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mateff

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About Me

At birth people are given talents. Two of mine were the talents of rhythm and comprehension of melodie. So my natural source of outlet and concentration, meditation is all forms and shapes of music. I create and hear music to keep myself in balance from the dull and blunt sides of life. "Without music, life is deaf.." - mateff

I was born in Knoxville TN but spent only the first five years here in knoxville. My parents decided to become missionaries to the country of Germany , so off we went.

I learned the language from the natives in kindergarden, so i don't remember how it was not knowing the language. Beeing my native tongue i speak it better than english. Basically, I grew up german.

After my parents were done with language school and their fist assignment we moved to the northern part of germany , Cloppenburg. It was here, old enough to be out of the grasps of my parents, where i found music of the world. Artforms such as rap, jazz, blues and folk, have stuck with me most of all. Together with my friend since preschool, we started producing and writing music. We called ourselves Buddhas Witness (Buddha as in Cannibus). Mostly privetly, but had no real outlet to the people through the "racket" we were making. When my parents were ready to move on however we were split and stay in contact through the intranet as best as possible.

The fire of music however was lit and here i am today. I am currently trying to get a degree for sound production, and that is where this part ends. For the future, i am excited/dreading what it holds.

-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Another genre of hip hop was Polit Rap, which sought to expose social problems both in and outside of Germany. This often blended with Gangsta Rap, which narrated the exploits of thugs in a largely imagined urban ghetto, modelled on inner-city US neighborhoods such as Compton and South Bronx. Many took a dismissive attitude toward German Gangsta Rap, as the sort of ghettos it concerned were a pure fiction in Germany. MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/21/2006
Influences: My influences come from whatever moves my heart and mind. My observations shape my reaction to the surroundings and with the reaction the influence. I love nature!!!
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