Real name: Mika Rintala

Effective period / Period of releases: 2007

Mika Rintala (b. 1966) has recorded a number of self-produced albums principally under the names Verde and Ektroverde. Rintala, who is an electronics engineer by training, specializes in performing with electronic instruments that he has built himself sometimes incorporating practical objects, such as a vacuum cleaner or humidifier, or actual instruments, such as an electric keyboard or organ, into his final creations. In recent years, Rintala has focused on performing with modular synthesizers.