# Altus

Artist · Ottawa, ON

Altus is the Ottawa electronic music project of composer, producer, mixing engineer, and mastering engineer Mike Carss, spanning ambient, space music, cinematic electronica, and modern classical work.

## Links

- [Official site](https://www.altusmusic.ca/)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/62kvcfv0UdETqmSjsGzpvB)
- [Bandcamp](https://altusmusic.bandcamp.com/)

## Sources

- [Current artist-controlled Altus Music biography identifying Mike Carss in Ottawa, Ontario, documenting Altus, Loneward, Burlorke, the independent label, licensing routes, and the January 2026 Spotify distribution change](https://www.altusmusic.ca/about.html) — 2026-07-16
- [Official Terraform page documenting the Pioneer trilogy, June 2, 2025 release, and Mike Carss composition, mixing, and mastering credits at the Green Cellar](https://www.altusmusic.ca/terraform.html) — 2026-07-16
- [Official Altus Music contact page linked by the current biography for radio, podcast, licensing, and original music requests; MusicList retains only the page URL](https://www.altusmusic.ca/contact.html) — 2026-07-16
- [Current artist-controlled Altus Music Bandcamp profile identifying Ottawa, Ontario and active releases through June 2026](https://altusmusic.bandcamp.com/) — 2026-07-16
- [Artist-controlled Terraform release page matching the official credits, Ottawa label base, June 2025 date, trilogy context, and current 2026 discography](https://altusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/terraform) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify artist 62kvcfv0UdETqmSjsGzpvB under the name Altus with ambient, space music, and drone classifications, provider media, and 39 collision-reviewed album and single containers in the Canadian market](https://open.spotify.com/artist/62kvcfv0UdETqmSjsGzpvB) — 2026-07-16
- [MusicBrainz artist 59a4801b-e37f-4c76-ab0f-0b6741470f45 retained as a stable Mike Carss and Altus identity cross-check](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/59a4801b-e37f-4c76-ab0f-0b6741470f45) — 2026-07-16
- [Wikidata Q56314936 retained as the original Canadian Mike Carss discovery identity and official website cross-check](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56314936) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Terraform album dated June 2, 2025, released by Altus Music with UPC 859704692321](https://open.spotify.com/album/4s9MI0iirFLMvjkZA2egTB) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Ultraviolet album dated November 4, 2024, released by Altus Music with UPC 859794715306](https://open.spotify.com/album/4tYryrTLSLOQcy2nl3mOSO) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Solastalgia album dated January 22, 2024, released by Altus Music with UPC 859781328717](https://open.spotify.com/album/7Fsj92825ZafsAjJ9vwcid) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Descender album dated April 12, 2023, released by Altus Music with Mike Carss rights line and UPC 198009160167](https://open.spotify.com/album/3TEmIF2XORIwamwrO4PyzN) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Pioneer album dated June 13, 2018, with Mike Carss rights line and UPC 1827849721625](https://open.spotify.com/album/7suB3FoiydpORNGmFWNA4i) — 2026-07-16

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Profile: https://musiclist.ca/artist/altus
Last checked: 2026-07-16