Artist description I'm more a music writer than a music player. Yes, I am learning to play the guitar (6 years), flute (2 years) and keyboard/piano (1+1 years), but what I mostly do is to start my PC-based sequencer and start writing notes, which get played by various hardware and software synthesizers and samplers. I like to experiment, and I define my music (generally) as "kaleidoscopic electronic". Have a nice listening, and remember that more tunes are available on my Vitaminic pages. More info on www.tbecker.net

Music Style Kaleidoscopic electronic (i.e. various genres: new age, electronica, trance, ambient, jazz, space, classical & others)

Musical Influences New age, electronica, ambient, chill out, trance, classical, jazz, heavy metal

Similar Artists Vangelis, Mike Oldfield, Enya, Jean-Michel Jarre, Kitaro, George Winston, Brian Eno, Suzanne Ciani, Christopher Franke

Artist History I was born in Milano (Italy) from German father and Italian mother, and have always been living in this city. At the age of 8 began my interest in computers, initially with programming and videogaming, when my father bought one of the first home computers, a ZX Spectrum 48 K by Sinclair. At the age of 10 I began to take piano lessons, which went on for about a year. The thing seemed to have ended there, but when at the age of 15 (year 1991) I began experimenting with an assisted composition program bought by my father (Instant Music by Electronic Arts), my passion for composition started, which is going on still now. I've always been bound to the computer (passing to more powerful systems over time) for making music, even if later I began playing the electric guitar and the flute (taking lessons from Christian Lorenzi and Gianfranco Panighini for the guitar and Maria Grazia Tosi for the flute). I soon began to distribute my works on bullettin board systems (before the advent of the internet), with the nickname Stun. Starting from 1999 I also put to the side of my computer various synthesizers for sound generation (see list below), and also in 1999 started my presence on the internet, with various pages, downloadable tunes and albums on sale. Until year 2001 my way of composing has been by ear, having very little notions of music theory. Then I began to take theory (and later keyboard practice) lessons from Paolo Peruffo, and I think that this has been useful. At this moment I'm in search of my first record deal.

Instruments Korg Triton rack synth, Access Virus KC synth, Yamaha PSR-630 synth, Yamaha RGX-112 electric guitar, Digitech RP-1 electric guitar multieffect proc., Terratec EWX24/96 soundcard, PC

Albums Opticised (2000), Air Movements (2000), Dreamed (2001), Messages (2001), Amiga Works (2001), Mindscapes (2001), Serenity (2002) -- all albums have been discontinued

Press Reviews "Music to travel into sensations, oneiric landscapes and delicate paintings with the aid of electronical machines." (Musix), "Layered synths offer reflective new age instrumentals. Lethargic rhythms, heavy melodies, and sharpened textures make for ideal, wistful, late night listening." (Melissa P., Listen.com editor)

Additional Info I would like some feedback from you; your listening impressions and all kind of comments about my music

Location Milano, Milano - Italy

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