Risto Hemmi (born 1956, Kuopio)[citation needed] is a prominent figure in the Finnish music industry.
Hemmi began his career at Finnvox in 1979[3] and has worked in various capacities such as a sound engineer, mixer, and studio manager.
[4] One of Hemmi's early commercially successful works was the Pelle Miljoona Oy's album "Moottoritie on kuuma" (1980).
[8] Hemmi graduated as a Master of Science in Engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology.
[citation needed] Since 2013, he has been teaching master's level courses in music technology at the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts.