Biography

Experimental musician, composer and sound designer influenced by the likes of Klaus Schulze, Robert Schroeder and Tangerine dream to name a few of my many influences.

I was born in 1964 and my parents were always big music fans, (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Hollies) and as a result I developed a love of music early on in my life.
Around 1975 I began to discover and listen to the music of the likes of Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Tangerine Dream and Mike Oldfield. Then, in 1976, a French man by the name of Jean Michel Jarre released the classic album OXYGENE!!!!!!!!!

I always wanted to create music by in the style of the people listed in my influences/heroes section but it is only over the last few years that has become a reality, thanks to the advances in computer software.

I have recently been revamping my laptop set up as I bought an Apple Macbook and it is so much better than using windows for music creation and production.
I use Reason 4 (or at least I have for the last eleven days since I got my upgrade to the new version). The new sequencer offers some really interesting and innovative ways to create layers of sound which gives the music a much more Human feel.

I also use Ableton Live, as this gives me the opportunity to both create my own original parts using an array of VST and AU software instruments and FX plugins but also to make use of the many royalty free loops that are available out there.

Amongst the VST instruments that I use are:
Absynth 3
FM7
CS80v
Greenoak Crystal
and Virsyn Terra 2.

Anyway, I hope that you like music if you have a listen to it.

Best wishes from Mindwalk2007......

Some of my favourite all time albums by influences and heroes;

PARADISE (1983) by Robert Schroeder..... This is a great album and makes fantastic use of the PPG WAVE 2.3, especially for choir sounds. The first tow tracks.. MOMENTS and IN MEMORY OF PARADISE a truly outstanding.

ENCORE (1977) by Tangerine Dream..... Recorded live during the bands first US tour, a truly outstanding album that makes great use of the Mellotron, the firts sampling instrument.

FORCE MAJEURE (1979) by Tangerine Dream..... Another great album that makes use of the synths that were designed by Wolfgang Palm (founder of the long defunct PPG company)...

ANGST....(1984)....by Klaus Schulze..... This is another favourite album and makes great use of the Fairlight CMI....

ZOOLOOK...(1984) by Jean Michel Jarre. Another album that makes great use of the Fairlight CMI and it also contains more samples than you can shake a stick at.

Another highlight of my long interest in EM was attending the UK ELECTRONICA festival back in 1983. One of the acts that performed during the afternoon was Ian Boddy (who did the sound design for Morphology, Outer limits and Analogue Sequencer Loops from Zero G). Ian performed material from his first vynal release THE CLIMB and used a Yamaha DX7, the first time that I had seen or heard this legendary instrument.


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New music!!!! January 23, 2008
A new album....
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More new music. January 17, 2008
I hope that you enjoy these tracks.
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New Music January 16, 2008
Hope that you enjoy my latest work!!!
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VOYAGE INTOTHE UNKNOWN January 9, 2008
This is the title of my album!!!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!! January 1, 2008
A happy new year to all of you out there.
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Title Genre Released Plays
FLATLINE Inspirational Sep 19, 2008 111
SOMETHING IN Dminor Ambient Sep 19, 2008 120
MONLITH Ambient Sep 19, 2008 136
MYSTERIOUS TIMES Ambient Aug 20, 2008 171
Untitled Ambient Mar 27, 2008 334
Ambient Dreams and visions Ambient Mar 27, 2008 348
BACK TO THE PAST Ambient Feb 4, 2008 383
An act of God Ambient Jan 28, 2008 346
Zero In On Disaster Ambient Jan 17, 2008 363
Logical Thinking Ambient Jan 17, 2008 333
Dangerous Liason New Age Jan 16, 2008 390
Boddy of Fear Ambient Jan 16, 2008 357
MECHANICAL MUSIC FOR SENSORY PERCEPTION Ambient Jan 1, 2008 386
NEW DAWN IN THE EAST Ambient Dec 26, 2007 410
PROPHECY AND REVELATION OF ABSTRACTION Ambient Dec 24, 2007 383
RITUALS Ambient Dec 24, 2007 394
SPECTRAL COLOURS Ambient Dec 13, 2007 389
PUZZLES Ambient Dec 13, 2007 370
LET THE RITUAL BEGIN Electronica Nov 23, 2007 410
BREATHING STRANGE ATMOSPHERES Ambient Nov 23, 2007 385
SEQUENT VARIATIONS Ambient Nov 17, 2007 440
VOICES OF DESTRUCTION Ambient Nov 17, 2007 403
CINEMATIC LANDSCAPE Ambient Oct 27, 2007 407
FUTUREWORLD Ambient Oct 24, 2007 399
DAYDREAMING IN BERLIN Ambient Oct 24, 2007 401
TOTALLY DIGITAL Electronica Oct 18, 2007 448
THE AMAZING VOYAGE OF THOR Electronica Oct 18, 2007 439
REGAINING CONCIOUSNESS Ambient Oct 10, 2007 396
CHECKING INTO A DREAM Ambient Oct 10, 2007 420
RUNNING WITH THE PACK Ambient Sep 6, 2007 444
PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT Electronica Sep 6, 2007 408
DRIVING ME INSANE Ambient Aug 29, 2007 413
DISCOVERING PLANETS Ambient Aug 29, 2007 525
RIDING THE COSMIC WINDS Electronica Jul 3, 2007 484
REFLECTING ON THE FUTURE New Age Jul 3, 2007 386
LEGACIES FROM A LONG FORGOTTEN TIME Electronica Jul 3, 2007 435
EUROPEAN ANGST 2007 Ambient Jul 3, 2007 458

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