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My name is Paavo Stubstad. At heart I am a Trance music producer. Professionally I am a video editor, and as hobbies I ride my mountain bike and unicycle., and play video games.
I was born in Ojai, CA in 1985. From an early age I was encouraged to expand my mind musically; I began piano lessons at the age of 5 and violin lessons at the age of 8. After starting high school, it became too overwhelming to focus on my musical training as well as my studies, so I quit my music lessons altogether. However, the absence of official music teachers didnt stop me from constantly experimenting on the piano and keyboard; before long I was coming up with compositions on my own.
In 2002, I attended a boarding school in the UK. During my spare time I experimented with the sequencer FruityLoops 3.0 (Now FL Studio 7) on my laptop. In the beginning it was just fun experimenting with the softwares capabilities, but before long I began taking my music composition more seriously. A friend suggested the artist name Ignite. As Ignite, I focused on melodic and progressive Trance, as well as some ambient and break-beat compositions.
The Ignite project lasted from 2002 until spring 2007. During that time two full length albums were released; The Mad Notes and Nocturne, as well as an EP titled Cryptic Power EP.
The spring of 2007 brought about change, and I decided the Ignite alias no longer fit me. Thus, Malachyte was born. The Malachyte project focuses on the spiritual elements of Goa Trance, the haunting sound of Forest Trance and the uplifting beat of Psy-Trance, while still staying true to my melodic style.
/ Paavo S. a.k.a. Malachyte
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