3PI Rootz and Hiztory

3rd Party Influence started life when Simon Redfern and Torsten Müller met in New Zealand at the University of Aukland computer music lab circa 2002 and they started messing around with drum machines and synths. Some verrrry lucky parties and venues had the pleazure of their sonic company.

Martin Gordon and Daniel Tippmann joined for several events in Berlin.

Simon and Daniel perform regularly these days at Berlin Modular Society and other events and sometimes Simon plays solo sets.

June 2003 Paradise Bar, Aukland flyer:

Hand-drawn flyer with “3rd party influence” scrawled in black and “total geile scheibe” in red, beside typed details: Electro – c'est ne pas! Paradise Bar, St Kevins Arcade, 183 K Road, Friday 4th July, about 11.30, $5.

September 2003, Odeon Lounge, Aukland flyer.

Gig flyer over a black-and-white photograph of an older woman holding a platter of food, lettered by hand: Odeon Lounge, 3 Mount Eden Rd, Tuesday 9th Sept, 8:30–12:00, free — with 3rd Party Influence, DJ Emma Jean, DJ Andy Diamond and VDJ Leon.

Private party, Berlin April 2012 (Simon, Torsten)

Two men at a house party — one in a pink jumper and striped scarf looking down, the other in a dark jacket grinning at the camera — with studio monitors on a shelf behind them.

In the mid 2010’s some gigs happened at the infamous Dr Pong in Berlin where 3PI was joined on occasion by Martin Gordon and Daniel Tippmann.

April 2010, Dr Pong flyer:

Minimal black-on-white flyer reading “Third Party Influence — the good thing is you can play table tennis instead”, with a drawn rectangle and triangle, and the details: Friday 21:00, 23th April, Dr. Pong, Eberswalder Strasse 21, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin.

Nov 2011, Dr Pong flyer:

Flyer laid over a photograph of a derelict Kulturhaus building, tagged with “3rd party influence” in graffiti-style handwriting. Text reads: 26th Nov 2011, Dr Pong, 21:00.

Oct, 2017 Dr Pong flyer. (Daniel, Torsten, Martin)

Gig flyer over a dim photograph of three people playing synthesizers in a living room, captioned: “3rd Party Influence”, Dr Pong, Eberswalder Str. 21, Sat 7th Oct, 20:00–22:00 or so.

Oct 2017, Dr Pong gig (Simon)

Playing a synthesizer in a dark room, wearing glowstick glasses and a light-up headband with a red LED, the controllers below lit blue and pink.

From 2019 to early 2022 3PI was more of a solo project with Simon heading in a Eurorack driven Techno direction. But, who knows what the future might hold. 3rd Party Influence means just that, taking influence from various places, init.

Electro Open Stage Oct 2019 (Simon)

Playing a patched modular rig in a pink t-shirt and headphones, under red stage lighting.

2022 - 2023 Various gigs including Thursday 28th Sept at Klunkerkranich

Satellite map of Neukölln Arcaden in Berlin with Klunkerkranich pinned, annotated “Entrance is through the shopping arcade” and “Club is on the roof above the parking lot!”