Draft:DJ Bunuel

DJ Bunuel (real name Måns Strömberg; b. June 28. 1962 Helsinki.. ) is a Finnish DJ, master of ceremonies, event producer, musician and former restaurateur. Currently, DJ Bunuel hosts radio shows for Yle Vega (Lux med dj Bunuel) and Radio Yle 1 (Jazzklubin Kolmas setti - Tunti vapaalla).

In October 2017, DJ Bunuel celebrated his 40th anniversary as an artist, In October 2017, DJ Bunuel celebrated his 40th anniversary as an artist with a six-hour event featuring over 100 performers, and an after party that hosted over a dozen DJs. The celebration lasted for twelve hours.

The name Bunuel was bestowed upon Strömberg by Ari Aaltonen, the brother of Remu Aaltonen of the Hurriganes. DJ Bunuel started using the name in public in the late 1980s when he was working for Radio Ettan in Helsinki

He is a high school graduate (1982, Lönnbeckska gymnasiet)

From 2014 to 2017 Bunuel was a project manager for the four-year Epic Light initiative that sought to create media and cultural content with people with lived experience in mental health and disabled people. The initiative is still active.

Career as DJ
DJ Bunuel started playing records in 1977 at a disco at his school (Östra Svenska Läroverket) together with his friend Mikke Stenberg. The duo was known as DJ Cripples and their career took off fast after they made contact with the legendary Helsinki DJ Joke Linnamaa. Through him, the duo were booked to play e.g. basketball games with Torpan Pojat and the Hiihtolomadisko at Ruka in northern Finland.

The duo split up in 1979 and Joke Linnamaa recommended DJ Bunuel as a disc jockey for the Hurriganes. DJ Bunuel took the band up on their offer and played with them with some regularity from 1979 to 1982. From then on, the number of gigs he was asked to play started increasing and pretty soon he was playing all over Finland. Most gigs were at restaurants and bars, but there were also more and more private events, from weddings to company parties. At this point, DJ Bunuel started to show a real interest in unusual venues and expanding the role of the DJ beyond just making people dance. At the time, he was performing as DJ Long.

Around the middle of the decade, DJ Bunuel worked for a year as a regular DJ at Viking Saga, a cruise ship on the Helsinki-Stockholm route. His official title was music host and hosting the bands playing on the boat was part of his job.

In the 1990s, DJ Bunuel played regularly at various clubs in Helsinki, including Par 4,  Soda Bar, Kaivohuone and Nylon. At this time he was also one of the founders of the Ski Bistro at Pyhätunturi in Lapland and responsible for booking bands at Kaivohuone.

After the millennium, he was a resident DJ at restaurants Mecca and Grotesk.

Since the late 1990s, DJ Bunuel has been increasingly interested in background music and the opportunities it presents. Through the years he has designed the musical atmospheres for various shops, restaurants and bars in Helsinki (Mecca, Arnolds, Messenius, Hotel Klaus Kurki, Grotesk, Restaurant and Café Lasipalatsi, Bar 9, Spies, Meripaviljonki, Shop & Spa Jolie), Tuusula (Krapihovi) and Porvoo (Bar Soho, Runo Hotel) and Hotelli Punkaharju, just to name a few. Background music curated by DJ Bunuel has in the past been featured at Skanno furniture store and many Kämp Group restaurants and hotels.

In the early 1990s, DJ Bunuel started using his cd-player as an instrument and has performed with the following musicians and groups, among others:

Timo Lassy, Pekka Kuusisto, Jukka Perko, Roope K, Hosni Boudali, Jone Takamäki, RinneRadio, Mikkelin kaupunginorkesteri, Mieskuoro Huutajat, Gumbavanti, Fork, Cool Sheiks, Eternal Erection, JP's, Kie von Hertzen, Kingston wall, Arttu Takalo, Jarmo Saari, The Rasmus, Tuomo Prättälä, UMO, Eero Koivistoinen, Giant Robot, Lenni-Kalle Taipale, Zarkus Poussa, Johanna Iivanainen, Pope Puolitaival, John Storgårds, Raoul Björkenheim, Kari Kriikku, Ismaila Sané, Emma Salokoski, Esa Kaartamo, Avantin jousikvartetti, Linda Lampenius, Kadi Vija, Bossapoika.

DJ Bunuel is a founding member of the Fat Beat Sound System.

He played as a part of the band XL from 1999 to 2004 and also took part in the group-s 20th anniversary tour in 2012.

Master of Ceremonies
DJ Bunuel has been the master of ceremonies at e.g. the following festivals: Monsters of Rock 1987 and 1988; Intiaani Rock 1988; Flow Festival 2004–2011 and 2013; Nummirock 1991; Funky Awards 2000 and 2002; Funky Elephant 1994 onwards; World Village 2008–2010, 2012–2015 and 2018; Porvoo Jazz Festival 2014, 2016, 2018 onwards; Fair of Spirit and Knowledge 2011; and Elephantasy 2018 onwards.

Radio and television
Since 1984, DJ Bunuel has hosted shows on numerous stations: Svenska Rundradion, Radio Ettan, YLEQ, Lepakko Radio, Ambient Radio, Radio X3M, Yle Radio 1, Radio Helsinki, Yle Vega and Radio Majava.

He hosted a Top 40 show on television in the 1980s, starting at PTV and then MTV3.

Sound design for theater and dance
In the late 1990s and early 200s, DJ Bunuel frequently performed improvisations with dancer Virpi Juntti.

He created the sound design for Katri Soini's Tyttö joka oli aina (2001) and Petri Manninen's play Pumpuliluuta (2002), both of which were performed at the Koko Theater in Helsinki. In 2006, DJ Bunuel was featured as a part of Panu Varstala's Cityman II performance at Kaivopiha in downtown Helsinki, and in 2013 he had a minor voice role as DJ Norman in the play Frankie and Johnny, directed by Liisa Kuoppamäki.

DJ Bunuel has also created relaxing soundscapes at meetings and conferences, for e.g. Junior Chamber International Finland, the Junior Chamber International World Congress in Manila (1998) and the JCI European congress in Halkidiki, Greece (1997). He has also created sound design for numerous fairs, congresses and awards ceremonies.

Producer
DJ Bunuel is an experienced event producer. He produced events for the Helsinki Festival from 1995 to 2009, including Ilta Virrassa, a memorial concert for Olavi Virta at the Huvilateltta in 1995, and the Huvila after parties at Restaurant Juttutupa 1997–1999. He has also produced the street music festival Voiko kadulla olla Katto at Kaivohuone 1994.

He produced the Siltarock festival at the Sillankorva and City Marathon restaurants in 1987 and 1988, and the Meccaduos event at Mecca 2000–2001.

In 1994, DJ Bunuel and Joakim Lybeck founded Bar Mary in Porvoo. The bar was active until 2007, and DJ Bunuel was responsible for most of the program and weekly bands for the duration of the bar's existence.

Photography exhibition Fiat Lux - Stunder med ljuset

 * Galleri Arbis, Helsinki 2022
 * Galleria Aatos Café, Porvoo 2023
 * After Eight, Pietarsaari 2023

Alias
The name Bunuel was bestowed on Strömberg by Ari Aaltonen, the brother of Remu Aaltonen of the Hurriganes. DJ Bunuel started using the name in public in the late 1980s when he was working for Radio Ettan in Helsinki. Early in his career, he was known as DJ Long.

Recordings

 * XL: Surreal, Live Ballet, Visual, Cinematic Fantasies (Rockadillo)
 * Breadmachine: Eternal Friendship (Texicalli)
 * Fat Beat Sound System: Quality E.P. (Tiger Records), Fala Fala, Feed the Vocalists (Exogenic Breaks), Fat Brazil feat Bossapoika (Royal Mint Records)
 * Eternal Erection: On tour (Eat This Music)
 * The JP's: The JP's Testament (Texicalli)
 * Giant Robot: Crushing you with style (Hawaii), as a featured guest
 * Tone of Finland compilation, on a track with Miikka Mwamba (the two also made remixes) and as a part of a duo with DJ Slow called Rhytmikuninkaat.

Compilations

 * Compilation records for Soppamies TV series
 * Paulig 125 years
 * Art Goes Kapakka Suomi compilation
 * Baltic moods, Zodiak Television

Awards

 * The inaugural Helsinki hauskemmaksi award by Art Goes Kapakka (AGK), 2000
 * Best Radio Show, Best Radio Voice, Funk awards, 2001
 * Svenska YLEs programpris / Fri Bas v.2005
 * Lifetime Achievement Award, Musiikki X Media 2022
 * DJ Hall of Fame Suomi 2022
 * Svenska kulturfondens pris 2023

Professional activities

 * Member of the Teosto Award preliminary jury, 2019 and 2020
 * Jazz Emma jury member 2017, 2019 and 2022