Thursday, March 15, 2007

The many people behind Enigma's music...

The मुसिक


Michael Cretu (a.k.a. Curly M.C.): The man behind Enigma. Does all the music, production, and so forth. Performs many of the vocals, does most of the remixing, and arranges guest vocalists.
Frank Peterson (a.k.a. F. Gregorian): Assisted Cretu on E1, has not worked with Enigma since 1991 due to a falling-out between himself and Cretu.
Jens Gad: Assists Cretu with a lot of the engineering and music production, does most of the electric guitar solos, and remixes most of the club mixes on the singles.
Peter Cornelius: Also did some guitar solos on E2 and E3.
Sven Vath (a.k.a. D.F.F.): Remixed the Omen Mix of Principles of Lust.
Jam El Mar and Mark Spoon (a.k.a. Jam & Spoon)/Allstar Productions: Remixed the Jam & Spoon Remix of Carly's Song.
Orhan Terzi (a.k.a. DJ Quicksilver): Remixed The Roundabout, but this remix never saw the light of day.
Peter Ries: Assisted with the Judgement Day Club Mix of Gravity of Love.
W. Filz/La Danza Production: Remixed the Dark Vocal Club Mix of Gravity of Love.
Andre Tanneberger (a.k.a. ATB): Remixed the ATB Remix and ATB Radio Remix of Push the Limits. Also did a remix for Silence Must Be Heard, but nobody has heard this mix to date.
Enrique Muriel: Did the Radio-FX on E4.



The Voices
Michael Cretu: Does nearly all of the male vocals.
Sandra Cretu: Does most of the whispered female vocals. She is Cretu's wife.
Louisa Stanley: Does the spoken-word parts on the first three albums. Stanley was a radio plugger for Virgin Records.
Elisabeth Houghton: Fills Stanley's role on E4. She is a photographer for Virgin Records.
Andreas Harde (a.k.a. Andy Hard, Angel, Angel X): Sings on Return to Innocence. Cretu produced him.
Ruth-Ann Boyle: Lead singer of the UK group Olive. Sings on Gravity of Love and a few other songs from E4.
Andru Donalds: Jamaican reggae singer that is produced by Cretu. Sings on Modern Crusaders and a few other songs on E4.



The Lyrics
Michael Cretu: Writes most lyrics.
David Fairstein: Assisted Cretu on lyrics for E1, E2, and E3.
Frank Peterson: Worked on lyrics on The Voice & The Snake.
Nikolas Marten: Wrote the narrations for the Remember the Future DVD.