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Pekka Kupiainen

Helsinki-based freelance production manager and mixing engineer.
The experience covers everything from music production and touring bands to festivals, corporate events and big arena shows.


CURRENT PROJECTS

  • Provinssi Festival 2025 / technical manager

  • Ilosaarirock 2025 / technical manager


SELECTED JOBS FROM THE PAST

  • Provinssi Festival 2012-> / technical manager

  • Ilosaarirock 2010-> / technical manager

  • Flow Festival 2009-> / stage manager

  • Kaija Koo - Superstadion, stadium show 2023 / production manager

  • JVG - Vuodet ollu tuulisii, stadium show 2023 / production manager

  • Antti Tuisku, Bailantai, stadium shows 2022 / production manager

  • Haloo Helsinki!, stadium show 2022 / production manager

  • Apulanta, stadium show 2022 / technical pre-production

  • Ed Sheeran, Helsinki Concerts 2019 / local technical production

  • Kaija Koo 2018 arena shows / stage manager

  • Cheek 2018 farewell shows / production manager

  • Cheek 2018 arena tour / production manager

  • Profeetat arena shows 2017 / production manager

  • Kalle Ahola & Puut, 2023-> / FOH sound

  • Demolition 23., 2023-> / FOH sound

  • Hanoi Rocks, 2022 / FOH sound

  • Sami Yaffa, 2021-> / FOH sound

  • Michael Monroe, 2014-> / FOH sound

  • CMX, 2015-2021 / FOH sound

  • Stella, farewell tour 2013 / FOH sound & TM

  • Slush 2013-2016, 2019 / stage manager

  • Top Gear Live Finland 2012 / technical manager

  • Lost In Music 2012-2016 / production manager

  • Kerubi / in-house sound engineer 2010-2011

  • SF Sound Studio / studio engineer 2008-2012

  • freelance audio engineer since 2004

...among many others. Some of the above work was done through previous employers.

Follow this link to check out a selection of my recently mixed studio tracks.

Education and training services are also occasionally available. Feel free to ask for more information!


AWARDS

Music & Media Industry Awards:

  • 2013 Production Manager of the Year

  • 2018 Concert of the Year: Cheek farewell shows (production manager)

  • 2019 Concert of the Year: Ed Sheeran, Helsinki (local tech production)

  • 2024 Festival of the Year: Provinssi (technical manager)

AVITA Audiovisual Awards:

  • 2017 Production of the Year (Profeetat)

  • 2019 Production of the Year (Cheek farewell shows)


CONTACT

Pekka Kupiainen
+358 50 533 7446
pekka.kupiainen[at]me.com


BILLING DETAILS

E-invoices

  • EDI / OVT ID: 003726607855

  • Operator ID: 003723327487 (Apix Messaging Oy)

If e-invoicing isn’t your thing, let’s still save some trees! Please email your PDF invoices to me instead of sending paper copies, and use these details:

  • Ta-Dah Productions
    Mannerheimintie 93 E 170
    00270 Helsinki, Finland

    Finnish Business ID: 2660785-5
    EU area VAT number: FI26607855