ABOUT

Jesper "Jeppe" Söderström
Jesper Söderström
Mixing "Tuntematon Sotilas Harparskogissa" 2017

I enjoy learning new things and implementing that knowledge into my work. New methods, new software, new equipment. How to make it sound better. How to work faster. Finding a better way.

I started studying classical piano at the age of 6, and in 2002 I got my first job as a sound assistant at a little outdoor theater. I founded my company Sound Alchemy in 2016. In recent years I’ve gotten more interested in location sound recording and sound design for film and video.

I can record dialog and sound effects, edit and mix. I can also mix live (FOH and monitor) and tune sound systems with my Smaart v8 rig. I can also help you with sound design (technical design and creative sound design) for videos, films, musicals, plays, installations and various art projects. I collaborate with other designers, artists and companies when working on bigger projects.

I live in Billnäs in Southern Finland and working mostly in that area and I can be available anywhere.

EXPERIENCE

FILM & VIDEO

Full sound production

  • Porkala – Röster från Parentesen 2021-2024 (documentary)
    Responsibilities: location sound, sound editing, sound design, mixing (broadcast 2.0 and cinema 5.1)
  • Harparskoglinjen – Västfronten mot Sovjet 2021 (documentary)
    Responsibilities: location sound, sound editing, sound design, mixing (broadcast 2.0 and cinema 5.1)
  • Mauno Koivisto – Täkters President 2019 (theater film version)
    Responsibilities: live recording, live mixing, post sound
  • Okänd Soldat i Harparskog / Tuntematon Sotilas Harparskogissa 2017 (theater film version)
    Responsibilities: live recording, live mixing, post sound
  • Sound production for various marketing films 2018 – today
    Responsibilities: location sound, voiceover recording, sound editing, sound design, mixing

     

THEATER

Sound designer

  • Raka Rör!, Svenska Teatern 2024
  • Kvinnan i Svart, TryckeriTeatern 2024
  • De Tre Musketörerna, Raaseporin Kesäteatteri 2024
  • Hemvärn, TryckeriTeatern 2023
  • Spamalot, Raaseporin Kesäteatteri 2023
  • Definiera Liv (Nya Tadam), musical tour 2023
  • Råttfällan, TryckeriTeatern 2022
  • All Shook Up, Raaseporin Kesäteatteri 2022
  • Teater Magnitude (radio theater 4 episodes) 2021
  • Peter Pan, Raaseporin Kesäteatteri 2021
  • Mauno Koivisto – Tähtelän presidentti, Tähtelä (Inkoo) 2019
  • Jorden runt på 80 dagar, Raaseporin Kesäteatteri 2019
  • Scenprovet (Nya Tadam), Svenska Teatern 2018
  • Okänd Soldat i Harparskog / Tuntematon Sotilas Harparskogissa 2017
  • The Sound of Music, Raaseporin Kesäteatteri 2016
  • Blood Brothers, Tryckeriteatern, Karjaa 2016
  • Emil i Lönneberga, Raaseporin Kesäteatteri 2015
  • En Midsommarnattsdröm på Raseborg, Raaseporin Kesäteatteri 2014

FOH operator (A sound)

  • Kristina från Duvemåla (A-sound), Svenska Teatern 2013

Microphone technician (B sound)

  • CHESS, Svenska Teatern 2018-2019
  • MAMMA MIA! Musikaali, Messukeskus 2018
  • Stockmann Stockmann, Svenska Teatern 2018
  • Tove, Svenska Teatern 2017
  • Ingvar, Svenska Teatern 2017
  • Skattkammarön, Svenska Teatern 2016

LIVE EVENTS

FOH engineer

  • Queen Will Rock You, Tammisaari 2023
  • Höstdagarna, Aaka 2019
  • Tro Hopp Kärlek @ Erottaja, Helsinki 2019
  • Blow! Nights of the Arts, Helsinki 2019
  • Sanna Nielsen Finland christmas tour 2018
  • Ruskeasuon siirtolapuutarha 100 year Anniversary, Helsinki 2018
  • Degerbyn Possujuhlat 2018, 2022 – 2023
  • VitisOpenFest, Viitasaari 2018
  • Ilmajoen Musiikkijuhlat 2018, 2022
  • Paul Oxley’s Unit – Strings Attached Tour 2017
  • VNSMF 100 year Anniversary Concert, Tammisaari 2017
  • August Night, Tammisaari 2017 – 2023
  • Nyländsk Aftongala, 2016 – 2018, 2021 – 2023
  • Pop Up Pohjola-Norden @ Helsinki, Turku, Oulu, Tampere 2016

Monitor engineer

  • Baltic Jazz, Dalsbruk 2024
  • JazzKukko, Laitila 2024

RF calculation

  • Porvoon Viinijuhlat 2024

SPL measurement

  • Kvak-Fest, Hanko 2024
  • SeaHorse Week, Hanko 2017 – 2018, 2022

“Multi technician” (sound, light, video)

  • Kulttuuritalo Fokus, Karjaa 2022 – 2024
  • Le Petit Festival, Hanko 2015 – 2022
  • Kulttuuritalo Grand, Porvoo 2015 – 2019 (900+ hours of work with clients

Other sound work

  • Museum sound design for Hankoniemi Front Museum, Lappohja 2024
  • Assistant sound engineer @ Supercell Clash Fest, Helsinki, September 2022
  • Tech provider and system engineer for Club for Five, Hanko, February 2019
  • Microphone technician @ Eureka Innovation Days, Finlandiatalo 2018
  • System design & tuning, Inkoo Church 2016
TECHNICAL SKILLS

LIVE MIXING CONSOLES

  • Allen & Heath dLive, SQ
  • Behringer X32
  • DiGiCo SD9, SD10
  • Midas PRO1, PRO2, M32
  • Roland M-5000
  • Soundcraft Si Performer, Ui-series
  • Yamaha 01v96, LS9, M7CL, QL1, CL5

AUDIO SOFTWARE

  • Allen & Heath dLive, Custom Control
  • Audinate Dante (Certified level 3)
  • iZotope RX 11 Audio Editor
  • L-Acoustics Network Manager
  • L-Acoustics Soundvision
  • LiveProfessor
  • Logic Pro X
  • MainStage 3
  • QLab 4/5
  • Shure Wireless Workbench 7
  • Smaart v8
  • Soundly
  • Steinberg Nuendo 13
  • Steinberg Nuendo Live 3
  • Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 11
  • Sound Devices Wave Agent
  • Tentacle Sync Studio
  • Plugins (Accentice, Acon Digital, Fabfilter, iZotope, Nugen, sonible, Soundtoys, Valhalla, Waves…)

LIGHTNING CONTROLLERS

  • Chamsys QuickQ – good skills
  • grandMA3 – skills to do the basic stuff
  • QLab 4/5 lighting – good skills

THE REST

  • Adobe Photoshop – basic skills
  • Adobe Premiere – basic skills
  • Affinity Photo 2 – basic skills
  • BrightSign – basic skills
  • DaVinci Resolve Studio – basic skills
  • OBS Studio – good skills
  • Microsoft Office – basic skills
  • WordPress, HTML, CSS, programming – basic skills
Education

Arcada University of Applied Sciences
Media Engineer, 2012

Music Institute of Raasepori
Basic Music Certificate, Classical Piano, 2001

Languages

Swedish – native

English – fluent

Finnish – Well, good enough