Altitude is the primary electronic project of Steve Gibbs, an Australian producer and classically trained multi-instrumentalist. Emerging from the Adelaide underground raves of the early 1990s, Gibbs leveraged his background in jazz and classical piano to create a sophisticated brand of progressive trance and breakbeat.
His career reached a commercial and critical peak in the early 2000s when his work was signed to major labels like Sony UK and the legendary trance imprint Bonzai Records. His sound identity is defined by high-fidelity production, cinematic builds, and a 'Nightstalker' aesthetic that blends dark, urban atmospheres with euphoric melodic payoffs. Critically, he is respected for bringing a level of musicality to the trance genre that often eluded his contemporaries, frequently incorporating violin and piano textures into electronic frameworks. His influence is felt in the bridge between the 'superclub' era of trance and the more atmospheric, progressive sounds that followed in the 2010s.
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