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Samuel Abaijón Nurmisuo (born 31 October 1972 in Hämeenlinna, Finland), also known as Mr. Moonhead, is a Finnish-Spanish musician, composer, record producer, DJ, video artist, and actor based in Helsinki, Finland. He holds dual Finnish and Spanish nationality. His mother is Finnish and his father is Spanish, with roots in Granada, Spain — where Abaijón was raised after his birth in Finland. He is best known as the keyboard player and co-founding member of the Finnish ska and rocksteady band The Valkyrians, and as the creator of the solo project MOONHEAD. He is also a licensed competitive table tennis player.
Early life
editAbaijón was born on 31 October 1972 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. Shortly after his birth, his family relocated to Granada, Spain, where he grew up and developed his formative musical interests. His influences include psychedelic rock, new wave, krautrock, noise rock, post-punk, ska, reggae, and 1960s Jamaican music. He later returned to Finland and settled in Helsinki, where he became active in the city's independent music scene.
Career
editJack Meatbeat & The Underground Society (1996–1999)
editAbaijón's first documented recording work was with Jack Meatbeat & The Underground Society, a psychedelic rock project whose debut album, Back From World War III, was released in 1999 on Munster Records, the prestigious Spanish independent label based in Madrid. Basic tracks were recorded at IM Eimer in Berlin, with overdubs recorded in Helsinki, Buenos Aires, and at Granada Sound Studios in Helsinki between 1996 and 1999. Abaijón served as editor of the album and co-wrote the closing track, Granada Smokin' Gipsy. The album was released as a standard black vinyl edition, a limited red vinyl pressing, and on CD (Munster Records, MRCD 173/200).
Discography with Jack Meatbeat & The Underground Society:
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Back From World War III | LP / limited red vinyl / CD | Munster Records |
Candy Darling (1999–2002)
editAbaijón was a member of Candy Darling, a Helsinki-based band, from 1999 until 2002. No studio recordings were released during his time with the group.
The Valkyrians (2002–present)
editIn 2002, Abaijón co-founded The Valkyrians in Helsinki, a ska and rocksteady band in which he performs as keyboardist and backing vocalist under the stage name Mr. Moonhead. In a 2023 interview with Soundi magazine, vocalist Jussi "Angster" Eronen recalled that early rehearsals without Abaijón felt incomplete: the band only truly found its direction once he joined.
The band released their debut EP, Miracle, in 2004 on Semi Sounds/Fat Belt Records. Their debut album, High and Mighty (2006), reached number 24 on the Finnish national album chart, and the single "Rankin' Fullstop" peaked at number 6 on the Finnish singles chart. Soundi magazine named their 2022 album Monsterpiece one of the best albums of that year. As of 2023, Abaijón and vocalist Jussi "Angster" Eronen are the only two remaining original founding members of the band. The Valkyrians have toured in more than twenty countries, with particularly strong followings in Germany and Spain, and have received recognition from US ska acts including The Aggrolites and The Slackers.
Studio discography with The Valkyrians:
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Miracle | EP | Semi Sounds / Fat Belt Records |
| 2006 | High and Mighty | Album | Fat Belt Records / Pork Pie Records |
| 2009 | The Beat of Our Street | Album | Stupido Records / Pork Pie Records |
| 2011 | Punkrocksteady | Album | Pork Pie Records / Stupido Records / Fat Belt Records |
| 2015 | Rock My Soul | Album | Stupido Records / Grover Records |
| 2022 | Monsterpiece | Album | Stupido Records / Grover Records |
The Mike Bell Cartel (active until 2024)
editAbaijón performed as organist with The Mike Bell Cartel, a Helsinki-based 1960s-styled garage beat band led by guitarist and singer Miikka Siira, known professionally as Mike Bell. The band recorded at Timmion Studio in Helsinki, and their album The Cartel & I was mixed by Liam Watson at the legendary Toe Rag Studios in London. The band toured actively in Finland.
Discography with The Mike Bell Cartel:
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wait! / There Comes The Pain | 7" single | Beluga Music |
| 2022 | The Cartel & I | Album (LP, Mono) | Beluga Music |
| 2024 | Ain't No High (That's High Enough) / Like No Other | 7" single | (France) |
The Atomic Blast (active until 2024)
editAbaijón performed as organist in The Atomic Blast, a Helsinki-based instrumental surf and garage rock quintet also led by Miikka Siira. He is credited on recordings under the alias El Selenita and also co-engineered the band's debut album. The group released their debut 7" EP, Future Sounds Of Yesterday, in 2009, which received rave reviews in Finnish media. In 2010 the band was included in Bear Family Records' 35th Anniversary Box Set. Their debut album, Hypnosis — blending surf, garage rock, lounge, and instrumental styles — was released in 2012 on Gas Records (an instrumental subsidiary of Goofin' Records), produced by Pekka Laine and mixed by Janne Haavisto of Laika & The Cosmonauts.
Both The Mike Bell Cartel and The Atomic Blast dissolved following the sudden death of Miikka Siira on 23 September 2024, at the age of 45. His passing was reported by Helsingin Sanomat and widely mourned across the Finnish music community.
Discography with The Atomic Blast:
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Future Sounds Of Yesterday | 7" EP | — |
| 2012 | Hypnosis | Album (CD) | Gas Records / Goofin' Records |
Dub Vallila (2020–present)
editAbaijón has played keyboards in Dub Vallila, a Helsinki-based reggae and dub ensemble led by composer and trombonist Jussi Vuorinen, since 2020. The band was formed earlier: their debut single Jean Dub — a dub interpretation of Jean Sibelius's Seventh Symphony — was released in 2015, and a second 7" single, Trip to the Exoplanet 55 / Jungle Walk, followed in 2018. Abaijón appears on the band's releases from 2021 onwards, including the digital singles Teotihuacán and Dub Mystique, the debut album Katakom Beat (Helmi Levyt, 2022), and the 2023 single Ruffneck Bizness featuring Finnish rapper Paleface. The band performs regularly at Café Ursula in Helsinki.
Discography with Dub Vallila (from 2020):
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Teotihuacán | Digital single | — |
| 2021 | Dub Mystique | Digital single | — |
| 2022 | Katakom Beat | Album | Helmi Levyt |
| 2023 | Ruffneck Bizness (feat. Paleface) | 7" single | — |
The Bunkers (2018–present)
editIn 2018, Abaijón co-founded The Bunkers, a Helsinki-based band blending garage rock, post-punk, and krautrock. He plays bass in the band. The group released their debut single Offside in May 2019 through Stupido Records. Their debut album, Heal, was released on 26 April 2024 on Stupido Records, featuring ten tracks and available on vinyl and digital streaming platforms.
Discography with The Bunkers:
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Offside | Single | Stupido Records |
| 2024 | Heal | Album | Stupido Records |
The Domingoes (2017–present)
editThe Domingoes is a Helsinki-based ska and early reggae band formed in the winter of 2017 by members of The Valkyrians and The Capital Beat. Abaijón performs as keyboardist (credited as Acido Domingo) and also mixed the band's debut release under his Moonhead Music label. Their debut EP, Unity, was released on 7 May 2019 on Grover Records as a limited white-label vinyl pressing of 25 hand-stamped copies. The EP features original compositions alongside a cover of Rudy Mills's John Jones.
Discography with The Domingoes:
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Unity | EP (7", limited edition) | Grover Records |
Moonhead Project (2016–present)
editIn 2016, Abaijón launched Moonhead Project, a ska music collective dedicated to recording ska songs in multiple languages with international collaborators encountered during his years of touring with The Valkyrians. The project's debut single, On The Dancefloor / Sydämeni Hullu, was released on 7-inch vinyl in January 2017 on the German label Grover Records in cooperation with Moonhead Music. The record featured musicians from New York bands The Slackers and The Soul Radics, and was recorded across Helsinki, New York, and Nashville.
Discography with Moonhead Project:
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | On The Dancefloor / Sydämeni Hullu | 7" single | Grover Records / Moonhead Music |
MOONHEAD (2024–present)
editMOONHEAD is Abaijón's personal solo project, described as a laboratory of emotion, memory, and sound. The project draws on his lifelong influences of psychedelic rock, new wave, and krautrock. His debut solo single, Pale Grey Eyes, was released on 8 March 2024, distributed by Playground Music Oy. Abaijón produced, directed, and edited the accompanying music video himself, with cinematography credited jointly to Abaijón and Susanna Abaijón-Karvinen. A second single, So Far So Good, followed in 2025. Both music videos are registered in Finland's national music video database, Musiikkivideo.fi.
Discography as MOONHEAD:
| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pale Grey Eyes | Single | Alakulttuuritalo |
| 2025 | So Far So Good | Single | Stupido Records |
MAMA (2024–present)
editMAMA is a dance and theatre solo performance created and performed by choreographer and dancer Susanna Abaijón-Karvinen, for which Samuel Abaijón composed the original music score and appears on stage as a performer. The show explores themes of motherhood, memory, and the body. It represents a collaboration between the two artists — Susanna as choreographer, dancer, and lead performer, and Samuel as composer and co-performer.
Other activities
editAbaijón is also active as a DJ (performing as DJ Moonhead), a record producer, and a video artist. He runs a YouTube channel called Levylaukku and has booked live acts at Café Ursula in Helsinki. He has performed as DJ at cultural events, including the centenary celebration of Nuoren Voiman Liitto (NVL) in Helsinki.
Abaijón is a licensed competitive table tennis player. He plays for two clubs: Porvoon Maraton in Porvoo, Finland, and CTM Vélez Málaga in Vélez-Málaga, Spain.
References
edit- Niemi, Jussi. "Haastattelu: Kitaristinsa kuolemaa surrut The Valkyrians teki yhden viime vuoden parhaista levyistä." Soundi, issue 1/2023, published online 9 February 2023. https://www.soundi.fi/jutut/haastattelu-kitaristinsa-kuolemaa-surrut-the-valkyrians-teki-yhden-viime-vuoden-parhaista-levyista/
- "The Valkyrians on puolensa valinnut." Voima, November 2022. https://voima.fi/2022/valkyrians-on-puolensa-valinnut/
- "HS: Rock-muusikko Miikka Siira alias Mike Bell on kuollut." Soundi, 24 September 2024. https://www.soundi.fi/uutiset/hs-rock-muusikko-miikka-siira-alias-mike-bell-on-kuollut/
- "HS: Myllykoskelaislähtöinen muusikko Miikka Siira on kuollut." Kouvolan Sanomat, 25 September 2024. https://www.kouvolansanomat.fi/paikalliset/7867867
- The Mike Bell Cartel — The Cartel & I (2022). Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/22485077-The-Mike-Bell-Cartel-The-Cartel-I
- The Atomic Blast — Future Sounds Of Yesterday (2009). Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/artist/2297445-The-Atomic-Blast
- The Atomic Blast — Hypnosis (2012). Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/3812392-The-Atomic-Blast-Hypnosis
- Dub Vallila — Katakom Beat (2022). Helmi Levyt. https://helmilevyt.com/diskografia/dub-vallila-katakom-beat
- "Dub Vallila." Funky Finland. https://funkyfinland.fi/artist/dub-vallila/
- The Bunkers — Heal (2024). Stupido Records. https://www.stupido.fi/arkistot/julkaisut/heal/
- Stupido Records — The Bunkers artist profile. https://www.stupido.fi/en/artists/the-bunkers/
- The Domingoes — Unity EP (2019). Bandcamp. https://thedomingoes.bandcamp.com/album/unity-ep
- Moonhead Project — Bandcamp. https://moonheadproject.bandcamp.com/album/on-the-dancefloor-syd-meni-hullu-7-single
- Jack Meatbeat & The Underground Society — Back From World War III (1999, LP). Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/2788883-Jack-Meatbeat-The-UGS-Back-From-World-War-III
- Jack Meatbeat & The Underground Society — Back From World War III (1999, limited red vinyl). Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/4608853-Jack-Meatbeat-The-Underground-Society-Back-From-World-War-III
- Pale Grey Eyes — Single by MOONHEAD, Apple Music (2024). https://music.apple.com/us/album/pale-grey-eyes-single/1730499626
- Musiikkivideo.fi — MOONHEAD artist page. https://www.musiikkivideo.fi/fi/artist/3935/7073
- Wikipedia article on The Valkyrians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Valkyrians
- Samuel P. Abaijon — Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/artist/2176364-Samuel-P-Abaijon
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