Artist description This is my personal collection of my accomplishments. Groups I have worked with, songs I have written, projects I have been a part of are all showcased here. This is my portfolio of sorts and I hope you find it of interest and entertaining.

Music Style Dark Pop, Dance, Electronica, Metal, Goth, Industrial, Blues, Post-Modern Rock, Trance, Rock, Folk

Musical Influences Depeche Mode, Ministry of Sound, Berry Gordy, U2, Pink Floyd, Garbage, The Commodores, BT, The Cure, ZZ Topp, nin, The Beatles, NWA, Led Zeppelin, Al Green, Beethoven, Ministry, Blood Sweat & Tears, Public Enemy, Christopher Lawrence, Tool, Junior Brown, Styx, Enigma, The Cult, Prince, Joe Pass, Underworld, Black Flag, Sisters of Mercy, Smokey Robinson, RevCo

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Artist History It all began long ago when at the age of seven I was handed a Clarinet and told "You are joining the school band". That seemed fine, I was bored stiff in class and home life pretty much sucked, so any type of function that kept me busy was a needed change. Five years (and about 12 relocations) later I discovered the guitar when I found in the closet at my great-grandmother's home a decaying old guitar which had belonged to my grandfather who was long ago deceased. My great-grandmother told me stories about him performing all over and about how much people loved to hear him play. Those stories sparked a flame in me. I bought a chord book and tried like hell to make any sensible noise with that guitar, not knowing it was in such a shabby state that it was pretty much useless. ....................I was enveloped in R&B and belonged to a Dance Crew, we would spend any down time possible poppin & lockin & breakin anywhere we could. It was the first time that music took a prominent place in my life and I fit into a social group. I continued to play around with the guitar trying to cop the sound of the songs I was into, Parliament, LTD, Rose Royce, The Commodores, The Bee Gees, K.C. & The Sunshine Band, Wild Cherry, Le Chic to name a few. Two years later, everything changed when I borrowed an electric guitar from a friend of mine. HOLY SHIT! I suddenly found that all that wrestling I had been doing with the old broken guitar had actually developed something. At that time I also discovered two albums that changed everything about the way I perceived music Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush Live and Pink Floyd's The Wall. I heard the guitar do magical things on both of these albums. ....................I was suddenly inspired to buy an electric guitar, which was a little difficult being as I had very little money. I found a 1966 Fender Mustang that had been completely dismantled by the owner, who could not figure out how to put it back together. I paid him $15 for the box of parts and took it home. In the garage I spread all the parts out on the floor and stood there scratching my head in bewilderment. I checked out a book at the local library the following day on guitar building and restoration and promptly set about my task. Every day I would come home from school, put on Frank Marino or Pink Floyd and slowly pieced it together over 2 1/2 months. Then suddenly I held in my hands my first electric guitar. I had also over these months been introduced to Black Sabbath, The Sex Pistols, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and Devo, all of which struck me as amazing music. I then dedicated my life's ambitions to playing and writing music. ....................Over the next several years I learned where ever, when ever I could, I would watch other musicians intently, studying everything they did, I listened to any type of music to study it and expand my horizons. It was all music, it all had inherent qualities about it, whether country, rock, pop, new wave, R&B, Motown, big band, flamenco, classical, Hindu, tribal, funk and this thing from New York called Rap (west coasters were not up on it yet). But I was always with the belief that the best parts of every style could be combined, but I was lacking in the knowledge how to do it. II found myself in Los Angeles in the early 80s. Wow! what an exciting time, club acts were amazing, Oingo Boingo, The Bangles, Motley Crue, The Plimsouls, Quiet Riot, Missing Persons and a host of others. While from England acts like The Clash, Adam and The Ants, Siouxie and The Banshees ruled. ....................Through out the 80s and early 90s I played bass with any band that would have me. I had swithched to bass when a friend asked my to fill in while his band was looking for a replacement bassist and I fell in love with the instrument. Through this period I was never really satisfied with what music I was playing, but happy (I thought) just to be playing. I just followed along with the mass, from ska and skate punk to glam rock to pop metal, waiting for something to give. Then one day in 1991after leaving the ill-fated Lost Empire it clicked. I suddenly realized how goth, new wave, hard rock, R&B, industrial, dance, rap, blues, lounge, ambient and funk music could be combined. This was a turning point in my life. I heard Public Enemy's Channel Zero, Skinny Puppy and a nameless house track back to back, it all worked together in my head. ....................I borrowed a 4-track cassette recorder and a cheap sampler and set out on a bold adventure. The result of that first weekend is here, for you to see for yourself. I had no idea what I was doing but, I had the fire. Alas other people began to hear what I was doing and wanted me to record them, because as my fire grew, so did my equipment list. Suddenly, two years after that first weekend with a 4-track I was producing other acts. Since then I have continued to develop my style, my sound and my portfolio, with a lot of ups and downs. Feeling most times that I was, on the verge of greatness and on the brink of bankruptcy.

Group Members F. G. Reiche

Instruments Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Sitar, Cello, Percussion and yes even Samplers.

Albums See Individual listings

Press Reviews This not about what they say (as generous as the press has been to me), it's about what I say.

Additional Info I now work in my studio 'The BackRoom'. A very flexible work environment that utilizes Mac and PC platforms. A Pro-Tools Mix plus system with a gazillion plugins. Many different mics, samplers, guitars, basses, synths and modules. Comfort is very important to me so the entire facility is designed to feel like an opium den, thick velvet, dark wood, rich rugs and dozens of candles of many types.

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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