Brief Experience :
In 1970, Frank Cochois aka The Timewriter was born into family where music played a vital part in everyday life. The soulful sound of 1970s Motown artists such as Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder were among his first sources of musical influence, but the Cochois household was also open to early electronic heralds such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream and Pink Floyd. In the early 80s, it was the sound of Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode who paved the way for Frank�s ongoing love for synthetic music. From the age of 13, he was being trained in classical music and was sent to a music boarding school in Germany. In this time, he developed his passion and strong determination to start a career as a musician. At the age of 16 he had gathered a circle of friends who he started to experiment with in the field of electronic music while also including acoustic instruments. Their style was influenced by bands like Kraftwerk, The Klinik, Laurie Anderson, Click Click, Front 242 and The Neon Judgement, to name just a few. When Frank left the boarding school for good and finally returned to Frankfurt, he found himself another band and joined the EBM project Brigade Werther. This band toured as opener for Frontline Assembly and later Psyche all over Germany.
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