Klaus Netzle

German composer, arranger, keyboardist, programmer, electronic musician, vocalist, sound engineer, producer, photographer and designer. Born on 1926-04-26 and died on 2019-04-16, on both occasions in Munich, Germany. Perhaps best known as Claude Larson. At one time married to singer Monika Grimm. Netzle, studied composition and singing at the Music-Academy in Munich. His first experiences in music were as a 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 of travelling through USA and Japan to get deeper into electronic music.
1978 - Built a synthetic music studio in Munich.