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Richard Komatz

About Me


humanity cover me with the ashes of remembrance
i will learn from this pain
there is no darkness without light to teach us of ourselves
life to lifeless to eternity, life to lifeless the cycle repeats
death unfolds itself painfully to unmask how fragile we are
death unfolds itself painfully, teacher of sanity
the pain drags me down
i'll rebuild me
-KSE
Ra - RIP (2005-2008)
Xena - RIP (1999?-2008)
Apollo - RIP (2000-2008)
OK, so I added some new pics. I still have a bunch more, but the time... not so much.
Click here to see the new pics!
Click on the pic to see more pics from my NYC trip!
My full bio is a bit long, so I created a blog entry so you get the whole story and it doesn't kill the page. Here's the lowdown...
I'm 25 and I've been playing 14 years now. My main instrument is drumset, but I've played classical percussion and marching percussion for just about the same amount of time. I can play some world instuments too, but have not really studied them formally...yet. My first recording was at the age of 16 or 17 after filling in with the band Happy - 2 weeks, 3 shows, session. Good times! My last band was the metal/progressive metal band Aghora . I had to leave Aghora due to tendonitis a few years back and have only played a couple times since. Now I'm looking to get back in the studio and start performing again. Live drum and bass anyone?! I'm also a web designer, graphic designer, web developer, etc. Richard's bio - the long version

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 16/08/2006
Influences:

Bands/Groups:
The Beatles, Messugah, Baxter, System of a Down, Disarmonia Mundi, Radiohead, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Portishead, Lemongrass, Sick of it All, Tori Amos, Bjork, Candlebox, Mudvayne, Korn, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, No Doubt, Led Zeppelin, Rush, The Doors, KMFDM, Deftones, Pink Floyd, Dave Matthews Band, Dieselboy, Busta Rhymes, Dre, Eminem, Sum 41, Chemical Brothers, Sade, Erikah Badu, The Cure, The Police, Sting, Nirvana, Prodigy, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Hendrix, Carlos Santana, All that Remains, Mindless Self Indulgence, Jamiroquai, Chimaira, Fiona Apple, Dido, Emiliana Torrini, Jem, Esthero, Eric Clapton, Chicago, Boston, A Perfect Circle...more to come!
Musicians:
Danny Carey, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tony Royster Jr, Thomas Lange, Marco Minnemann, Carter Beauford, Billy Cobham, Jimmy Chamberlin, Giovanni Hidalgo, John Bonham, Vinnie Paul, Brian "Brain" Mantia, Josh Freese, Trilok Gurtu, Danny Gottlieb, Virgil Donati, Buddy Rich...more to come!
Sounds Like:
Shoes by rewake ..

Rewake's favorites at Etsy
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Little Wings - Mark Gormley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9J65j2GNzw Awesome.
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:43:00 GMT

Valentine's Day is here...

For those of you out there who have a special someone, I've just added over 400 items to the Raineri Jewelers website just for Valentine's Day! More importantly, save 10% off of any online purchase (e...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:25:00 GMT

Why

If only once againWere the days that I made you smile,A perpetual gaze by which You'd love yourself for being loved so.WhyThose tears that fellShalln't fall again.--I wrote this a while back but jus...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:46:00 GMT

A gift for all my friends

What up peeps!I just wanted to give a little something to all my friends for the holidays... here's a promo code for the Raineri Jewelers site (the one I've been working on), good for 10% off any item...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:18:00 GMT

Blues

For those of you that don't know, I love the blues. (Got it from my mom!) I've been hanging with some other bluesy people lately and all these songs just started popping back into my head. Here's a fe...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:00:00 GMT

Katy Perry busts her ass

Ok, since MySpace blows I'm trying this again... How embarrassing. I have a feeling the cake was supposed to explode when she jumped on it too... looked painful! I mean c'mon...who jumps on ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:33:00 GMT

I love Palin - Here’s another reason why!

In case you didn't realize, I'm being facetious. Please pass this on... if not because you care, then because I do.Rich.
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:16:00 GMT

I’m running for president.

Seriously. If Palin can, anyone can.
Posted by on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:57:00 GMT

A conversation with myself - Alan Watts

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Posted by on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:08:00 GMT

A letter from my adopted child...

What up peeps! I got a letter from the child I sponsor in Ecuador the other day, so I figure I'd share. The translation I received of the letter was pretty much completely off, which was hilarious. E...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:45:00 GMT