Karsten Hamre was born on the 3rd of December 1971 in Stavanger, Norway. He has been active with music for over 12 years, starting in August 1994 when Penitent was formed. Currently also releasing music under the names Arcane Art, Defraktor, Dense Vision Shrine, The Flux Komplex and Veiled Allusions. Not only composing the music, but also taking the photos and doing graphic design for the CD releases. He has also been active in performing or rather doing Audio & Audio/Visual shows under his own name, Read more on Last.fm