After
receiving his basic education in music with the Regensburg Boys´
Choir, BEAVER composed his first songs in the beginning of the
1980s. Until the beginning of the 1990s, BEAVER´s music
was shaped by rock, pop, jazz and classical influences. A sample
of his songs from this time period was published in 1993 on
his first CD "FRIENDS". This CD provides a one hour
overview of the first decade of BEAVER´s compositions.
In
the middle of the 1990s, the music of this young composer changed.
Marked by impressions from his chosen home in Greece and Mediterranean
influences, his music grew more intensive and introverted. Now
the piano took over the musical predominance and esoteric sounds
shaped his compositions.
His
mood in the middle of this decade was romantic and partly melancholic.
Carried along melodic lines, which differentiated BEAVER´s
music from the mass of new age music CDs which were being produced
at that time, his first conceived album was created. "BLUE"
transcribes in a very emotional way BEAVER´s love of the
ocean and the atmosphere of solitary strolls along the beach.
As with "FRIENDS", the press again showed their enthusiasm
for this work. The remarks ranged from "heavenly"
to "a masterwork". Nevertheless, and probably even
because of this, not one second of this album fit into the musical
landscape of the monotone and structured TV and radio.
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Just
one year later, in 1999, BEAVER published his third album
and named it after his astrological sign "GEMINI".
Like
the album before it, the painting on the cover originates
from BEAVER´s friend the Greek painter MINAS VLAHOS
who lives on the wild-romantic island Karpathos in the Aegean
Sea. Whereas his 1998 album "BLUE" is a journey
into self-awareness, the musical intention the inner self,
the theme of "GEMINI" shifts to the duality of life,
characterized by the astrological sign of the same name. With
the surrealistic paintings of MINAS VLAHOS that together with
BEAVER's music create a unique symbiosis of music & art,
a world-music and at the same time Mediterranean album emerged
with rhythmic colors of various timeless stylistics in alternation
with romantic, melodic ballads.
The
musical theme of the GEMINI-album can be described very well
with the expression "Panta Rei" which was taken
from Greek mythology. BEAVER plans to carry this theme and
life motto over into his next musical projects:
All
is in a state of flux!
In the beginning of this new millenium,
BEAVER´s music represents musical innovation, dreamy
romanticism, and a peaceful and artful analysis of the changing
themes of our times.
Mediterranean Music
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