Pasi Kivimäki, who has toured various dance venues with his orchestra for decades, knows how to get Finns excited and interested in dance culture. The musician believes that even just a few dance lessons in primary and secondary school physical education would work wonders. Kivimäki's pump is busy getting people dancing in different parts of Finland. Pasi says that his band plays a dance music repertoire that finds a genuine response in each place across Finland. People in different regions have differences, also when it comes to dancing.
Kivimäki emphasizes that the band members also give a lot to each other. Timo Toivonen plays keyboards , who is also responsible for lighting and sound. Janne Törni is behind the drums. Jussi Hjelt is a master with the accordion and guitar . Juuso Liinamaa plays bass. Vocal harmony can be heard at every one of our gigs.
NEW I'll come back to you - the long play pays tribute to Finnish dance music and culture. Pasi Kivimäki & NYT Orchestra invested in the long play so that fans of the band's popular music can also dance at home. The CD's content will also be available on streaming services in early June.
The band's first full-length album, Kylmää ilmaa , was released in 2018. It was well-received on radio stations and among dance music fans. According to Kivimäki, the successful CD deserved a sequel.
– Our repertoire is very extensive. The dancers are admirably willing to express their wishes, which strengthens the interaction between musicians and dancers. We fulfill requests to the best of our ability.
Pasi Kivimäki has been touring since 2003. For the first ten years, the band toured under the name Savotta . In 2013, the band adopted the Pasi Kivimäki & NYT brand. The abbreviation refers to the musicians' hometowns at the time: Nokia, Ylöjärvi, and Tampere.
Kivimäki considers his participation in the Tango King Competitions at the Seinäjoki Tango Market to be real life lessons . He advanced to the semi-finals in 2005 and 2006. In 2017, the man achieved the title of audience favorite and in 2019, he really fought for the crown, eventually coming in second.
– Experiences like the tango finals are big things. I invested a lot in the competitions.
PASI Kivimäki & NYT was born in 2013, and under this name the band has strengthened its position as a provider of high-quality dance music year after year.
