www.harpistcomposer.com www.instagram.com/salla_harpistcomposer/ Salla Hakkola is a multi-award winning harpist, singer, composer, improvisor, and performance artist best know for her music for Clash of Clans, Merge Mansion and Angry Birds video games, through which her music has reached millions of listeners across the world. Her work crosses boundaries of both musical genre and artistic discipline more generally. As a harpist she is known as a pioneer of the electric harp and for her experimental performances, which challenge the conventional role of the harp, and for her boundless ability to indulge in multiple music genres and groups, improvisation, and interdisciplinary projects. Her music is equally likely to be heard on the classical concert stage, at folk festivals, contemporary music festivals, in indie-rock clubs, mobile games, and experimental happenings. As a composer, she has worked with ensembles ranging from top symphony orchestras (Helsinki Philharmonic, Avanti!, Seattle Symphony Orchestra) and contemporary chamber groups to jazz and indie-pop combos. As an instrumentalist she has performed on acoustic and electric harp in equally varied contexts, with acclaimed artists and groups in Finland and abroad.