On February 26, 2013, Kaelar released Pick Your Poison Vol.
One of the first subsequent releases as Varien was a remix of Ephixa's song "Division". She subsequently released two more singles under the alias before abandoning it and continuing to make music under the alias Varien. In July 2011, Kaelar released her first Monstercat single "The Force" under the alias Halo Nova. She was interviewed by Entertainment Weekly and MTV about the track. In August 2010, Kaelar achieved online virality with her slowed-down remix of Justin Bieber's " U Smile", titled "Justin Bieber 800% Slowed Down". She cites Shin Megami Tensei, Final Fantasy, and Metroid as her biggest influences when it comes to games, as well as the works of the Wachowskis. She decided to focus on solo composition and began producing in 2009, with music in video games serving as her most longtime influence to date. She also cites this as the time she developed a profound interest in electronic, folk, and metal music. She cites these years as pivotal to her artistic development, learning sheet music, jazz theory and improvisation. Kaelar was in multiple bands in high school, playing grindcore, metalcore, screamo, post-hardcore, and power metal before joining her school's Jazz band for two years. Kaelar developed perfect pitch when playing the keyboard at age fourteen. At the age of 11, Varien began playing the guitar and attempting songwriting, and she joined a number of bands experimenting with genres of rock, grindcore, metalcore, and jazz. She had a connection to music from a very young age, and her family supported her passion. Kaelar was born on May 15, 1990, in Tampa, Florida. 2.2 2014–16: The Ancient & Arcane and My Prayers Have Become Ghosts.
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