Jartse Tuominen was raised in Finland, but he has lived in San Antonio, Texas since 1997. Jartse plays progressive music with a jazzy flavor. His career began in Tampere in Finland in the 1980s with Outburst, a heavy rock band. Takala Project Jartse was a producer of ultra-progressive rock, which he wrote. Travel Bros also gave him acoustic shows and he even took part in the Eurovision Song Contest Finals in Finland with Indiana in 1994. Jartse has performed with many internationally famous musicians, including Augie Meyers and Wiley Cousins. Jartse performed at the Salt Lake City Olympic Games, South Town Expo Center for both the Finnish Olympic Committee (Finnish Olympic Committee) and the President of Finland in February 2002. Jartse Tuominen Group tours the USA with Jartse Tuominen Group. Since 2005, Jartse has organized the GTR Tour in Finland with legendary Finnish guitarists. Production Jartse is the author of four excellent solo albums. His fifth instrumental LP, for which he wrote all the music, will be released in January 2011. He has written music for films and television series. Two gold records have been awarded to him for his albums Takorautaa (Black Rain) and Musta Sade. From reverbnation.com