Tonmi Lillman
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 3, 1973 |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | February 14, 2012 (aged 38) |
| Occupations | Musician, producer, graphic designer |
Tonmi Kristian Lillman (June 3, 1973 – February 14, 2012[1] ) was a Finnish musician, best known as Otus the drummer of the band Lordi.
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[edit] Career
Lillman's father was a musician, and as a result he grew up surrounded by a large assortment of instruments. Tonmi received his first drum kit at age nine and started performing live at age 14. Apart from drums and bass guitar, his primary instruments, Tonmi also played the keyboards and guitar. Prior to his death, he was involved in the bands Kylähullut, Vanguard and 3rror. From his previous bands, he became best known as the drummer of Sinergy, To/Die/For and Lordi.
In his professional career Lillman has also taught digital recording and drums at Kouvola Musiikkiopisto (Kouvola Conservatoire). He has played in numerous folk, dance and pop orchestras, as well as handling the drums on the Dimebag Beyond Forever 2009 tour alongside Rainer ”Raikku” Tuomikanto.
Tonmi died on February 14, 2012,[1] though the cause of death is still unknown.[1]
[edit] Studio work
Lillman has appeared on several albums, acting as a studio musician for bands such as Reflexion, Twilight Ophera, and for instance providing the drum work for the Guitar Heroes -album. Recently Tonmi has distinguished himself as a studio engineer, mixing and recording such bands as Beherit, Bloodride, Chainhill, D-Creation, Exsecratus, Fierce, Fear Of Domination, Heorot, In Silentio Noctis, Laava, Lie in Ruins, MyGRAIN, Rage My Bitch, Raivopäät, Roo, Rujo, Rytmihäiriö, Saattue, Serene Decay, Trauma, Vapaat Kädet and V-For Violence.
[edit] Equipment
Tonmi Lillman used Pearl drums, Sabian symbals and Pro-Mark drum sticks, and has signed an endorsement contract with the aforementioned labels.[2] Lillman was known for his characteristic style of drum placement and was a devout user of double kick drums. His style of drumming was rooted in rock, so he valued good groove and a strong rhythmic backbone, combined with innovative fills, over high speeds and blast beats. Tonmi mentioned as his main influences the drummers Teijo "Twist Twist" Erkinharju, Mikkey Dee, Deen Castronovo, and his greatest influence as Dave Weckl.
Tonmi Lillman's drum kit
Pearl Masters Premium MMP
- 20" x 18" kick drum x 2
- 8" x 8" tom tom
- 10" x 10" tom tom
- 12" x 12" tom tom
- 14" x 12" tom tom
- 16" x 14" tom tom
- Eliminator P-2000C x 2 pedals
- 13" x 5" Omar Hakim Signature snare
Cymbals
- 16" AAX X-Plosion Fast Crash
- 17" AAX Stage Crash
- 17" AAX Studio Crash
- 17" AAX X-Plosion Crash
- 17" AAX Dark Crash
- 18" AAX Stage Crash
- 18" AAX X-Plosion Crash
- 19" AAX Metal Crash
- 20" AAX Metal Ride
- 14" AAX Studio Hi-hat
- 14" AAX Stage Hi-hat
- 20" S series Medium Heavy Ride
- 12" China
- 18" China
[edit] Graphics and music videos
Besides music, Tonmi worked as a graphic designer specializing in 3D-graphics. He has also worked as an editor on music videos, such as on Ajattara's "...Putoan" and "Ikuisen Aamun Sara", ”Marks On My Face” by Mind Of Doll, the Kylähullut video "Kieli hanurissa" and on "Whisper" by Vanguard. He has designed the Cover Art for bands like To/Die/For, Sinergy, Kylähullut, HateFrame, D-Creation and Dance Nation, among several others. In addition, he has edited video presentations, commercials and product labels for different companies as well as providing video production and post production to, for instance, the Crumbland promo DVD. Tonmi also designed and produced the background animations for Lordi's European tour. Other graphical works include web designing, site production and providing banners and animation for various on-line gaming sites.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Former TO/DIE/FOR And SINERGY Drummer TONMI LILLMAN Dead At 38". Blabbermouth.net. 15 February 2012. http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=169787. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
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