Singer Kurre Westerlund remembers his shut pal, Maki Kolehmai, who died on Monday morning.
Maki Kolehmainen has died. KARI PEKONEN
Musician, producer and composer Maki Kolehmainen died early Monday morning of a quickly progressing sickness on the age of 58.
Kolehmainen was one singer Kurre Westerlundin closest associates. The friendship remained sturdy till the final days: Over the last week of Kolehmainen’s life, the 2 met one another 4 instances.
The final assembly was on Saturday. Westerlund describes the assembly as touching and heat.
– He stated that I’m like a brother to him. It was touching how we may speak about all the problems and be one another’s help, Westerlund tells Iltalehte.
Westerlund says the demise got here as a shock, despite the fact that he knew his pal was sick.
Kurt “Kurre” Westerlund mourns the demise of his pal Maki Kolehmainen. Inka Soveri
A musical genius
Westerlund describes Kolehmai as a exceptional one who, till the tip, at all times considered others earlier than himself.
– It is a phenomenal, nice function that he is at all times had. He at all times believed and needed to offer energy to others. He was happy when others have been pleased and others have been doing properly. I really feel that generally he forgot himself and his personal well being, Westerlund displays.
Westerlund says Kolehmainen’s significance to Finnish music was a lot larger than folks notice. Kolehmainen composed and produced music for quite a few Finnish artists.
– Over time, that understanding will come, Westerlund believes.
Kurre Westerlund and Maki Kolehmainen have been associates for 25 years. Picture taken in Helsinki in 2021. Kurre Westerlund’s archive
Westerlund says that Kolehmainen was an distinctive producer within the sense that he made extensively totally different types of music. Westerlund describes Kolehmai as a “musical genius”.
– His expertise was nice.
Music introduced us collectively
It was music that introduced the duo collectively 25 years in the past. The boys met when Westerlund needed to proceed his music profession and ended up enjoying for Kolehmainen.
Westerlund says that many different well-known composers and producers solely needed to make music for names that have been present on the time. Nonetheless, Kolehmainen invited Westerlund to his studio and many years of collaboration started.
Two madmen had met one another, says Westerlund. The work took the duo to, amongst different issues, music video shoots in Las Vegas.
– Utopian concepts united us, says Westerlund.
Maki Kolehmainen made music for a lot of Finnish artists, together with Kurre Westerlund. Picture from 2002. KARI PEKONEN
The chums made music collectively till the tip. Westerlund is eternally grateful for Kolehmainen’s compositions for him. A robust friendship was additionally born alongside the way in which.
Gave love
Kolehmainen additionally introduced like to Westerlund’s life. Westerlund is engaged to somebody who beforehand labored on Aikakone Jenna Välikänkaan with.
– Maki is the rationale why we date and are engaged to Jenna. He pressured us to go on a date, Westerlund reveals.
Saturday’s dialogue was the final. Westerlund feels they acquired as a lot stated as potential.
Even in his final moments, Kolehmainen needed to offer musical suggestions.
– It was a sign that he was solely desirous about one other individual, Westerlund says.
Westerlund believes Kolehmainen knew demise was close to. Within the latter days, Kolehmai was approached by many individuals with whom he had not had a lot contact.
– It’s important that respect comes earlier than an individual dies. He acquired respect, though after all by no means sufficient in my view. I feel it was a particularly massive factor for him, says Westerlund.
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