Artist description Black Monday '87 bases it's music on the Gothic style with hints of/a nice mix of New & Old Wave Pop influences, a spice-o-darkness, a dash-o-magic & splash-o-ingenuity, mixed to electronic sounds. Using life issues and situations, texts are developed in the realm and style of the typical Electronic/Wave genre. Black Monday '87 does not resist in expressing nor embracing darkness. Employing RONTO's dark vocals, incorporating and accenting it with Twilight Garden's Markus Westphal's contrasting high end, shrouded texts are added to a Wave, Gothic, Electronic and Pop/Rock exciting sound. TASTE IT!! New/Dark Wave, Goth, Industrial, Electronic

Music Style Goth, Wave, 'Electro', Pop

Musical Influences Many - 80's Old & New Wave, Bowie (Ziggy Stardust), Bauhaus (Peter Murphy), The Jesus & Mary Chain, Psychedelic Furs, Sisters of Mercy, Love & Rockets, Siouxie & the Banshees, Depeche Mode, Fields of the Nephilm, Project Pitchfork, London After Midnight, Terminal Choice, U2, KISS, B-52's, E.J. and any of the following Genres: New (90's) & Old (80's) Wave, Gothic, Classic Gothic, Dark Wave, Industrial, Electronic, Rock (Punk, Classic, Pop, Glam, Straight, etc), Pop

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Artist History 1986-87: Began writing, composing texts and playing piano. 1988-Present: Studied Music, Radio & Television Broadcasting, Computers & Information Management. 1992: Officially formed and began writing, composing, producing, programming & adding text to music. 1993: Began recording and singing original versions. 1994-Present: Continued to write & produce music. 1994: Assistant Director of Performing Arts Theatre, Germany; Additionally acted/performed, managed, directed, tech support & set design. 1999: Began re-working, re-singing & re-recording current material while producing new material. History of Singing, Performing, Producing, Directing & Technical.

Group Members "RONTO"- Lead Vox, Keys & Programming / Markus Westphal-Backing Vox / Carl Berg-Guitar / Inactive Members: Alex Broadus (aka "Sorrow")

Instruments Vocals, Keyboard & Programming, Drums, Piano, some Guitar

Albums F-5 & BSR CD Singles / In the Distant

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Additional Info Location: Bavaria, Lower Franconia, Wuerzburg. Music History: Singing, Performing, Producing, Directing & Technical.

Location Wuerzburg, Bavaria - Germany

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