NM soundindex.de - Meersburg

Andreas Usenbenz

Das Soundindex Studio ist nicht nur Räumlich ein Hingucker sondern auch menschlich sehr gut besetzt. Norman hat unserem Ensemble mit technischer, menschlicher und koffeinhaltiger Kompetenz dabei geholfen uns kreativ zu auszutoben und persönlich noch seinen klanglichen Beitrag dazu zu leisten. Wer eine kreative Pause zwischen den Sessions braucht wird mit einer wundervollen Altstadtkulisse verwöhnt, die ebenfalls nur einen Katzensprung vom See entfernt ist. Auf dem Weg dorthin? Kulinarische Köstlichkeiten so weit das Auge reicht.

Elisabeth Haselberger

Über den Dächern von Meersburg, mit einem Aufzug bis fast ganz oben, ist die besondere Atmosphäre im Soundindex Studio mit dem ersten Schritt über die Türschwelle spürbar. Zu erleben waren kreative Freiräume, kompetente und feinfühlende Tontechnik, Kaffeegenuß vom Feinsten, Ruhe und Konzentration, zwischenmenschlich und musikalisch höchst Erfreuliches mit Gastgeber Norman Müller und der 'Band´.

Josef Häusel

Unser spontan gegründetes Ensemble wurde von Soundindex Studio nicht nur im Audio-Engineering, Recording und der Improvisation herausragend unterstützt. Von guten Unterhaltungen, schönen Landschaften, gemütlichen Räumlichkeiten, über Gebäck, Kaffee und Drinks hat an dem magischen Wochenende am Bodensee Dörfchen nichts gefehlt. Ich werde mich lange daran erinnern...

Peter Schubert

herrlich intensives recording-wochenende im soundindex in der meersburger altstadt mit technisch versierter unterstützung und kreativ künstlerischem beisein von nm himself. gerne wieder....

Bryan Day

I have been working together with Norman since his tour of US West Coast in April 2018, when I arranged an event for a downtown San Francisco concert series at Canessa Gallery. I invited him to perform on the second of three consecutive nights he played in the city. He performed a compelling solo set spanning electroacoustic collage and free improvisation with live electronics, which was very well-received both among the audience as well as the staff. He turned out to be a convincing addition to our event’s line-up of Boston-based violinist Morgan Evans-Weiler, local duo Bodil and Larnie Fox, and a quartet of Theresa Wong, Kanoko Nishi-Smith, Tom Djll and Jacob Felix Heule.

This was followed by various collaborative recordings over the years, including a grant from the German StiftungErlebnisKunst enabling a joint residency project, collaborative performance and hosting an invented instrument building workshop at Global Forest Kunstverein, St. Georgen, all of which he had organized. During 2020, he joined me for a full-time remote work placement at my record label, while finishing his postgraduate studies. This included long-distance collaboration on a music / sound art release on the label, including all steps from start to finish, as well as supporting and managing many of the label’s day-to-day routines, such as:

Ideation, with using improvisation and a variety of techniques to collect material,
Conceptualizing and developing musical passages, sonic structures and textures,
Recording and arranging sounds,
Mixing and mastering,
Graphic and textual design,
Procurement and production,
EU press relations, scouting for new marketing and sales channels,
Import and distribution planning and order processing,
Networking, business development, PR and customer care.

As a creative producer and artist, I respect Norman for the solo work he has developed over the last 15 years as much as I appreciate his ability to collaborate, delivering quality creative output spanning a variety of different domains, which he connects and balances seamlessly and thoughtfully. He is very reliable and organized, on time, working ahead of schedule, courteous and willing to help others. I would describe Norman as a reflective and down to earth individual full of original ideas, very skilled and fun to work with. I found him to be proactive and a good communicator, and with a good sense of humor. I highly recommend Norman to anyone who considers working with him, and I wish him and the Soundindex studio every success.

Simon Whetham

I had a fantastic few days staying and working with Ypmsael at Soundindex. We generated so much material for our collaboration that I am actually finding it hard to give it the time it deserves to make a composition! Great place, people, setting. Can't recommend it enough!