Tempo Giusto (composer)

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Tempo Giusto
Birth nameTuomas Lähteenoja
Born (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 38)
Origin Turku, Finland
Genres Trance, techno, film score
Occupation(s)DJ, producer, composer
Years active2007–present
LabelsEchelon Records
Universal Music
Armada Music
Black Hole Rec
Enhanced Music
ToneArts Studios
Website tempogiusto.fi

Tempo Giusto is a Finnish trance music DJ, producer and composer. He is one of the leading names of Tech Trance and debuted in 2008 with the single "Agent Orange". [1] [2] Since then he has released music with many known electronic dance music labels such as Black Hole Recordings, Armada Music, Ultra Records and Spinnin Records. He also owns the Finland-based Echelon Records with his older brother Ima'gin. Their collaboration on "Gemini" resulted in #1 trance release on Beatport in June 2012. [3] In 2019 Tempo Giusto's collaborative track "Mr. Navigator" with Armin van Buuren resulted in a #1 charting trance single on Beatport. [4] In total Tempo Giusto holds 12 Beatport Top 10 trance singles. [5] In 2019, Tempo Giusto was nominated 'Electronic Music Artist' of the year at the Emma-gaala. [6]

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Tempo Giusto graduated from SAE Institute with a bachelor's degree in Audio Production and Recording Arts in 2011 and is currently studying Dentistry at the University of Turku. [7] [8]

Producing and composing

Including his solo work, Tempo Giusto has also collaborated with several artists including Grammy nominated artists Armin van Buuren and Mike Koglin, Mark Sherry, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Lange, Ima'gin and The Gambit. [9] [10] [11] He also owns a film score and sound design company ToneArts Studios that has worked with TeliaSonera, Orion Corporation, Uponor, Nunnauuni etc. ToneArts Studios has also worked with Finnish National Board of Education and Population Register Centre. [12] [13] [14] [15]

Performance

Tempo Giusto's concert tours have included the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Russia, Australia, Spain, Canada, Japan, Finland, and Romania among others. [16]

Discography

Singles and EPs

2008 [17] [18] [19] [20]

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Remixes

Studio albums

Extended plays

Compilation albums

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