Noisedude aka Rainer Serr started his musical experience as a drummer in orchestras and bands in Stuttgart, Germany. He started to compose music and sounddesign. Later he went to Los Angeles supporting photographer Bruno Bernard (refugee from Berlin) to market historical photos of Marilyn Monroe and as production assistant for Janet Jackson and Terry Lewis. Back in Europe he has been working for record companies like ECM Records in Munich, where he has been in touch with jazz and classical artists like Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea or Arvo Pärt. At that time he as screenwriter and score composer for TV to develop his own direction. Now he is living in Zurich, Switzerland. Hiking and writing in a alpine hut influences his present music to reduce and focus on the important elements.
The album PARALLELS made echoes in the scene. Fried Dähn, a leading cello player from Germany, plays on this album as well. Fried has been cellist at Ensemble Modern from Frankfurt in link with Frank Zappa. His own projects include collaborations with Markus Stockhausen.
