Harald Thumann, famous as Harry
Thumann, was a German keyboardist, record producer, composer and sound engineer
born on 28 February 1952. Harry had his first experiences in the world of music
as a drummer, but he had a great passion for computers and electronics. He
built his first recording studio in his bedroom. In 1976 he participated in the
development of the “Solid State Logic SL 4000” series of mixing consoles and
took one for his studio. This console revolutionized the recording industry by
combining inline mixing with a computer that provided fader automation and
programmable tape transport auto-tracking functionality. In 1979, Thumann
released his first solo album “American Express”. The hit single
"Underwater" was included on the 33. In Italy, the song was used as
the theme song for the sports program "La Domenica Sportiva" and
several years later it was used in the video game "Grand Theft Auto
IV". In the early 1980s, Harry opened a recording studio in Germering, near
Munich. Using a Commodore 64 computer with MIDI cards, combined with
synthesizers, Harry composed the music for the first "Rondò
Veneziano" albums. His second solo album “Andromeda” (1982), contained the
very song “The Sphinx” which would become the theme song for the famous
American television series “Knight Rider”. Under the pseudonym "Wonder
Dog", he brought success to the piece "Ruff Mix", a very
original song obtained by sampling dog sounds. In September 1982, the single
"Ruff Mix" reached number thirty-one in the UK Singles Chart. Harry
Thumann died on January 1, 2001.
Album
1979 - American Express
1982 - Andromeda
Singles
1979 - Underwater1979 - American Express
1982 - Living On A Farm
1982 - Andromeda / Paris 1944
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