Meller

Author: Roberdo
Date: Mar 24, 2009
Views: 1866
Read about their teenage music taste, favorite drinks, biggest compliment, worst fuck up and more interesting details!
Which band posters did you have in your room as a teenager?
MARCO SCHERER: My room was covered with Mayday posters and loads of flyers.
MEL: Pierre Brice as Winnetou and a Timetravel poster (Raveparty in Hamburg)
What was the first electronic record you possessed?
MARCO SCHERER: Lunatic Asylum - "Meltdown"
MEL: puh ... when I remember right it was a Knight Force breakbeat vinyl, but I'm not sure.
First experience with producing music (which gear, when)?
MARCO SCHERER: Around 1998 I played around with some music software (called musicmaker by magix) but was bored after some weeks as the demo version was very limited. So I decided to buy my first synthesizer
(Yamaha QS-300, Ravers Babe!) and started collecting some more hardware.
MEL: I started with a game for the Nintendo 64 ;-) My sound became more reasonable when I met Marco :)
What was the biggest compliment for you as a musician?
MARCO SCHERER: When my sound touches other peoples hearts.
MEL: When people have memories connected to a track.
What was the best party you played at?
MEL: For sure the Netherlands, especially the parties in Ruigoord.
What was the worst fuck up you experienced as a musician?
MEL: 1. The first days on the island La Gomera (New Years Eve 2009) with an organizer who turned into another person and who left honest artists alone. 2. A planned promotional tour across the Philippines with a disprofit of more than 1.000 Euros ...
Last record you bought?
MARCO SCHERER: Lützenkirchen - "All that Jazz (Popof Remix)"
Which instruments do you play?
MARCO SCHERER: All kinds of Keyboards and electronic gear. No traditional instruments.
MEL: Just an air comb and keyboard.
Favorite drink?
MARCO SCHERER: Redbull!
MEL: Yeah, that's what we need!
Favorite production gear resp. software?
MARCO SCHERER: Access Virus, Yamaha RM1x, Steinberg Cubase, Native Instruments Battery, ReFX Nexus, Spectralheads Silverbox.
MEL: Access Virus TI Polar, Steinberg Cubase.
With who did you have your last phonecall?
MARCO SCHERER: Mel.
MEL: Marco.
Any hobbies left beside music?
MARCO SCHERER: Programming Websites and Databases
MEL: I'm a crackpot sportsman :)
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Meller aka Marco Scherer und Dj Mel
www.meller.de






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