Mikko Savela
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I’m a self-taught guitarist with over two decades of experimental work, beginning in Umeå, Sweden.
Raised by Finnish parents in an artistic household, I was steeped in music and art from a young age, sparking my lifelong curiosity for the guitar. My approach reimagines the instrument—laid flat, played with both hands, plucking strings and striking its body with metallic objects, while weaving in microphones and electronic layers.
I’ve collaborated with inspiring artists like Will Guthrie, Jérôme Noetinger, Yan Jun, Hankil Ryu, and Hong Chulki, each partnership deepening my craft. Since 2019, I’ve worked closely with Austrian sound artist Paul Grundorfer, fusing sound and light into dynamic, immersive experiences.
While the guitar remains a root, my focus has shifted toward exploring electronic sources. Now, I’m diving into the possibilities of electromagnetic fields. This site is a window into that evolution.
Mikko Savela - Film
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Dates
2025
2025-02-08 - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - Kluster, Luleå, SE
2025-03-15 - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - Geiger, Göteborg, SE
2024
2024-12-10 - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - Humus Libraire, Lausanne, CH
2024-12-11 - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - Cave 12, Geneva, CH
2023
2023-11-08 - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - Smog, Brussels, BE
2023-11-09 - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - CCL, Lille, FR
2022
06 June - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - Velak - Vienna, AT
17 June - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - Verschubu - Innsbruck, AT
23 June - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - Punctum - Praque, CZ
10 Dec - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - Das Lot - Vienna, AT
2020
03 March - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - Fiducia - Ostrava, CZ
28 February - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - A2 (Punctum) - Prague, CZ
27 February - Mikko Savela / Paul Gründorfer - Bludný kámen - Opava, CZ
2019
23 October - Mikko Savela - A4 - Bratislava, SK
24 October - MIkko Savela - Tresor - Linz, AT
26 October - Mikko Savela - Zentrale - Vienna, AT
21 April - Mikko Savela - Nord - Belluno, IT
20 April - Mikko Savela - Neo - Padua, IT
19 April - Mikko Savela - Bunker - Bolzano, IT
18 April - Mikko Savela - Bunker - Turin, IT
07 March - Mikko Savela - Ääniaalto - Helsinki, FI
2018
03 November - Mikko Savela - Data - Marseille, FR
01 November - Mikko Savela - Le 102 - Grenoble, FR
30 October - Mikko Savela/Olivier de Placido/Pascal Battus - Atelier de l'etoile - Besancon, FR
19 August - Cairo by Christoph Nicolaus - Mikko Savela, Keith Rowe, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Gerard Lebik,
Sebastien Branche, Cyril Bondi, D'incise, Michal Libera - Sanatarium Dzwieku - Sokolowsko, PL
17 August - Mikko Savela - Sanatorium Dzwieku - Sokolowsko, PL
05 April - Mikko Savela - Klappfon - Basel, CH
06 April - Mikko Savela - WIM - Zürich, CH
2017
05 November - Mikko Savela - CmptrMthmtcs - Paris, FR
03 November - Mikko Savela - PiedNu - Le Havre, FR
02 November - Mikko Savela - Rouen, FR
31 October - Mikko Savela - HS63 - Brussels, BE
29 October - Mikko Savela - Centrum voor Labiele Media - Dordrecht, NL
28 October - Mikko Savela - City Art Rotterdam - Rotterdam, NL
27 October - Mikko Savela - Helicopter - Haag, NL
26 October - Mikko Savela - OCCII - Amsterdam, NL
30 July - Mikko Savela - Festa Marziana - Venice, IT
29 July - Mikko Savela - Huiu Gallery Pula, Croatia, HR
06 June - Mikko Savela - Ex Nihilo - Besancon, FR
04 June - Mikko Savela - Le Non Jazz - Paris, FR
02 June - Mikko Savela - SET/30 - Nantes, FR
21 April - Mikko Savela - 76A - Naples, IT
18 April - Mikko Savela - About - Venice, IT
15 April - Mikko Savela - Zavod Sploh - Ljubljana, SL
2016
08 October 2016 - Mikko Savela - GEIGER Festival - Gothenburg, SE
02 September 2016 - Mikko Savela - mo.ë - Vienna, AT
01 September 2016 - Mikko Savela - Interpenetration - Graz, AT
25 August 2016 - Mikko Savela - Eufemia - Warszawa, PL
22 August 2016 - Mikko Savela - Hypernatural Sounds, Liebig12 - Berlin, DE
01 April 2016 - Mikko Savela - Velak - Vienna, AT
31 March 2016 - Mikko Savela - Skolska 28 - Prague, CZ
30 March 2016 - Mikko Savela - Bludny Kamen - Ostrava, CZ
09 March 2016 - Mikko Savela - Cave12 - Genèva, CH
06 March 2016 - Mikko Savela - DAF-Festival - Genèva, CH
05 March 2016 - Mikko Savela - Klappfon - Basel, CH
03 March 2016 . Mikko Savela - Wandler - Zürich, CH
2015
28 October 2015 - Mikko Savela - Yucatan, presented by Agharta - Vilnius, LT
26 October 2015 - Mikko Savela - Chomsky - Riga, LV
24 October 2015 - Mikko Savela - Improtest - Tallinn, EE
23 October 2015 - Mikko Savela - Äänen Lumo - Helsinki, FI
27 May 2015 - Mikko Savela - Cafe XX - Hangzhou, CH
23 May 2015 - Mikko Savela - Soup - Tokyo, JP
22 May 2015 - Mikko Savela/Masayoshi Watabiki/Kayu Nakata - Pool - Tokyo, JP
20 May 2015 - Mikko Savela - Club Stomp - Osaka, JP
19 May 2015 - Mikko Savela - Urbanguild - Kyoto, JP
12 May 2015 - Mikko Savela / Yan Jun - Miji Concert 24, Meridian Space - Beijing, CH
08 May 2015 - Mikko Savela/Ryu Hankil/Hong Chulki - Dotolim - Seoul, KR
04 April 2015 - Mikko Savela - Lacking Sound Fest. - Taipei, TW
15 March 2015 - Mikko Savela - Rockbund Art Museum - Shanghai, CH
2014
09 December 2014 - Mikko Savela - Old Heaven Books - Shenzhen, CH
07 December 2014 - Mikko Savela -191 Space - Guangzhou, CH
05 December 2014 - Mikko Savela - Wuhan, CH
14 November 2014 - Mikko Savela/Yan Jun (solo and duo) - Chronus Art Center - Shanghai, CH
01 November 2014 - Mikko Savela - Dotolim - Seoul, KR
30 October 2014 - Mikko Savela/Hankil Ryu - No Continent - Seoul, KR
25 October 2014 - Mikko Savela - Bitches Brew - Yokohama, JP
24 October 2014 - Mikko Savela, Masayoshi Watabiki, Takahiro Kawaguchi (solo and trio) - Pool - Tokyo, JP
23 October 2014 - Mikko Savela - Urga - Tokyo, JP
22 October 2014 - Mikko Savela - Figya - Osaka, JP
20 October 2014 - Mikko Savela - Hokage - Osaka, JP
19 October 2014 - Mikko Savela - Ftarri - Tokyo, JP
18 October 2014 - Mikko Savela - Nishiazabu Bullets - Tokyo, JP
30 May 2014 - Mikko Savela/Hong Chulki - Dotolim - South Korea, KR
13 May 2014 - Mikko Savela - XP Club - Beijing, CH
09 May 2014 - Mikko Savela solo and trio with Li Jianhong and Yan Jun - XP Club - Beijing, CH
29 April 2014 - Mikko Savela - NOIShanghai LXIV - Shanghai, CH
27 April 2014 - Mikko Savela - Kill The Silence - Hong Kong, HK
26 April 2014 - Mikko Savela - Kill The Silence - Macau
2012
3 November 2012 - Jérôme Noetinger/Mikko Savela - SubSpace - Umeå, SE
27 July 2012 - Mikko Savela - Norbergfestival - Norberg, SE
9 June 2012 - Mikko Savela - Kluster, Luleå, SE
27 April 2012 - Mikko Savela - SubSpace, Umeå, SE
24 March 2012 - Mikko Savela - Ny Musikk, Stavanger, NO
2011
5 November 2011 - Mikko Savela - Sound of MU, Oslo, NO
3 November 2011 - Mikko Savela - Fylkingen, Stockholm, SE
16 April 2011 - Mikko Savela - Klubb Kanin, Trondheim, NO
8 April 2011 - Mikko Savela - Nymus Festival, Härnösand, SE
2010
27 April 2010 - Will Guthrie / Mikko Savela - Bergen, NO
28 April 2010 - Will Guthrie / Mikko Savela - Trondheim, NO
29 April 2010 - Will Guthrie / Mikko Savela - Oslo, NO
2009
24 October 2009 - Will Guthrie / Mikko Savela - Umeå Jazz Festival, SE
7 March 2009 - Will Guthrie, Keith Rowe, Mikko Savela - Umeå, SE
5 March 2009 - Will Guthrie / Mikko Savela - Fylkingen, Stockholm, SE
2008
18 December 2008 - Mikko Savela - Cable #19, Nantes, FR
25 October 2008 - Mikko Savela - Umeå Jazz Festival, SE
16 May 2008 - Mikko Savela - Moonshake - Umeå, SE
2006
14 November 2006 - Mikko Savela - Moonshake - Umeå, SE
29 September 2006 - Marko Savela, Mikko Savela, Mats Öberg - Feedback, Umeå, SE
9 September 2006 - Mikko Savela - Moonshake - Umeå, SE
28 January 2006 - Mikko Savela - Moonshake - Umeå, SE
2005
29 October 2005 - Mikko Savela - Umeå Jazz Festival, SE
31 July 2005 - Mikko Savela - Schmäck, Umeå, SE
13 May 2005 - Mikko Savela - Umeå Jazz Dagar, SE
2004
23 July 2004 - Marko Savela, Mikko Savela - Zappanale 15# - Bad Doberan, GER
11 June 2004 - Mike Keneally Band - Umeå International Chamber Music Festival, SE
22 January 2004 - Karl-Henrys - Jazz i studion - Umeå, SE
2003
24 October 2003 - Karl-Henrys - Umeå Jazz Festival, SE
6 June 2003 - The Zappa Corner Band - Umeå Chamber Music Festival, SE
