Klaus Netzle

Born on 1926-04-26 in Munich and died on 2019-04-16 in Munich, Germany. German composer, arranger, keyboardist, programmer, electronic musician, vocalist, sound engineer, producer, photographer and designer. At one time married to Monika Grimm, Klaus Netzle, studied composition and singing at the Music-Academy in Munich. First experiences made as cabaret- and popsinger in various groups. He's been a music publisher and producer since 1958: 1958 Music for German TV-series "Outsider". Productions in England, Sweden, Denmark, Marocco, France and Turkey. 1970 Music productions for movie and TV in Algeria, Ghana, Gabon, Kongo and South Africa. 1971 Start of a music production in Cape Town. Under the name Claude Larson he built up one [of] the leading singing-groups in South Africa. Wrote also the music for a lot of commercials and films. 1972 First contact with synthetic music, which influenced his style of arranging. 1974 Started a publishing company in Cape Town and Johannesburg. 1977 One year travelling through USA and Japan to get deeper into electronic music. 1978 Built a synthetic music studio in Munich.