Rick J. Jordan
| Rick J. Jordan | |
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 Rick J. Jordan in May 2007. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hendrik Stedler |
| Born | 1 January 1968 |
| Origin | Hanover, Germany |
| Genres | Techno Rave Hardcore Trance Hardstyle Jumpstyle |
| Occupations | Musician, sound designer, audio engineer composer |
| Instruments | Computer engineering, Keyboard, Guitar |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Associated acts | Celebrate the Nun The Loop Scooter |
| Website | www.scootertechno.com |
Rick J. Jordan (born Hendrik Stedler, 1 January 1968 in Hanover, Germany) is a sound designer, audio engineer and song composer in the German band Scooter.[1] On stage, Rick's main instruments are the Access Virus TI and a Roland Fantom X8
Jordan learned to play the piano at age five and completed study as a sound mixer.[2] He is currently responsible for the sound design aspects and melodic production elements for Scooter. He lives in Hamburg. Rick is married to Nikk, who has also occasionally performed for Scooter with her natural voice as well as "pitched" both on stage and some songs like Jigga Jigga, Nessaja or Friends! Nikk was the former singer of Crown of Creation from Hanover.[3]
They had a daughter born on 21 August 2007, named Keira.
Before Scooter, Rick founded the band Celebrate the Nun, together with H.P. Baxxter. He also played keyboards in the Hanover bands Laser, Megabyte, Die Matzingers and Never Delay.[4]
[edit] Bibliography
- Blazek, Matthias: Das Niedersächsische Bandkompendium 1963-2003, Celle 2006 ISBN 978-3-00-018947-0
[edit] References
- ^ www.scootertechno.net He is responsible for all of scooter's sounds, that includes drums, synthesizers, piano and sound effects. Some people believe that he is a musical legend and that his career has changed the way we listen to techno and dance music. Rick works on a mac pro computer that runs Logic Pro. When scooter are on stage he uses mainstage.
- ^ de.wikipedia: Scooter (Band).
- ^ See booklet of CD "Real Life" (1994) from Crown of Creation.
- ^ Blazek, Bandkompendium, p. 92, 101, 109.
[edit] External links
- Rick J. Jordan discography at Discogs
- Rick J. Jordan at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Scooter site
