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Timo Kämäräinen (born 29 April 1979) is a Finnish guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and award-winning record producer, known for his work with Olavi Uusivirta, Ellips, Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as his solo projects Ihana Leijona, Toot Toot, and Beagon.

Biography
Kämäräinen was born in Sonkajärvi, Finland on 29 April 1979. As a child, Kämäräinen played the piano but he began taking guitar lessons at the age of 10. Initially, he played guitar left-handed, but soon switched to a right-handed guitar on the recommendation of his uncle. He got his first electric guitar and amplifier at the age of 12. Kämäräinen went to primary school in Iisalmi, and later on he attended Kuopio Senior High School of Music and Dance. As a teenager, he practiced playing the guitar rigorously. During his summer holidays, he practiced over six hours a day, five days a week. In 2001, he went on to study jazz at the Sibelius Academy. Kämäräinen's right ear is deaf or has significantly diminished hearing, which is why he prefers playing on the left side of the stage when playing with a band.

Solo albums

 * Unea (2005)
 * Pulpae (2010)
 * Mä voin loistavasti [as Ihana Leijona] (2018)

With Olavi Uusivirta

 * Ikuiset lapset (2014)
 * Olavi (2016)
 * Olavi elää! (2017)
 * Skorpioni (2019)
 * Lauantain toivotut (2020)
 * Pieni kuolema (2022)

With Ellips

 * Yhden naisen hautajaiset (2019)

With Ismo Alanko Säätiö

 * Elävää musiikkia (2002)
 * Minä ja pojat (2004)
 * Ruuhkainen taivas (2006)

With Lauri Porra

 * All Children Have Superpowers (2008)
 * Flyover (2015)