Backbone Management | Artist & Music Management

ABOUT US

Modern artist management with a global vision.

We work with some of the most exciting artists in the world, providing creative, strategic, and professional support to help them reach their full potential.

With offices in London and Helsinki, our team combines international experience with local expertise to guide careers beyond borders.

ABOUT US

ARTISTS

VILLE VALO

Ville Valo is a Grammy-nominated Finnish artist, performer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. With a career spanning nearly 30 years, he’s best known as the founder of HIM: easily one of the most iconic bands of the 20th century, with eight studio releases and sales in excess of ten million records.

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VEXED

Vexed are a modern-metal quartet from the UK, known for their intense live performances, powerful vocals and infectious riffs. Having supported bands such as Spiritbox, In Flames and Silent Planet, they are crafting a name for themselves as one of the scenes most exciting up and coming bands.

VAUXDEVILLE

Vauxdeville blends northern melancholy, new wave, and surf guitars, crafting a unique sound that they call Arcticana. Deeply rooted in Finland’s rich musical heritage, the band intertwines traditional elements with modern influences to form something hauntingly distinctive. Founded in late 2023 by Mitja Toivonen and Matias Melleri, Vauxdeville brings a fresh yet authentic perspective to the contemporary music scene.

THE RASMUS

The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band, formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The Rasmus has sold over 4 million albums worldwide and won numerous awards, both domestic and international.

The Rasmus is signed to Playground Music.

SWALLOW THE SUN

Swallow The Sun, Finland’s finest heavy melancholic metal act, musically uncompromising and continuously creative group that has been touring internationally for two decades.

These Emma-nominee-number-one-album -death-doomers are signed to Century Media Records.

STONED STATUES

Alternative metal band Stoned Statues is one of the most interesting new metal band from Finland. The band have toured all over Finland at all major festivals including Ruisrock, Rockfest, Provinssi, Qstock, Knotfest, garnering nothing but praise for their performances even abroad. The band was nominated for the Best Metal album of the year in Emma´s (Finnish Grammys) and the Best new act. Stoned Statues won the Best New Act in Indie Awards 2023 They are signed to Sakara Records.

STAM1NA

Award winning metal band Stam1na have achieved almost everything a metal band can achieve in Finland. Nine of their albums have sold Gold, five album Platinum and the band has played hundreds of mostly sold out shows all over the country. They have won seven Emma Awards (Finnish Grammy) and are signed to the leading Finnish metal label Sakara Records.

SIKTH

Cited as one of the more influential bands in the djent/tech, progressive metal movement, SikTh formed in 1999 in Watford, England. The ensuing years saw SikTh’s reputation in the metal community grow exponentially, headlining a stage at Download Festival, sold out UK tour and supporting Slipknot. SikTh members have collaborated with Iron Maiden, Deftones, Cypress Hill, Periphery, Devin Townsend and more.

LASTOUT

Lastout is one of the most promising metal bands from Finland. The band is currenty working on their first album.

Lastout is signed to Ranka Kustannus.

ENSIFERUM

Ensiferum, the true power house when it comes to folk-inspiredmelodic death metal! This Emma-nominated group from Helsinki has been frequenting the Finnish album charts but also has multi-million streaming figures worldwide under their belts.

CVLT OV THE SVN

COTS exposes you to Occult Murder Pop, music almost lethal. It keeps the listener in a tight grip of anxiety, while embracing one with dark and twisted romantics. Music combines black metal, pop and stoner rock with an aggressive touch.

BONES UK

London-bred GRAMMY-nominated, Bones UK are vocalist/guitarist Rosie Bones and guitarist Carmen Vandenberg, who unapologetically speak their truth and combine the disconnect between the status quo and the glorious world inside their heads through heavy rock riffs and rough-edged electronics. They released their debut album in 2019 earning them their first Grammy nomination in Best Rock Performance for their song “Pretty Waste and their cover of David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans”, has a total of 66M+ streams to date.

BLOCK OF FLATS

Block Of Flats makes passionate and charismatic modern-day rock with a vision to bring boldly together musical elements from different genres. They are known for their fierce live performances and catchy melodies. Their debut album ”No Hope For The Hopeless” was released in 2023. They are signed to Ranka Kustannus.

BLIND CHANNEL

Blind Channel is the hottest new metal export from Finland. Their music style is described as ’Violent Pop’. The band was formed in 2013 and has released 4 studio albums, gained over 240 million streams on Spotify & played nearly 400 shows all over Europe and North America.

Blind Channel is signed to Century Media Records.

ATLAS

ATLAS is a 5-piece Modern Metal band from Finland. These messengers of melancholy have brigded the gap between ancient and modern worlds with their innovative sound that takes the rawness and mysticism of Finnish folklore and poetry and infuses it with the crushing rhythms, colossal production and captivating melodies of modern metal.

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CONTACT

HENKKA SEPPALA
Artist Manager

Ensiferum, Swallow the Sun, ATLAS,
CVLT OV THE SVN

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KATJA VAUHKONEN
Artist Manager

Stam1na, Stoned Statues,
Block of Flats, Vauxdeville

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TAINA FRANZEN
Management Coordinator

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+358 4oo 216 85o

+34 683 518 196

HAYLEY FEARNLEY
Social Media & Digital Marketing Manager

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SAARA SALMINEN
Management Assistant

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+358 5o 591 7889

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HELSINKI OFFICE
LONDON OFFICE

Mikonkatu 8 A

00100 Helsinki

136-144 Golders Green Rd.

London NW11 8HS

PANU PIIPPO
CEO, Partner

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ANTTI ERIKSSON
Head of Management, Partner

VV, The Rasmus, Blind Channel, LASTOUT

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ADAM SAGIR
Director UK, Partner

BONES UK, SikTh, Vexed

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HENKKA SEPPALA Artist Manager Ensiferum, Swallow the Sun, ATLAS, CVLT OV THE SVN

KATJA VAUHKONEN Artist Manager Stam1na, Stoned Statues, Block of Flats, Vauxdeville

TAINA FRANZEN Management Coordinator

HAYLEY FEARNLEY Social Media & Digital Marketing Manager

SAARA SALMINEN Management Assistant ​

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PANU PIIPPO CEO, Partner

ANTTI ERIKSSON Head of Management, Partner VV, The Rasmus, Blind Channel, LASTOUT

ADAM SAGIR Director UK, Partner BONES UK, SikTh, Vexed

HENKKA SEPPALA
Artist Manager

Ensiferum, Swallow the Sun, ATLAS,
CVLT OV THE SVN

KATJA VAUHKONEN
Artist Manager

Stam1na, Stoned Statues,
Block of Flats, Vauxdeville

TAINA FRANZEN
Management Coordinator

HAYLEY FEARNLEY
Social Media & Digital Marketing Manager

SAARA SALMINEN
Management Assistant

BACKBONE MANAGEMENT
HELSINKI OFFICE
LONDON OFFICE

PANU PIIPPO
CEO, Partner

ANTTI ERIKSSON
Head of Management, Partner

VV, The Rasmus, Blind Channel, LASTOUT

ADAM SAGIR
Director UK, Partner

BONES UK, SikTh, Vexed