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(Anthony Finfrock)

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www.udronline.com

[U-D-R] began it's existence as a remix project dating back to 1996. I used an old "mod" editor called Meditor to remix songs by Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM and Leæther Strip. I tried to write some original compositions in that program, but found it very difficult. I had only two successes. One was built entirely from sampled instruments from other industrial music. The other was made entirely with sampled sounds from a Casio Tone-Bank 650. I tried doing vocals, recorded through a friend's guitar distortion pedal. Those two songs weren't very good to say the least.

I wouldn't give up on my aspirations to become a musician however. I rewrote one of those songs on a Performa 475, running Studio Vision Pro. I had used the GM bank on a pretty nice, though consumer level, Yamaha keyboard. I got the chance to take that file into a real studio and record vocals. It wasn't the worst song in the world. But it was close.

Still determined, in 1997 I got a new PowerComputing PowerWave 604|120Mhz computer and got Logic Audio 1.0. I invested in my trusty old Alesis QS6 synth which I still use today. It was at this time, [U-D-R] was officially born. My equipment grew and my talent was still lacking. But I improved as time went on.

In 1998, I was on to Logic Audio Platinum 3.5 and a much wider array of equipment. By now, I had finished 2 albums and 1 ep. I also played my first few shows at a local goth/industrial club. I invited two of my friends to play keyboards and guitars during my live appearances. They both worked their way back to the studio to record another ep.

In 1999, I met my wife and added her vocal talent to the mix. The guitars were gone and the angsty industrial music flowed forth. The album we were working on never did find completion, though there was probably enough tracks to make one. We played more live shows, made many friends, added more musicians to our live gigs. Then one day, it all just sort of stopped.

In 2000, a friend of mine and I started the "encode" project. We gathered up lots of fancy synths, drum machines, Logic Platinum 4.8.1, a big shiny mixer, grabbed my keyboardist and cranked out 16 delightful instrumentals. For one reason or another, vocals never did get recorded.

In 2001, my friend who was working with me on the encode project opened up his own nightclub (www.clubasylum.com). We pretty much ended the encode project at that time and focused on getting the club open. For the next two years, working at the club and DJing prevented most of our musical aspirations.

In 2003, I left the DJing behind and decided to join the Army. I left for Basic in May and wouldn't see my studio again until April of 2004. I started writing music again and I'm hoping it's getting better with each go at it. In May of 2004, I had to return to Iraq for a 90 day extension. I think it only ended up being about 70 plus 2 weeks in Kuwait. Fortunately, I made it home again. Now it's back to business as usual and writing more music.

Now I'm currently running Logic Pro 7.2 on my MacPro 2.66GHz with all my leftover gear from [U-D-R]. Check out my wife's music and the collaborations I've done with Iseae.

FYI: That picture is me in a Blackhawk "sand bagging" with my favorite maintenance test pilot CW2 Edwards. You can't really see it very well though. You can see the full version at "http://homepage.mac.com/udr/images/biap/sandbagging.jpg" Sand bagging is basically sitting there holding the controls steady during run-ups.

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