I first got interested in
Incognito some years ago when I was listening to a CD at my friend's place.
The music was really different from anything I had ever heard before. It
got me interested, so I borrowed the CD from my friend and made
a tape copy. Having listened to the tape almost all the time, I was happy
one day when I finally bought my first Incognito CD in 1992. It was called
'Tribes, vibes & scribes'.
I wanted to find out more
about the band, so I started to search the web, but with no luck. It really surprised me that I could not find anything of interest. So, I started to gather the material I had, building the foundation
for my Incognito site in early '95.
Unfortunately, the work with
the homepage did not last for long. The sparse source of information I had
was empty, and so was my inspiration. The project was put on a shelf.
Later the same year, after
the release of 100 and rising, I got new inspiration and picked up
the work with my site again. I literally sucked the net for every little tiny piece of information I could get. Slowly, the site started to take shape. But due to the
fact that I was (and still am!) trying to get my master in Software Engineering
at the same time, I was not able to spend as much time with the site as
I wanted to.
But then, finally, in the
end of May '96, I had four days off which I *dedicated* to the site. It
was wonderful to be able to make the changes and updates I always wanted
to do, even if it was a lot of hard work, not the least making all the
samples and transcription lyrics!
Summer passed, and as school started again, I didn't have much time for updating the site. At one point, I could not stand it any longer, so I started to completely rebuild the whole structure of the site and change the layout. Some sections were
removed and some new were added. One important change I made, was to decrease the number of pages from more than 100 down to 40!
On an average, I spend about two hours every day with the site, although it usually occupies entire weekends. I've gotten much positive response on the site so far from people all around the world, and I hope that it will continue to grow everyday.
Incognito is more than just
another musical group - it's a religion! A true adventure in harmony, which is realized by some of the best musicians around, lead by Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick. His work with Incognito (and others) has brought
new dimensions to the musical experience. "We just do what we like to do"
- If you have not seen Incognito live, then what are you waiting for? You
will not know what pure joy is all about until you have been there!
I hope you will enjoy your
visit and that you listen to all the wonderful music here! If you have
comments or suggestions, don't hesitate to send them to me, or sign the
guestbook! If you want to find out more about me, have a look at my
homepage.
