Florian Magnus Maier
| Florian Magnus Maier (Morean) | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1973 Bavaria, Germany |
| Origin |
 Germany Netherlands
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| Genres | Contemporary classical music, chamber music, flamenco, technical death metal, progressive metal, black metal |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Associated acts |
Alkaloid Dark Fortress Paco Peña Obscura Noneuclid Izhar Elias Devin Townsend |
| Website | http://www.florianmagnusmaier.com/ |
| Notable instruments | |
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B.C. Rich USA Guitars Ibanez Guitars Fractal Audio |
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Florian Magnus Maier (born 1973), also known as Morean, is a German classical composer, guitarist, producer and vocalist of the bands Alkaloid, Dark Fortress, and Noneuclid. Although born in Munich, he has resided in the Netherlands for over 20 years, his primary occupation being a composer and guitar player within both the contemporary classical and heavy metal communities. Although mostly recognized within the metal community for his vocalist duties with black metal band Dark Fortress, Maier is also a vocalist and guitarist for progressive metal outfits Alkaloid and Noneuclid. Being a classical composer, Maier has also collaborated with Devin Townsend and Paradise Lost on orchestrations.
In 2014, the Netherlands Public Broadcasting channel released a documentary about the life and work of Maier, highlighting his most famous classical piece, Schattenspiel.
After the departure of Erick Rutan from Morbid Angel, Maier auditioned for the guitarist role, and was one of the 3 runners-up to take the position, eventually delegated to Destructhor of Zyklon.
Maier was born in Munich, and cultivated an interest in extreme metal music since he was 13. His first band was a thrash metal group called Messenger, where he handled guitar and vocal duties. Having played for several years with his own thrash metal bands in his parents basement, at 17 he became obsessed with flamenco guitar styles and at 21 this prompted him to move to the Netherlands to study flamenco guitar with Paco Peña, and eventually classical composition with Klaas de Vries at the conservatory of Rotterdam. He credits Klaas de Vries, with his development in music. He earned his BA cum laude in composition in 2001, and has mainly worked as a composer and guitarist with orchestras and metal musicians.
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