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Name: Flux
Date of birth: 05.05.1967
Place of birth: Salzgitter-Lebenstedt
Job at Oomph!
playing guitar and jumping on stage, sampling, composing, producing, mixing, keeping in contact to the management and the record labels (the socializer)
Life before Oomph!
Did that exist? Grown up in Salzgitter, at the age of 11 move to Wolfsburg, school, a lot of sport (handball), making music in diverse "cellar-bands", leaving-examination, starting to study (biological process engineering) and then breaking it off because of Oomph!
The way to music
My musical grandma (piano and singing) and my family supported me in my early youth. With a ‚children-guitar' I rocked to Suzie Quattro (more imitating), at the age of 14 I took my first guitar-lessons (classical). At the age of 16 I bought my first E-guitar and played in school-bands (from AC/DC till Status Quo). Listening to Depeche Mode and DAF, I ‚discovered' the synthesizer. I got my first synthesizer as a present from my grandma (Siel Opera 6 - don`t buy that!). Then I tried to combine synthesizer and guitar.
The way together
In 1989 we met on a local indie-festival in Wolfsburg. Crap and Dero knew each other already from the sandpit, because they grew up in the same block of flats. We immediately got along with each other and we all had the aim to do music as a job.
Away from the band`s everyday life
Does that exist? Of course: a lot of sport (mainly jogging), meeting friends, phoning, relaxing, supporting young and stirving bands (at least I try)
Most terrific band-experience
1991: first record deal 1993: for the first time in New York, immediately in the legendary "limelight" Skunk Anansie Supporttour and many more beautiful experiences on tour and festivals with our crew and our fans.
Worst band-experience
a visit to our former, sick tourmanager Ralf Sepeur, who was in coma for three months after a serious car accident... I wish you a speedy recovery!
Models
I do not really have any models, but I think highly of some producers and their productions, e.g. Flood and Andy Wallace (I do not know them as persons...)
Politics
I hate intolerance of any kind. Neither politically nor humanly, I am not obliged to any special party (is that possible today anyway?). But mostly I express a clear opinion. Go to the polls and talk to each other!!!
Influences
in the past: The Beatles and Elvis (record-collection of my parents) - Suzie Quattro - T.Rex - David Bowie and rock of the 70s (record-collection of my elder brother) then: AC/DC - Kraftwerk - DAF - Depeche Mode - The Cure - Nitzer Ebb - Pantera - Prong - Grunge - Industrial - good Pop, a bit of all...
Records for eternity
The Beatles (Sgt. Pepper's... ), The Cure (Kiss me, Kiss me, Kiss me) , Beastie Boys (Check Your Head), Depeche Mode (Some Great Reward), Björk (Debut), AC/DC (Hell's Bells), Helmet (Betty), Tool (Aenima), Smashing Pumpkins (Siamese Dreams), Nitzer Ebb (Belief) and many, many more...
Books for eternity
"???", "Schloß Schreckenstein"... Unfortunately I stopped reading sometime. personal
Strong points within the band
I settle disputes and make plans. I give nearly all my power for the music and the production, I know the others` strong points. I am persistent and ambitious.
Personal weak sides within the band
Sometimes I am too conservative and then I can be very obdurate as far as that goes (I am simply a Taurus). Sometimes I am too persistent and ambitious.
The best advice one can give
Do not give any advices but try to do things better yourself!
The most beautiful literature-quotation
I cannot remember quotations... (Maybe I do not know any because I do not read enough). But I try to use and enjoy every single day even if I do not succeed very often...
Music is...
the most beautiful pastime, a very great part of my life and at the moment it is my job.
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