Mainfelt, a band from the heart of South Tyrol in Italy, was formed by Patrick Strobl, Kevin Prantl and Veit Rinner in the summer of 2011. The three were making music long before Mainfelt but, it was after beating out fierce competition to take home the "International Live Award" in 2010 that they found their true genre and Mainfelt was formed. The folk/country band adopted Stephanie Blaas to record their first few songs and she soon became a permanent member.