We caught up with Ludwig Amadeus last week in London’s Brick Lane and got the low down over some mint tea. Unlike his name sake though this young artist is very much alive and full of music. Born in Germany and raised in the UK Ludwig works as an electrical engineer by day and burns the midnight oil producing music. Talking about his day job and his music he drew some parallels between the two, ‘I think they are quite alike, in both it’s about getting the different parts to fit’. Formerly Ludwig collaborated with a guitarist friend but took the decision last year to go it alone. Considering that all his songs are written, recorded and produced on about £100 worth of equipment he now finds the solo experience an easier and more enjoyable process. ‘I spend a lot of time making each track , i strive to get the best quality recording’. They say that creative success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration; in this case Ludwig is well on his way. He recently achieved Best Songs on the Amazing Tunes site and on 25th February his new single, Happy Ending, will be released for down load. You can catch him playing with pop outfit The Telegrams at Leonards in Clerkenwell on 9th February and Babalou in Brixton on 13th. While 2008 seems to be rolling along quite nicely for this 19-year old he’s leaving nothing to chance and is currently in talks with a new producer who recently notched up 4 top-40 hits. Claire Quinn