Nikita Tselovalnikov, the Russian-born psytrance producer behind Penta, has been making music since 1988. Having played as a trance producer in more than thirty countries around the world, appearing repeatedly in every major festival such as Boom, Voov, Universo Paralello, Full Moon and Burning Man, Nikita has gained reputation as one of the pioneers and innovators in the psytrance world. Being identified with darkpsy, full-on and progressive genres at the same time, Penta’s unique futuristic sound has brought together people of different scenes into one swirling psychedelic dance. You will find Penta’s tracks on dozens of compilations as well as five albums – “Pentafiles”, “Funraiser”, “Horn Please”, "Portuguese abduction", and "Give Me Five!" - all available as either CDs or digital downloads in on-line stores such as Beatport and iTunes.
Apart from being a producer, Nikita is the designer, webmaster and the owner of AuraQuake record label, as well as the creator of AuraQuake t-shirt line. He is also the man behind spontaneous projects, such as Boom Radio and Universo Paralello YouTube broadcasts. Penta's fifth album"Give MeFive!" was released on AuraQuake in April 2009. Since 2008, Nikita is performing his own electro house music under the name Azorsky. He is currently living in the Azores Islands, Portugal.