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Putte Kool – From Code to Basslines, aiming Ikigai

Like so many Finnish kids, I grew up watching Jari Litmanen and the ‘Finnish Flash’ Teemu Selänne, dreaming of stadium lights and last-minute goals. Football, hockey — those weren’t just games; they were the only path I saw. And for quite a while, I was on that path as a professional footballer. Contracts, pressure, the victories, the highs, the injuries, the lows. And then one day... it was gone.

So, I rewired. Swapped the ball as my "best friend" for a computer. Started a new everyday life — one filled with code, design, and digital worlds. It wasn’t as flashy as football, but the creativity was there. And surprisingly, so was the thrill. Not in stadiums, but in shipping software, solving problems, and turning ideas into something real.

And the music? It was always lurking. In the background, blending into late-night coding projects — experimenting with ways to take games, apps, and websites to another level with sound. Music was a restless energy that never left. It just never stepped out of my bat cave.

But that’s the thing about Ikigai — a Japanese concept that combines “iki” (alive) and “gai” (worth). It’s what gives life meaning. For me? Music is one of those sparks — the thing that makes me feel alive and lets me express myself in a whole new dimension.

I started writing some songs, and one night this line just popped out: I’m a geek, but I think I’m James Brown. Watch me shine! (Yeah — James Brown, the Godfather of Soul and Funk. Look him up, you’ll get it.) And honestly? That’s when it all started to make sense — geekiness with a twist of funk and just enough delusion to dance like nobody’s watching.

And if you ever want to add some of that geeky James Brown flavour to a cloudy Monday morning — just repeat after me:▶️ Play the lineI’m a geek, but I think I’m James Brown. Watch me shine!Then kick that door open like life’s got a funky bassline behind it.

OK so here we go, let's enter the batcave, make some music, bash the fucking Enter key like it’s a drum pad, move ya feet and enjoy life. Peace Out!

But what happens when geeks get too much swagger?

They might just crash the system — or, more likely, overestimate their dance moves, sing off-key like they invented a new scale, and end up in a full-blown cringe compilation. Time to find out. Because let’s be real — you’d rather be a bad artist than no artist at all, I guess.

Welcome to the world of Putte Kool, you sexy geek 😘 — a place where geeks don’t just write the software and the games. They also write the soundtrack.