Education

As an educator, Ossi’s focus is primarily on the drum kit and djembe. Since 2006 he has taught hundreds of students through weekly lessons and workshops across Finland. In 2018, he founded Rhythm Academy, a website providing online tutorials with master drummers, with their first release being a comprehensive tutorial for the djembe with Adama Drame.

He teaching skills and main areas of knowledge encompass teaching West African rhythms, Pulse relational rhythm theory, playing a hybrid percussion kit, performing for dancing, band management, product development, and creating educational materials, and music production.