ink i ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁Tr ou ville - sur - Mer ) ▁was ▁a ▁Finn ish ▁electronic ▁music ian . ▁He ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Pan ▁Son ic . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁real ▁name , ▁he ▁recorded ▁under ▁the ▁ali ases ▁ Ø , ▁Kent ole vi , ▁Phil us , ▁and ▁T ek on ivel . ▁ ▁He ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁people ▁like ▁Alan ▁V ega , ▁Barry ▁Adam son , ▁Char lemagne ▁Palest ine , ▁Al va ▁Not o , ▁Stephen ▁O ' Mal ley . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁M ika ▁V ain io ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁in ▁Hels ink i , ▁but ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Tur ku . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁G ag arin - K omb ina atti ▁while ▁also ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁sla ugh ter house . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 8 0 s , ▁V ain io ▁began ▁DJ ing ▁and ▁organ izing ▁parties , ▁playing ▁acid ▁house . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁he ▁met ▁Tom mi ▁Gr ön l und , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁found ▁S äh kö ▁Record ings . ▁S äh kö ▁would ▁release ▁much ▁of ▁V ain io ' s ▁music . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 9 0 s , ▁he ▁formed ▁the ▁group ▁Pan ▁Son ic ▁with ▁Il po ▁V ä is än en