Bio

Finnish independent musician and composer Lauri Wuolio (b. 1984) is a rare type: an underground artist with 50 million streams.

Performing and releasing music as Kumea Sound, Wuolio explores the musical instrument handpan, layering its resonant sound with hypnotic tape echoes, gritty modular voltage, and atmospheric sound design.

Avoiding easy genre classifications, Wuolio playfully describes his music as “drum-and-bell”, hinting at the sonic and cultural characteristics of the cupola and his love for various electronic music styles.

Kumea Sound’s discography has landed Wuolio’s music on playlists that bracket textural ambient, experimental world music, and neo-classical minimalism. He has composed music for films, TV and radio, and received Finland’s KOURA award (2017) for his music on the multimedia documentary Olen jossain (I’m Somewhere).

Now living in Sipoo, Helsinki’s forested edge, Wuolio is working on new music for the cupola, electronic instruments, and a chamber orchestra.