Jerome Froese / Moonpop

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 his teens, he thus started to improve his skills on a variety of different

instruments and, slowly but surely, turned into a veritable multi-instrumentalist,

playing electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards and drums in a variety of different

projects. As none of these would be of longevity due to problems arising between

the different line-ups, Jerome finally decided that it would be the best to take his

creativity into his own hands. He, therefore, spent several years learning the

secrets of music production, MIDI sequencing, sampling and recording.

Recognizing the talent of the young lad, Tangerine Dream asked him to contribute a

guitar solo to the album "Lily on the Beach", in 1989, and, one year later, when a

member left the band, to join the group as a full-time member.

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. One

could say that the time was more than ripe for him to bring out solo albums as well.

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. The second

album called "Shiver Me Timbers" (2007-08) 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.

Despite the fact that Jerome is working on his third studio album called “Far

side of the face” and also did the “DM V” release for TD, he managed to

release the EP “Preventive Medicine” in late 2010. In 2011, Jerome has newly-

established “LOOM” a music project together with former TD member

Johannes Schmoelling and Berlin based producer Robert Waters. 2011 also

saw the release of Jerome’s live album “Nightshade Family” and some other

releases will follow until the end of the year.