Jerome Froese

Unformatted music has always been a major part of Jerome Froese’s life. Born in West Berlin, Germany as the only child of Edgar Froese the founder of the legendary electronic group, Tangerine Dream. Musical socialization was kind of unavoidable for the young child. This also put him in the very fortunate position to be able to be in contact with synthesizers and other electronic music equipment long before more than half of the world’s population was even aware that such devices existed, let alone that they could be employed for creating anything other than dissonant noises. In 1990, he joined Tangerine Dream as a full-time member, together with Edgar Froese & Paul Haslinger. After 16 years, six Grammy nominations and numerous highly acclaimed album releases and tours later, Jerome Froese was not only one of the longest serving key members of the group, but has also left his distinctive mark on TD’s sound. After his debut "Neptunes" (2005) which received a lot of kudos from both press and listeners in the UK and the USA, Froese is taking his musical vision one step further towards the creation of his individual sound called "Guitartronica". Sequences, pads and effects, triggered by guitars, are combined with traditional licks and solos, creating a mixture that is nothing short of unique and gradually unfolds its hypnotic, almost meditative qualities, evolving into a both very vibrant and extremely laid-back sonic experience of Dream Pop, modern Electronica and Rock guitars.