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Plamen Dimov

Plamen Dimov (Bulgarian: Пламен Димов, born 1955 in Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria) is a musician and a music teacher. He is a graduate of the National School of Music and Dance Arts "Dobrin Petkov", Plovdiv, where he studied violin under the tutelage of Garo Baltayan. He went on to study Music Education in the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts, Plovdiv. He spent the years after his graduation touring Europe with Bulgarian bands MONTANA BAND and ALIBI. In 1986 Dimov settled in Finland and started a family. His wife, Leena, is Finnish, and they have three children.

Dimov often says that “you should never be satisfied with what your teachers tell you, you should seek your own truths.” He firmly believes in “hard work as a means of gaining experience.”

He has formed and instructed more than 80 bands. He teaches jazz-rock singing, jazz piano, band playing and violin in three schools in Kitee, Finland. He discovered and supported one of the most well-known Finnish bands – Nightwish. Tarja Turunen, one of Finland`s most famous singers, was one of his pupils. Many others - Sara Kurkola, Regina Shevakova, Niina Sallinen… - have reached the finals of various talent shows and competitions such as Idols and The Voice of Finland.

One of Plamen Dimov`s many projects is “Nightwish Days”, a workshop for talented young musicians and artists from all over the world. Dimov is well-know for his work with and support for young musicians. He has produced several albums for charity.

Partial Discography:

• Brass Band – Chameleon (1995) (piano, bass, producer)

• Jimmie Lawson and Friends – Play That Funky Humppa Music (1996) (piano, bass, producer)

• Nightwish – Oceanborn (1998) (violin)

• Heidi Sandström – Night and Day (1998) (bass, producer)

• Montun Arkielämää - Kokoelmalevy (2005) (piano, bass, producer)

• The Voice – Mie ja Sie (2005) (band leader, producer)

• Niina – Theme from Swanheart - single (2006) (piano, producer)

• Kitee 375-v. - Kokoelmalevy (2007) (producer)

• Wana - Gone (2009) (producer)

• Montun Henki (2011) (producer)

• Musiikkia Näytelmästä Pajari (2011) (producer)

• Ilman Partaa - Lee (2010) (producer)

• Unity-project (2011) (producer)