page_title: Erkki Kurenniemi
hierarchical_section_title: Erkki Kurenniemi
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of the Finnish composer of electronic music Erkki Kurenniemi (1941–2017).
context_page_description: Erkki Juhani Kurenniemi was a Finnish designer, philosopher and artist. He was best known for his electronic music works and the electronic instruments he has designed. He is called as one of the leading early pioneers of electronic music in Finland. Kurenniemi was also a science adviser, a futurologist, a pioneer of media culture, and an experimental film-maker. He was born in Hämeenlinna, Finland.
  Kurenniemi died on May 1, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland at the age of 75.
context_section_description: Erkki Juhani Kurenniemi (July 10, 1941 – May 1, 2017) was a Finnish designer, philosopher and artist. He was best known for his electronic music works and the electronic instruments he has designed. He is called as one of the leading early pioneers of electronic music in Finland. Kurenniemi was also a science adviser, a futurologist, a pioneer of media culture, and an experimental film-maker. He was born in Hämeenlinna, Finland.
  Kurenniemi died on May 1, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland at the age of 75.
caption: Kurenniemi in 1965
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