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The
TweakMeister, who also goes by the name Rich, is a composer with strong philosophical inspirations. "Music is the Cyberspace of Emotions",
TweakHeadz writes, "which exist not within us but outside, in the relationships that bond us together." In the music industry, he
once went by "the Programmer Under the Moon", a master synth programmer and samplist whose sounds are featured on various synths, sound cards, and,
of course his own Sample CD-Roms. Tweakheadz is the attempt to blend a philosophical understanding of reality in the dynamic dimensions of music. "Consider yourself to be a radio receiver, tuning into a shared wavelength you have discovered for the first time". You will find new joys and meanings in whatever music you listen to.
Music style:
Techno, Ambient, Electronica, Space, Industrial, Acid Jazz, Spoken, Digital-Folk,
Rock Orchestra, Female vocals, brazillian, latin, dance
Musical influences:
Madonna, Future Sound of London, Enigma, Pink Floyd, Tull, Yes, Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Phillips,
Yanni, Beatles, dance music
Similar Artists:
Enigma, Future Sound of London, Vangelis, Leonard Cohen
Artist history:
First, I was a lead guitarist for a band in Chicago called the Factory, then, in grad. school I studied sociology and philosophy, and dabbled in creative writing. During this period, I wrote acoustic songs and jammed around. Once out of school, I started tweaking synths, my first, was a Moog Prodigy. I have been deep into electronic music since throughout the evolution of MIDI and sampling. On the technical side, I worked with the very first MIDI sequencers and patch editors on the Commodore 64, moved to the Atari platform and now am one the PC. I've worked on the programming team for the Alesis QS8, the Sanctuary, Classical and EuroDance cards, and have been a long term beta tester for
a major computer based DAW. I am in love with the imaging of sounds, I have written over 1000 songs. I am thrilled to release my philosophically-inspired creations to a worldwide audience. Thank you--for listening to my work! :)
Group members:
Just me. But occasionally friends will sit in on projects. I have worked with several female vocalists: Winnie
Marcus, Christina Morgan, Ana Obarr, and Juli Bishop are a few.
Instruments:
Early days: Emu digital sampler, Alesis QS-8, Wavestation SR, Roland JV1010, Korg MS20, D110, various effects, Proteus 1,2,3, Logic Audio 4.0, ACID, Sound Forge, Acoustic Modeler software, Opcode's Vocode and a large library of sampled sounds. There are also various guitars, drum machines, a variety of effects boxs, portable recorders, exotic percussion instruments and a mystical garage.
2010: V-synth, Motif, Fantom, Tenori-On,
ms20, tons of software synths and samplers, pedal steel,
standup bass, a big collection of world drums and percussion.
VG99 guitar modeler, epiphone Casino, Romance Classic guitar.
Albums:
1) Ambient Tweakz, 2) Egypto-Tekno, 3) Music with Words. 4) Demos, Samples and Loops, 5) A Variety Pak (a sort of a compilation of all), and Sessions with Ana.
Unfortunately these are all out of print.
Press reviews:
Aug 1, 1999, The Glen Music Report: Loved "The Talking Stones!" Still giggling over that one. Also, "The Glowing Heart Of Austin Texas," a really nice piece. Great melody, and you know what a sucker I am for stuff I can hum. . . Had an interesting jolt with "I Am Contacting You From the Next Plane."
Additional info
I am available for film scores, TV/Radio commercials, multimedia projects and more! See my website for details.
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