Name:
Mike Mandel
Date of birth:
26.09.1978
Nationality:
German
Instrument:
Guitar
Married (yes/no):
No
Children (yes-no):
No
Non-musical hobbies:
Computer, Sport (table-tennis)
Favourite drink:
Malt beer
Favourite meal:
Spaghetti Bolognese
Do you smoke?
No
5 favourite movies:
1. Lord Of The Rings
2. Almost Famous
3. Contact
4. School of rock
5. Im Juli (German roadmovie)
5 favourite books:
1. Mr. Nice (Howard Marks)
2. Das zerbrochene Haus (Horst Krüger)
3. Stupid White Men
4. Ton, Stein, Scherben (Biography)
5. Die neue Harmonielehre (Frank Haunschild)
What kind of car do you drive?
Toyota "Carina"
What was your first self-bought record?
DIe Toten Hosen: Ein kleines Bisschen Horrorshow
Your 20 all time favourite records:
1. Metallica - Master of puppets
2. Metallica - Black album
3. Dream Theater- Scenes from a memory
4. Dream Theater- Images and words
5. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
6. The Gathering - Nighttime Birds
7. Destruction - Mad butcher
8. Anathema - Eternity
9. Transatlantic - SMPTe
10. Judas Priest - Painkiller
11. Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien
12. Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes
13. Stratovarius - Fourth Dimension
14. Anthrax - Among The Living
15. Savatage - Ghost In The Ruins
16. Iron Maiden - Live After Death
17. Spock's Beard- Snow
18. AC/DC - Highway To Hell
19. Stevie Ray - Vaughan
20.
Double Trouble - Couldn't Stand The Weather
Favourite bands:
Dream Theater, Metallica, Spock's Beard, Opeth, Rush
Idols or favourite musicians on your instrument:
James Hetfield, Jon Petrucci
Favourite singers:
Anneke van Giersbergen, James LaBrie
Your 10 greatest concerts (you were in the audience!):
1. S.O.D.
2. Apocalyptica
3. Metallica (2003)
4. AC/DC (2001)
5. Dream Theater (1999)
6. Steve Vai (2000)
7. Stoppok & Worthy (2001)
8. The Gathering (2001)
9. Opeth (Wacken Open Air)
10. Popa Chubby
How old were you as you started makin' music?
I started to make music at the elementary school, as I had to learn recorder...
When did you stand on a stage for the first time?
This was also during my time at the elementary school, as we played a performance. As a musician, I was 20 years old.
How would you describe the style of Rough Silk?
Heavy and melodic
In what kind of different style would you like to record an album someday?
An instrumental album
Your favourite place to spend holidays:
I would like to travel to Scandinavia
Do you do sports ? (If yes - what?)
Table tennis
What do you like?
Delicious meal
What do you hate?
Violence, intolerance
Would you describe yourself as an optimist or as a pessimist?
Optimist
Are you religous?
No.
Something you always wanted to tell the world:
www.freeos.org
www.linux.org
