artists
Backman, Jonas
Jonas Backman was born in 1976 in Vasa, Finland. He started to play the drums as a 9-year-old in a local church. At the age of 12 he took a break from playing and became interested in music technology instead. As a roadie in a small sound system company he started to mix the front of house and monitor sound at the age of 16. During his B.Sc. studies in Electrical engineering (1995-1999) his interest in drums came back mainly because he had missed the feeling he gets from playing the instrument. After having taken private lessons (1995-1998) and attended evening classes at the Kuula institute of music (1998-2000) he decided to move on to full time music studies at SYI Rytmmusik in Jakobstad Finland. Backman left Finland for England in the Autumn of 2002 aiming to grow as a musician. Some of the musicians and bands that Jonas has performed with: Don Felder (Eagles) and John Miles (Tina Turner) 2005 and Rick Wakeman (Yes) at NSPCC Charity Event in Manchester 2005. Dick Pearce and Mornington Lockett (Wrexham Arts Festival 2005). Jiggs Wigham 2005. John Thorne 2004. Steve Waterman (B Crossland Q) 2004. Lena-Maria Klingvall & FKF choir 2002. Frank Ådahl & Dansande Julgranen (show) 2001. Ulf Christianson (Jerusalem) 2001. Matti Aspvik Band 2000-2002. Mums Fili Babba Band 1999-2001. CC de Plique and BG Band 2000-2002.
