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Burntsystems is the pseudonym created in the early 1990's by electronic musician Christian V. Born Heidelberg West Germany to a Norwegian Mother and his father an Army Chopper pilot from Bronx NYC brought the turn of the century European Goth, techno & industrial, his sister’s disco back in the late 70’s, 80's pop and new wave and that sampler from Radio shack got on layaway when he was a young American at just 11 years old. (His Dad who rocked out every night on an acoustic guitar-singing Nitty Gritty, classic 50’s bands and his own Rockabilly originals) His Norwegian uncle would play piano and singing his head off every summer from ages 1-10. Reel to reel listening of his quite famous Grandfathers Norwegian Opera. His Mom’s choir practice live from ages 0-33. Christian V was destined to become a singer/songwriter. Taught classical violin and piano in grade school and joined the junior high chorus team by 6th grade-influenced by his mother’s classical, his father’s classic rock, older sisters Disco, Euro-techno, Philly electro, D.C.’s hip hop/go-go (was known to break dance in the 80’s when it was called “rap”) Boston’s rave, L.A.’s happy hardcore & rap, goa, Goldie’s jungle, Cosmic Baby trance, Moby’s punk, gothic metal (SOM-Die Krupp’s, Die Form Deine Lakaien), Metallica, Iron Maiden metal, ambient (ORB), acid jazz (Calypso from N’Orleans) electro clash, Johnny Cash, LedZep hair bands, Air bands, Pink Floyd, Ziggy Stardust, Zoot suit Big Bands and rubber bands. You name it. Midi programming & sampling began while stationed in Bavaria under the careful tutelage of Bob Bozak (A music Theory professor in the same Army unit) under band name “Burnt Republic” (1992) taught to sequence the difficult lead synthesizer lines, so Christian could concentrate on the singing, lyrical placement and grooving with the lead guitarist. Multi track recording and mastering via cassette, ZIP DRIVES and eventually ADAT, then on his own utilizing many of the past and current DAW’s both MAC & PC. Currently a fan of Adobe Soundbooth and Logic 10. The drums became the trusty Megabyte when the session drummer would not show and the 1.256 MB Roland R-70 would take on the percussion roll. Bass, when the bass player exited the service and then on his own upon completion of his Army term. Whereupon, Christian V. began the development of his own one man band or “Megabite/Burntrobot” producer/composer era from 1993-1996 where he met a classically trained soprano singer named Space girl Z (aka Zoe Levan) “BURNT! Spacepop (1997-2001) was a pioneer of the many electronica/techno duos to come in the 21st century and BURNT! created their own brand of music known today as Technopera©. They covered many well-known artists via Roland midi groove machines, such as Madonna, Michael Jackson and the Beetles and mixing in their own special blend of original songs called Spacepop. Gaining recognition via Jazz radio station plays in the DC area and was a leader in DJ & electronic music sponsored events in the Southwestern US. Collaborations began again in the Washington DC area after the “BURNT!” tour ended in early 2001. Christian V. returned to the roots of midi production and composing and utilizing the newest DAW’s on PC (2002-2010) & eventually Apple from 2010-Present. Posting regular new original music on the YouTube, Myspace and once defunct MP3.com and LAST.FM via dial up and is now being played in Eastern Europe apparently under “Burntsystems” We look forward to both new and “B Sides” of now soon to be available masters from live shows in the 1990’s and Christian V’s early solo work (2003-2009). 2010-Present connected under the name “ Angelpirate ”to the Sonic Circuits compilation from Pyramid Atlantic Records. In Washington DC, local Pop stars, Beatnik Betty collaborated for the Witchrock album debut on iTunes in 2013-after Christian’s regular musings and remixes of her a Capella vocals and her former band “Dead Violets” eventually performing lives shows at the Hard Rock via PinkJams! 2014 brought the compilation side out in force with vocalists Rhiannon Groom, Liz S., Su, the live drummer Nate O. from the Witchrock shows of 2012-2013 & Tombstones and the styling’s of “Trapdoor exit” for creative remixes, new song and sound creations using the latest most creative musical technological tools. Christian V. had gone very minimal in hardware since coming from the days of trucks full of gear taking an hour or more to set up to a more hands on interface via Native Instruments Maschine with 20 years of samples in his library, hundreds of VSTS, homemade & store bought effects. After the success of the compilation album White light Red Light a new idea of BEING20, a new sub label of Burntsystems came into being. Being 20 a band, a stage for Being 20, thoughts on Being 20. The late part of generation Y with artists Ages 19-30 working with the experienced producer of Burntsystems, Christian V. for creation of music videos, demos & singles. The upcoming 2016 album Coal Garden is one that has people taking notice that Christian V. is paying homage to his roots for developing electronic music to the next level using what he knows, from where he's been and working with many old friends, including JPJ05, Lil B. Rob0T, MM & Tony G. along with fan favorites, Megabyte. The single “Never Seen SW (radio edit)” and accompanying music video brought much praise and notoriety under the Jeremiah Saint charity album “DEATHMASS 7” in late 2015. Coal Garden will be Burntsystems 3rd Worldwide digital release and is all set for Spring Solstice 2016 with 12 new songs and over an hour over new music with influences from the 1960’s to Present. “Art explains everything” Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.