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Gold
Always believe in your soul
You've got the power to know
You're indestructable
Always believe in,because you are
Gold
Glad that you're bound to return
Something Gordon Brown could have learned
You're indestructable,always believe in
I'd like to meet:
Trevor Horn (A God, he walks about enchanted), Brian Transeau (aka BT, virtuoso sound creator, programer and musician) and Elisha Cuthbert (Actress, beauty and radiance)
Back in the real world I'd like to meet fun and friendly people. Fellow traders and investors. Anybody who can make me laugh :-)
Music:
I have an eclectic taste in music. I can wander into all genres. My roots though are in Electronica. - BT, Trevor Horn, Coldplay, Keane, Depeche Mode, New Order, Fischerspooner, Gorillaz, Blur, Oasis, Sting, Madonna, Dido, Morcheeba, Massive Attack, Lamb, Sasha, Underworld, Tiesto, Art of Noise, FGTH, Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five). New Aged Travellers (cool tunes guys).
Check out BT's - This Binary Universe - 1.618 (HD MP3 Surround)
Click here to buy This Binary Universe DVD
BT aka Brian Transeau is a classically trained musician, producer and sound creator. At the age of 6 he was mastering the works of Chopin and Bach. As he grew up he became increasingly fascinated by electronic music. It was this genre that would ultimately give him his break into the music industry and lead to him becoming known as the pioneer of epic house and trance, plus much more besides.
I first noticed BT’s music around 1995 when he created what I consider to be one of the greatest remixes of all time. The track in question was called – It’s Not Over Yet by Grace a fairly standard pop / dance track in its original guise. However BT was to leave us in no doubt of his talent when he reworked this track into an amazing 12 and half minute epic called the Spirit of Grace mix. It was the first time I had heard such gorgeous piano’s sitting perfectly in dance track surrounded by mystical sounds a pounding beat and screaming acid. The whole track had a spirit and brilliance about it, could dance music really sound this good!
BT’s first album Ima brought us the stunning track Divinity. A truly spiritual affair where gorgeous pianos and screaming acidic sounds unite to create a crescendo that’s practically orgasmic. By 1997 BT’s second album hit the shops, an experimental dance album, it continued the progressive trance theme and also introduced drum and base elements into a couple of the tracks. In 1999 Movement In Still Life made its first appearance. It was a more commercial dance album that moved BT into the Hip Hop arena before returning to his tried and tested progressive trance.
In 2003 BT released Emotional Technology. On this album BT focuses far more on the songs, although his brilliant production work is still in evidence throughout. There’s a greater use of guitars and vocals and the whole album has a commercial feel, for which he was criticised. Personally I think this is great album.
In between all this BT has still found the time to work with many other artists, including co writing and producing Nsync’s – Pop and remixing the likes of Madonna and Seal. He has also become a highly regarded composer of Hollywood film scores with such films as The Fast and The Furious, Monster and Stealth to his credit.
In late 2006 BT released his latest work – This Binary Universe. An experimental ambient project which is synced to 7 short films on the DVD. The seven tracks are basically lullabies which were written following the birth of his daughter Kaia. The album utilises many experimental themes, including circuit bending and there’s a track and video that is written entirely in computer script C sound. The whole album is recorded in DTS 5.1 surround.
BT is pretty much the perfect modern composer; you must admit it’s rare to find somebody that is equally happy scoring a movie with 110 piece orchestral, or writing and producing a huge dance or hip hop track. BT doesn’t just understand music, he understands sound. Go and check out his work.
Movies:
JFK, Star Wars, The Usual Suspects, The Matrix, The X Files, The Hunt For Red October, Crimson Tide, Swordfish, Pulp Fiction, Cape Fear, Aliens, Die Hard, Leon, Sexy Beast (Ben Kingsley is awesome), Copycat, Death and the Maiden, Point Break, The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Shawshank Redemption, Thirteen Days, Memento, Back To The Future, The Terminator,
Television:
24, Lost, Invasion. The Apprentice, Deal or No Deal. Soccer am.
Books:
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre
Heroes:
Jesse Livermore, Bill Hicks, Trevor Horn, BT
