Ferry Island Modular
Based in Helsinki, there are three people at Ferry Island Modular: Justin, who’s the engineer and original founder; Jukka, who’s the designer; and Aurélie who handles everything else, specifically everything involved in turning a prototype into a ready module you can play (press, distribution, manufacturing, production). Between the three of them, they represent five different nationalities so are a pretty international little team. Justin and Aurélie are also partners in life so Ferry Island Modular is very much a family project in the most literal sense. All three work in the digital/software field.
Named after their neighbourhood Lauttasaari, which means “Ferry Island” in Finnish. It’s a small island district in Helsinki that used to be accessible from the mainland via a ferry only. Now there’s a bridge and even the metro. Years ago, Justin made a few DIY modules for himself and some friends and needed a name. He came up with Ferry Island Modular almost as a joke, and it stuck.
The company started because Justin had a very specific wavetable oscillator in his head that didn’t exist, so he built it (naturally). That became Four Seas, and Four Seas became the debut module of Ferry Island Modular. What drew all three of them together was the same thing: wanting to make something serious and beautiful and honest. They don’t have a lot of free time between jobs and young children so whatever they commit to, they’re not going to deal with half measures. (text derived from words by Aurélie Estevecorena)
