Cosmic Baby
| Harald Blüchel | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | B-Culture, Cosmic Baby, Cosmic Enterprises, Cosmic Inc., De Luxe 63, Startrek |
| Born |
February 19, 1963 (age 54) Nuremberg, Germany |
| Genres | Electronica, techno, trance, house, chill-out, electro, IDM, Balearic beat, breakbeat, minimal techno, ambient |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, composer, DJ, keyboardist, musician |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels |
MFS (1991–1993) Logic Records (1993–1995) Time Out of Mind Records (1995–present) |
| Associated acts |
Energy 52 (with Kid Paul) Futurhythm / Vein Melter (with Moony Jonzon) The Visions of Shiva (with Paul van Dyk) Blüchel & Von Deylen (with Christopher von Deylen) |
| Website | www |
Harald Blüchel (born February 19, 1963) is a German electronic artist who is mostly known under his alias Cosmic Baby. Blüchel is also well known for his participation in dance acts such as Energy 52 with Paul Schmitz-Moormann and The Visions of Shiva with Paul van Dyk.
Blüchel was born in Nuremberg, Germany. At the age of 6, Blüchel started taking classes in classical piano. He began studying at the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg one year later. His favourite composers soon were, amongst others, Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky. In 1976 he would discover electronic music and take an interest in playing the synthesizer. At the time he was listening to bands such as Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream. Blüchel continued his studies in music. In 1986 he moved to West Berlin and entered into the Berlin Institute of Technology to study audio engineering, and also entered into the Berlin University of the Arts to study composition. While living in Berlin, he would soon meet producer Kid Paul. In 1988 he started to compose and take side in techno music and house music.
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