Markus Kaarlonen

Markus Kaarlonen
Also known asCaptain
Born (1973-11-16) 16 November 1973 (age 51)
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentKeyboard
Years active1990–present
LabelsInsomniac, Playground

Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen (born 16 November 1973) is a Finnish musician, songwriter, producer, and the keyboardist of the rock band Poets of the Fall.[1] Kaarlonen first became known in the underground with his Amiga MOD music in the early 1990s. His first commercial album was released as Dance Nation's album Dawn in 1994. After that he worked as producer for pop group Aikakone.

Kaarlonen also worked for the software company Futuremark as a Senior Web Developer and Audio Designer. He has also composed and/or produced music for video games, including Rochard,[2] Max Payne 2, Alan Wake,[3] and Shattered Horizon.[4]

  1. ^ "Without silence there can be no music". Poets of the Fall official website. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen from POTF in da house!". Rochard official website. July 10, 2011. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Markus Kaarlonen". MobyGames. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Shattered Horizon soundtrack". Poets of the Fall official website. October 28, 2009. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.