About Me
a slideshow with some photos ... ;-)
a timeline in photos of me : 1971 - 1981 - 1991 - 2001 - 2011 ( ? ;-) ...
my (hi)story ...
the past ...
i was born in may 1967 in bremen / germany & the years before i went to school were simply a happy childhood , but then in school i wasn't that happy anymore ! :-/
however ... i've discovered the great influence that music has on my life already in the late 70s & from that point on i was jus' "addicted to music" ! :-)
in 1983 music really changed my life forever & i knew that i would do "something" with music in my later life by then !
3 years later i had enough of school & finally quit it !
i was trained as a technical assistant for informatics back then & worked in several jobs that didn't really satisfied me ... until i've started my very own radio shows back in 1995 !
with "joint venture radio" & its network , which i've founded with some friends & colleagues , my life indeed changed for the better & lots of quite interesting projects followed in the next few years until today ! :-)
here's a lil' timeline of interesting events in my life since 1995 ...
1995 - the start of "joint venture radio" & - not much later - the jvr network with some friends & colleagues of mine on ok bremen , transmitting our own shows live @ a weekly basis ...
1996 - a tv music magazine was produced once a month by some friends & me - called "verstrahlt !" ( this german expression could be translated as "contaminated !" , albeit it doesn't really mean exactly the same then ;-)
1997 - i met some famous people like florian "don" schneider of kraftwerk , peter kuhlmann of the german fax rec. label , dieter doepfer of doepfer musikelektronik & talked to them about a project that i had in mind : to build a new prototype of oskar sala's outstanding electronical musical instrument called the mixturetrautonium , which indeed became true not much later , after we've all met in berlin to see the late & great maestro oskar sala himself playing live & visited also his studio & talked about this project some further with him !
due to the great skills & indeed big interest in this project , dieter doepfer , his co-workers & colleagues build a new version of the mixturetrautonium after oskar sala as a part of the module system a-100 series , which u can see & read more about it >> here << ! :-)
1998 - the jvr network became part of one of german's leading electronic dance music radio stations called "evosonic radio" !
1999 until 2003 - several interesting radio projects were realized , like live-transmissions from concerts & parties via isdn ... & @ the end of 2002 i've also started to build up the so-called "i~wave radio" station with some students of the jacobs university bremen ( formerly the international university bremen or jus' iub ) - ( below from left to right : bastian , ina , olaf ( that's me ;-) , nnamdi & tamara )
, which is now run by the students themself since almost 5 years successfully ! :-)
in the beginning i've also helped them to organise some parties & stuff , as the iub had a great location for it , which jus' wasn't used properly by then , but now it's all going well & the parties are real burners - yeah ! :-)
btw : since exactly 5 years ( april 2002 was the start of it ) , our jvr network shows are also transmitted worldwide via i-net live-stream , which brought a whole new & much bigger audience to us for which we - my colleagues & i - are extremely thankful , of course ! :-)
2004 - a year with a lot of ( very ) personal changes in my life & after all not a really good year to write much ( positive ) about here or elsewhere , sorry ! *sigh*
2005 - in feb. of that year i've finally decided to start something new & interesting again : the monthly "ev radio" shows , which were desired to present the music of talented & skilled music fans , who create(d) their very own music !
in april of that year the 1st real highlight of the "ev radio" shows was a special about the official ultravox tribute band called monument - cheers to u , guys ! :-)
during june a break was sadly "enforced" - so to say - & the title of the shows changed from "ev radio" to "nu-vox radio" & the program continued with another highlight - a special about the messengers , the long-time support of ultravox live during the 80s - cheers to u , colin & danny ! :-)
sadly in the month after it ( aug. ) the whole radio project almost ended quite abruptly , because the big special about one of my all-time favorite artists called john foxx was a disaster imho , albeit not many of the listeners thought so too , but i still stopped everything to rethink it thoroughly again for about a whole month ( sept. ) ... :-o
by oct. the concept of the program has slightly changed , but it was still continued under the name of "nu-vox radio" until the end of the year ...
( 2006 - ) to finally become "retrosonic radio" in feb. 2006 then ! :-)
fyi : here's a list of all the monthly special shows since oct. 2005 until march 2007 !
oct. 2005 - rüdiger illg presents his music ( www.science2.de )
nov. 2005 - dj dramatis presents tubeway army & gary numan ( part 1 )
dec. 2005 - doc jones presents astrea redux ( incl. an interview )
( www.astrearedux.de )
jan. 2006 - ( a long winter break )
feb. 2006 - dj dramatis presents simple minds
march 2006 - mario a.k.a. yogi presents o.m.d. ( part 1 - the 80s )
april 2006 - dj waxworker presents erasure ( part 1 )
may 2006 - dj dramatis presents gary numan ( part 2 )
june 2006 - dj waxworker presents erasure ( part 2 )
july 2006 - dj dramatis presents japan / y.m.o. & co.
aug. 2006 - dj waxworker & doc jones presents "extended 80s" ( the long(er) versions & (re)mixes )
sept. 2006 - dj waxworker & rüdiger illg presents camouflage
oct. 2006 - dj waxworker & rüdiger illg presents pet shop boys
nov. 2006 - dj dramatis presents portion control
dec. 2006 - doc jones presents o.m.d. ( part 2 - the 90s )
( btw : the 1st "retrosonic radio" show that was done completely in english ! ;-)
jan. 2007 - doc jones presents tackhead / the on.u-sound system & adrian sherwood ( also done completely in english )
feb. 2007 - doc jones presents imogen heap / frou frou & zoe keating
( done completely in english again ... & maybe my most successful show - concerning the overwhelming feedback to it - @ all so far ! :-)
march 2007 - dj dramatis presents visage & co.
btw : ( almost ) all those special shows were 3 hours long & without news or commercial ad breaks ! :-)
the present ( which means since i've finally joined the myspace community ;-) ...
april 2007 :
sunday , the 08th of april - doc jones presents marsheaux ( a 1 hour special
- done completely in english )
sunday , the 15th of april - doc jones presents the four good men ( incl. an interview - all done completely in english )
sunday , the 29th of april - dj waxworker & rüdiger illg presents tears for fears - the big special ! ( also done completely in english )
may 2007 :
sunday , the 06th of may - doc jones presents stefano electro in the mix ( a 1 hour electro mix )
sunday , the 20th of may - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in an extended version of the "alien disco" ;-) ( a 2 hours show )
june 2007 :
sunday , the 10th of june - doc jones presents sven strenger in the mix ( a 1 hour dj mix )
sunday , the 17th of june - doc jones presents joy shannon & the beauty marks ( a 1 hour special - done completely in english )
sunday , the 24th of june - rüdiger illg , dj waxworker & doc jones presents front 242 - the big special ! ( feat. an interview with richard 23 of front 242 - all done completely in english )
july 2007 :
sunday , the 08th of july - doc jones presents "dee moe" cornelsen in the mix ( a 1 hour dj mix )
sunday , the 15th of july - doc jones presents lovers electric ( a 1 hour special - done completely in english )
sunday , the 29th of july - doc jones presents wall of voodoo - the big special ! ( a 4 hours special - done completely in english )
august 2007 :
sunday , the 12th of august - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in an extended version of the "alien disco" ;-) ( a 2 hours show )
sunday , the 26th of august - dj waxworker & doc jones presents "extended 80s" ! ( the long(er) versions & (re)mixes - another 4 hours show ! ;-)
september 2007 :
sunday , the 02nd of september - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in the "alien disco" ;-) ( a 1 hour show )
sunday , the 09th of september - doc jones presents alte liebe djs s-file vs. cornelsen in the mix in an extended version of the "alien disco" ( a 2 hours dj mix )
sunday , the 16th of september - doc jones presents das drehmoment special @ the "alien disco" ( a 1 hour show )
sunday , the 30th of september - rüdiger illg & dj waxworker presents peter gabriel - the big special ! ( a 3 hours special - done completely in english )
october 2007 :
sunday , the 21st of october - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in an extended version of the "alien disco" ;-) ( a 2 hours show )
sunday , the 28th of october - dj dramatis presents die form ( a 3 hours special )
november 2007 :
sunday , the 11th of november - doc jones presents dj s-file in the mix @ the "alien disco" ( a 1 hour dj mix )
sunday , the 18th of november - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in an extended version of the "alien disco" ;-) ( a 2 hours show )
sunday , the 25th of november - doc jones & rüdiger illg presents underworld | 2000 - 2007 ( a 3 hours special - done completely in english feat. an interview ! )
december 2007 :
sunday , the 02nd of december - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in an extended version of the "alien disco" ;-) ( a 2 hours show )
sunday , the 16th of december - doc jones presents dj misjah in the mix @ the "alien disco" ( a 1 hour dj mix ) & the 1st edition of "i love music !" : the treehouse special ( a 1 hour special show )
january 2008 :
sunday , the 13th of january - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in the "alien disco" ( a 1 hour show ) & the 2nd edition of "i love music !" : the lovers electric forum special ( a 1 hour special show )
sunday , the 27th of january - doc jones presents chris de luca / dj misjah / marquis in the mix ! ( a 3 hours dj mix )
february 2008 :
sunday , the 03rd of february - doc jones presents dj s-file in the mix @ the "alien disco" ( a 1 hour dj mix )
sunday , the 10th of february - doc jones presents the 3rd edition of "i love music !" : the monument forum special ( a 2 hours special show )
sunday , the 24th of february - doc jones presents "the 50 pound note mixes vol. 1 - 3" @ "retrosonic radio" ( a 3 hours dj mix special )
march 2008 :
sunday , the 02nd of march - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in the "alien disco" ( a 1 hour show )
sunday , the 09th of march - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds incl. a marsheaux remixes special in an extended version of the "alien disco" ;-) ( a 2 hours show )
sunday , the 23rd of march - doc jones presents the "extended easter edition 2008" ( a 3 hours special show )
april 2008 :
sunday , the 06th of april - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in an extended version of the "alien disco" ;-) ( a 2 hours show )
sunday , the 20th of april - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in an extended version of the "alien disco" ;-) ( a 2 hours show )
may 2008 :
sunday , the 11th of may - doc jones presents the "pentecost vs. whitsuntide special" ( a 3 hours special show )
sunday , the 18th of may - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in an extended version of the "alien disco" ;-) ( a 2 hours show )
june 2008 :
sunday , the 01st of june - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in the "alien disco" ( a 1 hour show )
sunday , the 15th of june - doc jones presents dj s-file in the mix & some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds @ the "alien disco" ( a 2 hours show )
sunday , the 22nd of june - dj waxworker & doc jones presents "the all-electric 90s" @ "retrosonic radio" ( a 3 hours special show )
july 2008 :
sunday , the 06th of july - doc jones presents das drehmoment special "rückwärts im uhrzeigersinn" @ the "alien disco" ( a 1 hour special show )
sunday , the 13th of july - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in an extended version of the "alien disco" ;-) ( a 2 hours show )
sunday , the 27th of july - dj waxworker & doc jones presents "the all-electric 90s" @ "retrosonic radio" ( a 3 hours special show )
august 2008 :
sunday , the 10th of august - doc jones presents stefano electro in the mix & some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds @ the "alien disco dance" ( a 2 hours show )
sunday , the 24th of august - dj waxworker & doc jones presents "extended 80s" @ "retrosonic radio" ( a 3 hours special show )
september 2008 :
sunday , the 07th of september - doc jones presents dj s-file in the mix & some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in an extended version of the "alien disco" ( a 2 hours show )
sunday , the 21st of september - doc jones presents some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in the "alien disco" ( a 1 hour show )
october 2008 :
sunday , the 05th of october - doc jones presents dj misjah in the mix & some extraterrestrial soundscapes for humanoid ears & minds in an extended version of the "alien disco" ( a 2 hours show )
>> a 3 months long hiatus ( due to private & personal changes ) <<
january 2009 :
sunday , the 25th of january - doc jones' "return to planet earth" ( a 4 ( ! ) hours long special show ! :-)
february 2009 :
sunday , the 08th of february - doc jones as the "waverider" ( a 2 hours long show ! :-)
sunday , the 22nd of february - doc jones presents the "alien disco ( extended version )" vs. "waverider" special ( a 4 ( ! ) hours long show ! :-)
march 2009 :
sunday , the 08th of march - doc jones as the "waverider" ( a 1 hour long show )
sunday , the 22nd of march - doc jones presents the "alien disco ( extended version )" vs. "waverider" special ( a 4 ( ! ) hours long show ! :-)
april 2009 :
sunday , the 05th of april - doc jones as the "waverider" ( a 2 hours long show ! :-)
sunday , the 19th of april - doc jones presents the "alien disco ( extended version )" ( a 2 hours long show ! :-)
may 2009 :
sunday , the 03rd of may - doc jones presents the "alien disco ( extended version )" ( a 3 hours long show ! :-)
sunday , the 17th of may - doc jones presents the "alien disco ( extended version )" ( a 2 hours long show ! :-)
sunday , the 31st of may - doc jones presents the "alien disco ( extended version )" ( a 4 hours long show ! :-)
june 2009 :
sunday , the 14th of june - doc jones as the "waverider" ( a 2 hours long show ! :-)
sunday , the 28th of june - doc jones presents the "alien disco ( extended version ) vs. waverider special" ( a 4 hours long show ! :-)
fyi : the times & other details for all shows will be announced in specific blog entries here ( in english ) & on my jvr network website ( in german @ www.jointventureradio.info/de/ ) too in due time , so always watch out for it , fellows ! ;-)
the future ...
... will bring u some more big 3 or even 4 hours long special shows about ... some great artists & bands that u may really like or even love too ... & a whole lot more , so "stay tuned & check it out !" , as i'm used to say in such cases ! ;-)
cheers , fellows ! :-)
