Despite this, he has still managed to sell 70 million records, reached the top of the charts 60 times and entered the top 10 an impressive 80 times. There have been no screaming fans, no hype and he had always succeeded in keeping his name out of the gossip pages. The amazing feedback and admiration he has received over the years is surprising given the fact that he never played "the game" like so many others. Each beat shows the unmistakable signature of an artist who refuses to be pigeonholed. New Age, Electronic, Sound Collage, Ambient Rock Symphony, Pop Avant-garde? None of these labels fit and still all of them do. There is no other music project comparable to Enigma. This way, over the last 25 years, seven records under the project name Enigma came into being. His excursions usually take him several years but eventually he will always return with new discoveries. Day by day he uses it to steer his way through already discovered and brand new worlds of sound. In his control room he sits in front of Merlin - an all in one computed mobile studio. Today his cockpit actually resembles a spaceship. Naturally, the synthesizer became his new cockpit to steer his spaceship out of the galaxy of classical music and into new planetary systems, new worlds and new music. It played to both of his strengths, allowing him to express his imagination and musicality in unexpected ways. In the 70s Michael discovered electronic music.
There was no question He was destined for a future in the world of classical music.īut it all turned out quite differently for him. After being sent abroad for further training, the Frankfurt Music Academy praised the young Romanian for his outstanding musical talent. His music teachers and professors at various conservatories saw great potential in the young boy and soon realized that Michael Cretu would one day be a great concert pianist.
Whilst playing his piano he always imagined himself traveling through space and musical talent soon matched his limitless imagination. These days he may no longer be a young boy, but he still travels through space.Īll he needs to navigate his spaceship through the universe is 88 keys - the same 88 keys that inspired him as a child in Bucharest. At this age Michael Cretu was already sitting in the cockpit of a spaceship, floating through his imaginary universe.
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