best shows I have ever seen is Judas Priest Turbo Lover tour gig in Helsinki. On the other hand, last time I saw Judas Priest, they played so loud that it hurt my ears and that's why I don't want to remember that gig so much.
Q: Reveal musical sceleton(s) in your closet??
A: Maybe there is, but you will never know what I have in my closet! Ha ha!
Q: Name one album you've bought that means especially much to you?
A: Oh there are so many albums I like, but my first album I love the most is Van Halen first. It always bring memories of good old times.
Q: The instruments you use...how and why have you ended up using these particular gear?
A: I don't have special gear because I only use samplers. To me most important thing is samplers are working and when I push the button all the background vocals can be heard. I'm more worried about my voice if something happens to it. That's gonna be nightmare.
Q: Have there been any turning points that have had strong effect on your musical career or musicianship?
A: Yeah, those people, who have been in our concerts, have given me a lot of self-confidence to learn more music and of course band mates have helped me too.
Q: How do you like to spend your free time?
A: Reading books, watching TV-series, playing ice hockey, surfing in net, going out with my dog called Elvis and I started to jogging a few days ago. I also train with my other bands a lot.
Q: What would be your future goals as a musician?
A: Future seems to be better than few years ago. I hope that people respects my goals for becoming better heavy metal singer. I'm not trying to compete with other singers, I simply try to develop my method of sinning.
