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Steve founded his first band
THE POLYPHONICS in 1984, after five years of piano lessons and first steps
with a commodre C64 computer and some synthesizers. He was the songwriter,
lead singer and sounddesigner of the new wave / synthpop tunes. The band
built their own Studio where they recorded, besides many other swiss
bands, two own albums: The quadrophonic 'In Memory of Ganymed' was
recorded for the National Exhibition "Space Science in Switzerland" in
1986. With their second album 'Undulating Ways', released in 1987, they
had about 30 concerts all over Switzerland and became airplay on the swiss
radio stations 'DRS 3' and 'Couleur 3. After finishing teacher's school,
he studied theoretical physics and mathematics at the University of Berne.
In 1991 he studied sound engineer at the SAE School of Audio Engineering
in London. During the same year he produced his first solo album, a rather
melancholic collection of new wave/ synthpop tunes, called 'Five Years'.
Eva learned visual merchandiser and studied at the School of Arts in
Berne. Steve and Eva married in 1992. In 1994, Steve opened ANALOG
SERVICE, the only swiss company that shipped synthesizers, modular systems
as well as other vintage electronic musical instruments to international
customers. One year later he founded the TECHNOSAURUS company and began to
produce the SELECTOR highend modular synthesizer, the MICROCON analog
synth and the CYCLDON analog sequencer with an electronic developer. In
this period, Eva made fantastic surreal paintings and sculptures. 1998
Steve released two albums 'Retrospace' 1986-1994 (electonics / ambient)
and 'Different Works' 1987-1991 (electonics / synthpop). 2000 His album
'Organics' (electonics / ambient), released at 'Manikin Records' in
Berlin, was mostly produced with the TECHNOSAURUS SELECTOR. 2001-2003
Three Demo CDs 'Seeker', 'Space Crusaders' and 'Humanity.' Eva made
animated webdesigns and run the 70ies inspired label 'Revival Fashion'
with clothes and accessoires. COSMIC INTENT produced their first common
album 'COLLECTIVE ILLUSIONS' and created the bandname 'COSMIC INTENT'.
Steve composed and produced all tracks accept 'ROBOTER LOVE', this one
they produced togheter and Eva wrote the lyrics. Eva produced for each
track of the album a videoclip for the liveshow and play the bass and the
synths. The mastering get made by 'Audioplexus' in London and Eva made the
coverbooklet and the CD got pressed. Then they created the bandwebsite and
a few weeks after sign in at Myspace and Youtube CI got an invitation from
Synthetic http://www.myspace.com/syntheticnight over Myspace to London.
But they gave the first gig in July 08 at their own big garden, then in
September 08 they went to London. New upcoming acts like the UK-Band
'Tenek', 'Oblique' oder 'Weird Gear', also had their first gigs there. In
March 09 CI played in Langenthal at 'Chrämerhuus' and in September 09 they
got a gig at KiFF in Aarau at the anniversary-party from 'Spellbound'.
They played 4 new tacks and some of the album 'COLLECTIVE ILLUSIONS'.
Wherever they have an event, some musiclovers of the Sythpop get in adore.
In the UK CI get played on 'Real Radio 1', 'Meridan FM': 'The Electric
Shock Show' and 'Robo Cast Radio'. At the Issue 7 from 'UNSCENE MAGAZINE'
Summer 09, http://www.animespresso.com/unscene/index.html they pess an
interview, a CD-review and CI gets a place on their including sampler-CD.
The american 'MUEN' web-magazine
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19441746/MUEN-Magazine-Oct-2009 will do the same
in October 09 and also the italian 'DSIDE WEBZINE'.
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