Hannu af Ursin

Hannu af Ursin is a composer and music producer who worked for Nokia (later Microsoft Mobile) between 2002 and 2015, creating many ringtones, alerts and UI sounds. He was responsible for over half of the audio remixes of ringtones that were originally MIDIs, as well as being in charge of creating ambient soundscapes for events such as Nokia World.

Outside of Nokia, he is best known for being part of the house music duo U&K as Uke, along with his friend Kim Kanerva (Kimik). Both of them have also done several DJ sets in Finland. He has also collaborated with other producers such as Tero Civill and released solo works, as well as creating music and sound for game jams.

Work at Nokia
Af Ursin joined Nokia in November 2002, alongside Aleksi Eeben and Henry Daw, as Nokia needed a new sound team to write more polyphonic/audio ringtones and alerts. He felt that writing polyphonic ringtones impacted his creativity, as he had to push the limits and experiment with stuff like pitch bend. One of his first projects was producing the Nokia 3220's ringtone set, where he programmed funlights and created its infamous version of the Espionage ringtone. He has also created several audio arrangements of polyphonic ringtones.

He has also designed soundscapes and ambient music for events such as Nokia World 2009 and Nokia's media wall at Shanghai World Expo 2010, as well as music tracks for various other purposes. One of his most noteworthy contributions is creating the Lumia-era default clock alerts with Henry Daw. He also provided input on Nokia's other brand sound updates.

Credits
See Hannu af Ursin/Credits