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"Geigertek" - Neil Fellowes

Neil's musical influences will be very obvious to many listening to his work. Without shame, he happily and enthusiastically cites as his main influences people such as John Foxx, Mike Oldfield, Isao Tomita, Gary Numan, Jean Michel Jarre, Ultravox, Kraftwerk and Enigma, the very music he listens to when not writing or recording himself.

Neil's style of composition and production combines the traditional tones of the piano with synthesizers and layered processed sounds made up of electronic computer-based instruments, treated vocals, synthetic rhythms and percussion. He is a strong advocate of the use of modern technology for the creation of music. His personal recording set up is of contemporary design and build, centred around a computer system, using VST synthesizers and effects units. Hardware and cabling has been kept to the absolute minimum to ensure a clutter-free environment within which to work. Neil strongly favours the production techniques of the late German producer, Conny Plank, and his ardent belief in the enormous possibilities of electronic music, the creation of atmospheric electronic soundscapes, blended with conventional or natural sounds, and using them in unconventional ways. Neil believes the production process to be as important as the creation of the music in the first place and therefore takes time to learn the capabilities of the equipment and software he uses.