... as the title states ... creative projects with my lovely wife :-)

There are some more musical gems on her page @yuccarose and here's also a link to her paintings and artwork: https://www.behance.net/rose-entertainment

Our music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp

Bandcamp

My favorite tracks with Yucca Rose

WONDERFUL MUSIC - Peter Heckmann

From 1982 to 2024 --- forty+ years of Peter Heckmann music ... celebrating it with a quite eclectic Soundcloud Playlist - a growing selection of artistic collaborations - ranging from original 1980s Techno, German New Wave and Synth-Pop to orchestral Soundtrack works, ethnic flavored World Music and classic Smooth Jazz featuring The Raining Heart, Yucca Rose, Lusthansa, Ethnic World Orchestra, Puspa Dewi and Kevin Bird amongst many others...

This extensive playlist also includes exciting interpretations of our musical compositions by dear Soundcloud friends - go ahead, have a listen :-)

Celebrating 40 Years of Musical Collaborations

AMAZING NIGHTS

New & hot: Jazz & Blues February

New & hot: Jazz & Blues February 2020

MY MISTAKE OUT NOW!! STREAM HERE: https://found.ee/mymistake

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My Mistake

Part of THEMATIC EXPLORATION, the new electronic infused hybrid soundtrack album by Peter Heckmann and members of the Ethnic World Orchestra - released in June 2024.

Written, produced and arranged by Peter Heckmann

Featured musicians:
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Bass, Synthesizers – Peter Heckmann
Lead and Backing Vocals - Aliye Mutlu, Hayat Selim, Conny Kollet, Filip Kutev Ensemble & Choir and Yucca Rose
Orchestration – Peter Heckmann

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Peter Heckmann

All Graphic Design and Track Artwork provided by Peter Heckmann
Album Artwork (Painting) provided by Yucca Rose.

Thematic Exploration

Harmonic Bliss

Buy at Bandcamp

Part of CELESTIAL FLOWS, a new ethnic flavored World Electronica (5-Track) EP by Peter Heckmann & The Raining Heart.

Andromeda - Vocal Version - a powerful and fast paced electronica collaboration with The Raining Heart - featuring mystical ethnic flavored solo vocalizations and choral snippets.

Music by Peter Heckmann & The Raining Heart

Synths (incl. vox synth/sampler), drums, bass by Peter Heckmann & The Raining Heart

Produced, arranged, mixed and mastered by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing / IPI Music Ltd.

Artwork by Yucca Rose and Peter Heckmann

Celestial Flows

Andromeda

A melodic ethnic flavored soundtrack composition, a collaboration project featuring the   amazing vocalist Magnolia Dav (Shadow Magnet). Written and produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing in January 2025.

Inspiration

The Lost Tapes (EP) - from the vaults of FAR Studios and Europasound Studios - consisting of recently uncovered original tracks, previously unreleased new songs (different mixes and alternate remixes) from 1985 - presented by Tobias Freund and Peter Heckmann.

Performed by Alexandra Graf (vocals) and Peter Heckmann (keyboard and drum programming, bass)

Additional musicians:
Wolfgang Palm (PPG programming)
Chris Evans (keyboards)
Tobias Freund (keyboards)
Peter Weihe (guitars)
Milos Vuckovic (guitars)
Pete Christlieb (Sax)

All "The Raining Heart" compositions and lyrics by Tobias Freund, Alexandra Graf und Peter Heckmann.

Originally produced by Peter Heckmann for Tinus Musikverlag, Frankfurt (*Raining Heart / *Alien Beat) and Constant Musikverlag, Hamburg (*Hollywood).

Originally recorded January/February 1985 at Europasound Studios - then mixed at FAR Studios in 1986 and now newly mastered at Non Standard Studios, Berlin by Tobias Freund in 2025.

The Lost Tapes

Cold Train

Cold Train - Single (Remaster 2025)

A melodic hyrid soundtrack composition written and produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing in May 2025.

Symbiosis

Some of my lost and found tracks from the 80s - originally released on Vinyl between 1982 and 1985. - Enjoy

Nur Fjutscha

Gib Mir Deine Hitze

Lusthansa - Nur Fjutscha - Gib Mir Deine Hitze

One of my lost and found tracks / productions from the 80s - written and produced by Peter Heckmann - originally released on Vinyl by Constant Records in 1986 - Frankfurt, Germany. Remastered and re-released by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing in 2016.

Tidbit: I was asked about the software synths used. There are none - this track was played with real hardware onto 2" tape: Wolfgang Palm's original PPG 2.3 Wavestation, an original OSCar Monosynth and self-burned Eproms as sounds for a Simmons SDS7 - with guitar solo by Peter Weihe and vocals by Alexandra Graf (Sarah Dean) - all recorded at Fred Schreier's Europasound Studio in Frankfurt, Germany - tracked and mixed by Tobias Freund.

Hollywood

Hollywood (1986)

Texte Français et Google traduction

JE PREFERE EN RIRE

Elle m’a dit
Tu vois bien tes valises
Sur le seuil posées
Ras le bol de tes crises
Avant fallait penser
Je n’ai rien eu à dire
Elle était trop fâchée
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer

Il m’a dit
Jamais de découvert
Pour vous c’est interdit
Y’a plus qu’une chose à faire
S’il vous reste des amis
Je n’ai pas pu rien dire
Sa porte s’est refermée
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer

Ils m’ont dit
Vous êtes allé trop vite
Ici c’est limité
Plutôt que prendre la fuite
J’ai voulu m’expliquer
Je n’ai pas pu leur dire
Nom du père et papiers
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer

Je m’suis dit
Je suis bien mal barré
Et personne ne m’écoute
Que des ennuis posés
En travers de ma route
Je n’ai plus qu’à me dire
Prends çà du bon côté
Et je préfère en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer
Et je préfère en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer

I PREFER TO LAUGH

She said
You see your suitcases
On the threshold asked
Get out of your fits
Before had to think
I did not have anything to say
She was too angry
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying

He told me
Never discovered
For you it's forbidden
There's more than one thing to do
If you still have friends
I could not say anything
Her door closed
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying

They told me
You went too fast
Here it is limited
Rather than flee
I wanted to explain myself
I could not tell them
Father's name and papers
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying

I told myself
I am badly barred
And nobody listens to me
What troubles posed
Across the road
I just have to tell myself
Take it on the right side
And I prefer to laugh rather than crying
And I prefer to laugh rather than crying

J'AI PREFERE EN RIRE (Petite chanson marrante)

A collection of previously unreleased demo tracks - restored and remastered from analog source materials (Cassetts, 1/4" Tape) by Peter Heckmann.

All tracks were originally developed and recorded in 1986 at FAR Studios, Rosbach and then further enhanced in 1987 at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles, CA.

All music written by Peter Heckmann and Tobias Freund in 1986.

Synth programming, sound design and keyboard performances by Peter Heckmann - Saxophone Solo on "Escapades" by P. Christlieb - All tracks produced by Peter Heckmann.

Minimalistic Approaches

Superstar

SUPERSTAR

JOYFUL

Texte français et Google traduction

QUI SERAS-TU MON ENFANT ?

Je caresse ton ventre, comme on caresse la vie.
Déjà son attente me semble infinie.
Tu te marques d’une rondeur
Qui serait indécente,
Si tu n’étais une jolie fleur
Ou une bien belle plante.

Je caresse l’espoir, comme on caresse la nuit,
La vigueur d’un soir chassée de l’ennui.
Tu me donnes la fièvre
De celle qu’on supporte.
Quand ce sont des beaux rêves
Qui frappent à la porte.

Qui seras-tu mon enfant ?
Un coquelicot des champs
Où une rose des vents ?
Viens nous vite on t’attend.
On manque d’impatience,
Ta vie est une chance.
Encore un petit mois
Et on te serre dans nos bras.

Je caresse ta lumière, comme on caresse le feu
Closes mes paupières, je te vois bien mieux.
Il me donne des coups
Et de pieds et de bras,
Dans ton ventre, il se joue
Et s’amuse déjà.

Je caresse mon désir, comme on caresse le jeu.
Des instants de plaisir qu’on ne fait qu’à deux.
Le temps paraît bien long
Comme une éternité,
Pour perdre un ventre rond
Dans une maternité.

Qui seras-tu mon enfant ?
Un coquelicot des champs
Où une rose des vents ?
Viens nous vite on t’attend.
On manque d’impatience,
Ta vie est une chance.
Encore un petit mois
Et on te serre dans nos bras.

CHORUS

Dernier refrain.

WHO WILL YOU BE MY CHILD?

I caress your belly, as you caress life.
Already his expectation seems infinite to me.
You show a roundness
Who would be indecent,
If you weren't a pretty flower
Or a very beautiful plant.

I caress hope, as we caress at night,
The vigor of an evening driven from boredom.
You give me fever
From the one we support.
When these are sweet dreams
Who knock on the door.

Who will you be my child?
A field poppy
Where a wind rose?
Come quickly, we are waiting for you.
We are impatient,
Your life is a chance.
Another little month
And we hug you.

I caress your light, like we caress the fire
Close my eyelids, I can see you much better.
He hits me
And feet and arms,
In your belly, it is played
And already having fun.

I caress my desire, as we caress the game.
Moments of pleasure that we only make for two.
Time seems very long
Like forever,
To lose a round stomach
In a maternity.

Who will you be my child?
A field poppy
Where a wind rose?
Come quickly, we are waiting for you.
We are impatient,
Your life is a chance.
Another little month
And we hug you.

CHORUS

Last refrain.

QUI SERAS - TU MON ENFANT (L'attente d'un être cher)

Vidéo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w9_EH0AvXU

....Avancer de deux cases plutôt qu' un loup en cage 
Avancer de deux cases plutôt que loup s'enrage

J'ai étudié les neurosciences, la génétique 
Connecté la planète et convoité l'espace 
Accéléré la faim, accéléré la fin 
Penses tu pouvoir faire mieux ? Penses tu être plus malin ?

                                        Dominique Le Bars 02/2020

Deux Cases ( Extrait )

Osibisa – Do It (Like It Is)
Rework by The Loneliest Hunk

Full wav file here:
https://theloneliesthunk.bandcamp.com/track/osibisa-do-it-like-it-is-the-loneliest-hunk-rework

Osibisa is a British Afrobeat band, founded in London in 1969 by four expatriate African and three Caribbean musicians. Their music is a fusion of African, Caribbean, jazz, funk, rock, Latin, and R&B and highlife.
Osibisa were the most successful and longest lived of the African-heritage bands in London, alongside such contemporaries as Assagai, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, Demon Fuzz, and Noir, and were largely responsible for the establishment of world music as a marketable genre.

Free Download

Osibisa - Do It, Like It Is (The Loneliest Hunk Rework)(Free Download)

A collaboration with my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose) for her album "Expressions" (2020), here performed in English. Our Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp

Music: Major Seventh - Lyrics: Yucca Rose/Major Seventh
Additional Music / Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (https://www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore

The track initially appeared on the Major Seventh album "Eastern Sunrise" (2013) and was released shortly after on Yucca Rose's first solo album "Tree Of Life - Special Edition" (2013) - featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Major Seventh Orchestra - now re-released on the album "Expressions".

Expressions

Winternight In The Summer

Winternight In The Summer (feat. Yucca Rose)

A collaboration with my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose) for her album "Expressions" (2020), here performed in Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian). Our Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp

Music: Major Seventh - Lyrics: Yucca Rose/Major Seventh
Additional Music / Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (https://www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore

The track initially appeared on the Major Seventh album "Eastern Sunrise" (2013) and was released shortly after on Yucca Rose's first solo album "Tree Of Life - Special Edition" (2013) - featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Major Seventh Orchestra - now re-released on the album "Expressions".

Menggapaimu

Menggapaimu (feat. Yucca Rose)

A collaboration with my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose) and the Indonesian vocalist / bandleader Roy Irawan for the album "Expressions" (2020), here performed in English. Our Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp

Music: Major Seventh - Lyrics: Yucca Rose/Major Seventh
Additional Music / Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (https://www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore

The track initially appeared on a Major Seventh album (self-titled "Major Seventh") (2009) and was later released on Yucca Rose's second solo album "Radio Dalam Orchestra - Wir Haben Spass" (2016) featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Radio Dalam Orchestra with Special Guest appearances by myself - now re-released on the album "Expressions".

Flying High

Flying High (feat. Yucca Rose & Roy Irawan)

Kisah Berdua

Kisah Berdua (feat. Yucca Rose)

A collaboration with my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose) for her album "Expressions" (2020). Our Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dDkR4KY1DZl3kCNF0dijp

Music: Peter Heckmann - Lyrics & Vocals / Scat: Yucca Rose & Peter Heckmann
Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (https://www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore

Initially written as title track for the Yucca Rose solo album "Radio Dalam Orchestra - Wir Haben Spass" (2016) featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Radio Dalam Orchestra with Special Guest appearances by myself (Voice / Vocals) - now re-released on the album "Expressions".

Wir Haben Spass

Wir Haben Spass (Just having fun, enjoy ... Peter and Yucca)

Un Poco Loco
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Un Poco Loco : Ornithologie

Un Poco Loco - Chasin The Bird (Le Grigri Premiere)

A bit melancholic and sad, yet hopeful love song -  dealing with separation across space and time - it's an older song performed by my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose)in Indonesian - she also provided the original artwork.

Please support our cause - a big thank you to all: The FULL album is currently available as FREE download on Bandcamp (Enter $ 0): https://yuccarose.bandcamp.com/album/tree-of-life-special-edition

Music: Vincent Jean Pierre Cordel - Lyrics: Yucca Rose
Additional Music / Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore.

Part of the new track remasters of the Yucca Rose albums "Tree of Life" and Radio Dalam Orchestra - "Wir haben Spass" featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Major Seventh Orchestra.

Tree Of Life

Putaran Waktu

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Putaran Waktu (feat. Yucca Rose) FREE DL

Longing and Belonging - A collaboration with my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose), track performed in Indonesian. She also provided the original artwork.

Please support our cause - a big thank you to all: The FULL album is currently available as FREE download on Bandcamp (Enter $ 0): https://yuccarose.bandcamp.com/album/tree-of-life-special-edition

Music: Val Gaina - Lyrics: Yucca Rose
Additional Music / Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore.

Part of the new track remasters of the Yucca Rose albums "Tree of Life" and Radio Dalam Orchestra - "Wir haben Spass" featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Major Seventh Orchestra.

Akankah Selalu Ada

Akankah Selalu Ada (feat. Yucca Rose) Free DL

A melancholic Ode to Nature - A collaboration with my wife Yucca Rose (@yuccarose), track performed in English. She also provided the original artwork.

Please support our cause - a big thank you to all: The FULL album is currently available as FREE download on Bandcamp (Enter $ 0): https://yuccarose.bandcamp.com/album/tree-of-life-special-edition

Music: Anika Paris - Lyrics: Peter Heckmann, Neil Wojnar
Additional Music / Arrangement / Mix / Master: Peter Heckmann
Artwork: Yucca Rose (www.behance.net/rose-entertainment)
Produced by Peter Heckmann for Rose Records and Publishing, Singapore.

Part of the new track remasters of the Yucca Rose albums "Tree of Life" and Radio Dalam Orchestra - "Wir haben Spass" featuring musicians from the Jakarta based Major Seventh Orchestra.

Enjoying Seasons

Enjoying Seasons (feat. Yucca Rose) Free DL

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BIO: Independent Music / Film / Theater Producer, Musician, Mixing / Mastering Engineer and Multimedia Production Specialist with over forty years of experience in the entertainment and multimedia design industries. 

I worked with a broad spectrum of clients in both the entertainment industry and corporate sectors. 

My expertise has been achieved through nearly five decades of professional involvement in documentary video, feature film and music production, audio recording and engineering, stage design and theatrical production, multimedia and graphic design, investigative journalism and project management.