FT13

Bio:

The incarnation of FT13 had started back in 1998. I aquired some programs and started up a new hobby. I had no idea what i was doing, but being i had guitar, keyboard and drum playing background, i figured it was time to learn how to start recording into a PC instead of a 4-track, as i knew this would be "the way of the future", so to speak.

I busted out a demo in 1999 containing 5 songs that were really basic. Lots of samples and shit.

I had handed it to a friend of mine who enjoyed it and then jumped aboard and moved in with me to work on what would later become eLABoRATe, which was released in 2000 on New Leaf Records, a local record label in New Jersey (which no longer exists, thank god!)

After a horrible 3 year contract with New Leaf Records, i was free from my contract and i was able to do whatever i wanted.

I moved to Seattle in August of 2003 and started work on what would become The Great Disaster.

Upon completion of The Great Disaster, i left Seattle for a more quiet location in Omaha, NE, which is where i now reside, continuing work on the as yet unnamed 3rd album.

FT13-eLABoRATe (2000*New Leaf Records)

FT13-The Great Disaster (2008 Self Released)

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*PLEASE NOTE* I will NOT send CD's overseas due to the cost of shipping overseas (over $50 USD!). Unless you decide to pay that cost, i will not ship overseas.

Current Setup:

Nord Lead 1 Keyboard

Roland JP8000

Korg MS2000 Keyboard

Roland MC-808 Sequencer

PodXT Guitar Amp Modeler

Ibanez GAX-7 Guitar

Rode NT1-A Microphone

Motu 828mk3 Firewire Interface

BBE 362NR Sonic Maximizer Rackmount

Yamaha MSP5A Monitors

Lots of Moogami cables (best out there!!)

Previous Gear:

Korg ESX-1 Sampler/Sequencer

Korg EA-1 Sequencer

Roland Juno-106 Keyboard

Korg EM-1 Sequencer

Roland MC-307 Sequencer

Ensoniq DP/2 Effects Rack Unit

DOD VoTech Effects Pedal

DOD Metal Master Distortion Pedal

Tascam 4-Track Recorder

Mackie 1202 VLZ Pro Mixer

OhGr-Earthworm

Kidney Thieves-Zerospace

Tweaker-Microsize Boy

Imperative Reaction-Giving Into The Change

Velvet Acid Christ-Phucking Phreak

16volt-Happy Pill

16volt-Two Wires Thin

While not working on FT13, i can happily say that i was a major part of Unter Null for quite sometime as well as the keyboardist for Psyclon 9 for a bit. Im quite proud of what ive done with them and glad i got a chance to be a part of their "legacy".

The future is hard to tell what might happen with FT13, but from the very beginning, it was never about making money or touring or any of that. Its all about me having fun and making music that i like to make. It makes me happy that alot of others enjoy it, even tho, again, this is just my hobby.

The Great Disaster is finished and should be available when the cash becomes available to me.

Feel free to chat if youd like. Im not a stuck up musician like some others:

MSN: xxFT13xx

AOL: xxFT13xx

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No, but seriously, FT13 has been compared to really early industrial like Front 242, for example. But personally, i dont think i sound like anyone in particular. Every song on the first album, Elaborate, sounded different and i will keep with that "flow" onto the next one. Ive always hated limiting myself to one "genre" as i love so many styles.

The new album, The Great Disaster, is going in a slightly different direction as far as "sound" goes, but youll still hear what im all about.

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