Bad Loop, also known as Petteri Karjalainen, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1979 but soon afterward he moved to Finland. While studying in Music Institute of Vantaa in 1991, he started experimenting with midi and tracker software with Jari Saukkonen, with whom he produced music until his departure to South Africa in 1995.

His debut ep "Lumme" was released in 2002 on UK based net label Kahvi Collective and later in 2005, having moved back to Helsinki, Finland, he released "Luo" ep on US netlabel One, and soon it gained popularity in several online magazines including Beat magazine and even Der Spiegel.

Bad Loop teamed up with a fellow musician Recue in 2005, for series of live performances in Finland, Estonia and UK until 2008, and nowadays he is performing with Jari, associated with Coral Visuals, who is responsible for the custom real-time visuals.

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