native_name_lang birth_place native_name background birth_date instrument image article_title name occupation
bg plovdiv , bulgaria Пламен Димов non_vocal_instrumentalist 19 june 1955 violin , piano , guitar , bass plamen dimov.jpg plamen dimov -lrb- musician -rrb-
 plamen dimov musician , music teacher , producer
plamen dimov -lrb- musician -rrb-

plamen dimov -lrb- bulgarian : Пламен Димов , born 1955 in plovdiv , bulgaria -rrb- 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 and others - 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 known for his work with and support for young musicians .
he has produced several albums for charity .
