Artist description The name Ecumenus is derived from the Greek word "oikomenos" meaning community or world. It's a good name for an artist whose style is so difficult to categorize.

Music Style Hard to say, but may Contemporary Classical will do until someone thinks of something better

Musical Influences Hard Rock, Classical, Spanish, Celtic, Disco, Reggae, a little bit of Jazz

Similar Artists Jean Michel Jarre, Mannheim Steamroller, Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream, Kitaro, Bach, Liszt, Beethoven

Artist History I wrote songs for various local bands while in high school, and formed 3 bands of my own. All of them failed due to personality problems of various members. When I became aware of the capabilities of the computer I began to write computerized music. It has liberated me from the constraints of traditional music. Music teachers who think that just learning how to write musical notation is a full course of study (I learned by myself in an afternoon from my grandmothers old piano books) and egotistical singers more concerned with launching a solo career than with the needs of the band, all have disappeared from my life. Now if there were only a way to get rid of critics...

Group Members An IBM Thinkpad 570, a K7 550MHz, a K6III 400MHz (both self-built), & me.

Instruments Soundblaster Live & Crystal Audio

Albums The Hades Symphony

Additional Info One song didn't fit in the original MP3.com release of The Hades Symphony. It's title is Asphodel, and it's nearly 20 minutes long.

Location Nagoya, Aichi - Japan

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