Born in São Paulo, Walter Cruz plays keyboard since 10, and he has studied both classical and popular piano. In Brasília, with a whole new world of art, he discovered electronic music and this has became a new passion. Besides producing music under his name, sometimes he releases under different stage names: Solitudage (more downtempo and electronica) and 1ø8. He also plays in the electronica trip-hop influenced band Stoyca.