Kärtsy Hatakka
Encyclopedia
Kari Arvo Ilari Kärtsy Hatakka (born December 17, 1967 in Helsinki
, Finland
) is the vocalist and bassist
for the Finnish music group Waltari
, which he founded in 1986. In addition, he wrote the soundtrack for the video games Max Payne
and Max Payne 2.
He is known for his unique vocals. His vocals range from low, demonic-esque to a loud, screeching voice, making lyrics harder to understand.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
) is the vocalist and bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
for the Finnish music group Waltari
Waltari
Waltari is a band from Finland, known for its diversity and combination of music styles, frequently combining alternative metal, progressive metal, death metal, hard rock, heavy metal, hip hop, industrial, pop, punk, rap, symphonic metal, techno and thrash metal.Most of the band's music is written...
, which he founded in 1986. In addition, he wrote the soundtrack for the video games Max Payne
Max Payne
Max Payne is a BAFTA Award–winning third-person shooter video game developed by Finnish developers Remedy Entertainment and published by Gathering of Developers in July 2001 for Microsoft Windows. Ports created later in the year for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and the GameBoy Advance were published by...
and Max Payne 2.
He is known for his unique vocals. His vocals range from low, demonic-esque to a loud, screeching voice, making lyrics harder to understand.
External links
- Kärtsy at MySpace
- The Kärtsy File on Planet Waltari
- Artist profile at OverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMix, also known as OC ReMix and OCR, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and paying tribute to video game music through arranging and re-interpreting the songs with new technology and software, as well as by various traditional means...