Mika Tapio Vainio (May 15, 1963 – April 12, 2017)[1] was a Finnish electronic musician. He was best known as a member of Pan Sonic. In addition to his real name, he recorded under the aliases Ø, Kentolevi, Philus, and Tekonivel.[2]
Mika Vainio was born on May 15, 1963, in Helsinki, but grew up in Turku.[5][6][7] In the early 1980s, he played in the group Gagarin-Kombinaatti while also working at a slaughterhouse.[8]
In the late 1980s, Vainio began DJing and organizing parties, playing acid house. It was here that he met Tommi Grönlund, who would later found Sähkö Recordings.[9] Sähkö would release much of Vainio's music.
In the mid-1990s, he formed the group Pan Sonic with Ilpo Väisänen and later Sami Salo (who would soon leave). Pan Sonic disbanded in December 2009, playing their final concert on December 18.[10]
Vainio died on April 12, 2017, in Trouville-sur-Mer, France,[1] after falling six meters off a cliff into the sea.[11][12] The exact circumstances of his death are unknown.[12]
^ abVainio, Kalle (18 December 2017). "Mika Vainio – A Quiet Life". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 August 2019. Seuraavana päivänä Mika kuoli pudottuaan kuusi metriä jyrkänteeltä mereen. Kuolinsyy on edelleen tuntematon, vaikka ruumiinavaus on tehty kahdesti, Ranskassa ja myöhemmin Suomessa.
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