melcom - Demoscene Musician

About Me

melcom

Andreas Thomas Urban

It all began in 1984 with a Commodore C-64 ๐Ÿ˜‹ For many years, I have been writing electronic music for the demo scene. After a break of more than 10 years, I started again. Over the course of my career, I have written a lot of music. Not everything has been released.

If you want to know which software I use, follow this link. So, if you are interested in my work or have any questions, feel free to write me an email.


๐Ÿ”— Pseudonyms

Over the years and through various projects, quite a few names have accumulated. Each one represents a specific creative phase or a community I was active in.

melcom - Andreas melcom Urban - MEL - Dark Rhythms - Urbi-Vice - Urbi - TLN - MB - Zlatan - Skylezz - Distance and Crumble

๐Ÿ”— My Tools I Use

This is the primary set of tools and hardware I'm currently using. When I get more time (and don't forget), I plan to post a more comprehensive list covering everything I use for both music production and coding my tools. But for now, this will have to do.

Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) & Trackers

Audio Editing

  • Ocenaudio (Audio editor with VST plugin support)

Audio Utilities & Encoders

Hardware & Playback

๐Ÿ”— My Favorite VST Plugins

I use the following VST plugins in conjunction with OpenMPT. I have and use many other plugins, but these are my absolute favorites!

Mastering & Dynamics

Analysis Plugins

Audio Effects

๐Ÿ”— Favorite Musicians (Demoscene)

The Demoscene is full of incredibly talented musicians. The following artists have particularly inspired me over the years and helped shape my own style.

๐Ÿ”— Favorite Musicians (Film & Game)

Outside of the Demoscene, there are composers whose work I deeply admire. Their ability to create moods and tell stories through music is a huge source of inspiration.

๐Ÿ”— Favorite Audible Books

The Witcher Series by Andrzej Sapkowski (DE / US)

๐Ÿ”— Favorite Games

When I'm not making music, I love to dive into other worlds. Here are some of the games that have captivated me the most with their story, atmosphere, and design.

๐Ÿ”— Other Interests (Movies & Series)

I enjoy watching movies and TV shows. Listing them all would be too much, so here are just a few: The Witcher, Dark, The Expanse, Grimm, Supernatural, Fargo, Game of Thrones, Penny Dreadful, The Last Kingdom, Serenity, Spartacus, Ozark, Poldark, Reign, Outlander, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Magicians and many more.

I also like movies and series (thrillers, dramas, or crime stories) from France, England, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Scandinavia. They are always so raw and usually have a dark story.

I also watch many movies from China, Japan, and South Korea. Movies such as: The Chaser, I Saw the Devil, A Bittersweet Life, New World (Sinsegye), The Wailing, IP Man, Confession of Murder, The Yellow Sea, Wara no tate (Shield of Straw) and many more.

That should be enough information for the moment ... ๐Ÿ˜

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