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The OFFICIAL site

About Me


Hey thanks for visiting the OFFICIAL Rick Clausen Music site (not that I'm in any danger of bootlegging). I am a multi~instrumentalist/vocalist/composer/performer which allows me to conceptualize and complete whatever comes to mind on any one of several instruments I can play. I spend most of my time scoring music theatrical productions and indie motion pictures but continue to write mainstream tunes as well. It's really a blast to create a song, watching it grow from beginning to end no matter the style. Any way, give this site a look-see and check out my other sites and the extremely wide range of musical offerings. I have a site that is purely Christian pop/rock with lot's of tunes to hear and another with mostly score type material. Combined, I have in excess of fifty(50) tunes ready for you to hear. Click on the links below for more music than you have time to listen to:-) Also, check out the two motion pictures that I've scored. "THE CONTROLLER" is an awesome little indie film shot in HD that I had the privledge of scoring. It's due to be released in summer 2007 and will compete in the Sundance Film Festival this fall. This thing is really cool. Also, "FOREVERMORE" is the true story of convicted axe muderer Karla Faye Tucker. I scored this as well. The show aired on TBN several times and has won awards in many contests. This link takes you to the site to watch the Forevermore trailer. "MOSAIC" is a masterpiece of a theatrical production/performance. All the highest tech sound, lighting and effects are used making this show hard to top.This was written and recorderd in 5.1 surround and then duplicated live! This link takes you to the MOSAIC trailer.


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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/11/2006
Band Website: soundclick.com/rickclausen
Influences: So many.... Toto (mainly, as both individuals and group). None have influenced me more than this band. They are.. Jeff Porcaro (groove like no other), Steve Porcaro (Albert Einstien of synthology), Mike Porcaro (best pocket bass going), Bobby Kimball (voice of an angel), Steve Lukather (my number 1 hands down), David Paich (piano/keys/B3 to die for), David Hungate (original bassist), Joseph Williams (best Bobby Kimball stand-in, son of John Williams), Simon Phillips (Absolute best Jeff stand in and probably my all around favorite drummer) Valkir~ (incredible multi-instrumentalist, awesome human being) John Williams (the conductor) Dan Huff (Giant), Whiteheart, Keith Jarrett (absolutly brilliant pianist), Joe Sample (jazz piano extreme), Steve Gadd (father of all things groove/pocket, teacher of us all) Acoustic Alchemy (so smooth and sweet), Howard Jones (techno- synth guru), Thomas Dolby (techno- synth guru), Nik Kershaw (best ever lyricist), Stryper (Deadliest Christian metal going), Whitesnake, Jefferson Starship (Mickey Thomas - vocal extrodinair), Boston (Brad Delp), Rainbow (Joe Lynn-Turner, excellent vocalist), Judas Priest, Crystal Method (synthology 101), Hans Zimmer (scoring movie magic), Vertical Horizon, Vince Gill (smokin' rightious country pickin'), Bryan Duncan,, Bonnie Raitt (Queen in general), CSN&Y, Kraftwerk (Early techno synth mayhem), Grover Washington Jr., Diamond Rio, Mr. Mister (Richard Page), Andy Timmons (the Great....), Dave Meniketti (Y&T), Steve Vai (quite possibly the most inovative player on the planet), Jason Becker (Prodigy, mentor, angel from God), Jeff Watson & Brad Gillis (Night Ranger), Steve Morse, Rik Emmett (Triumph), Eric Johnson, Brown Banister (producer), David Foster (producer), Kelly Clarkson, Kansas, Styx, Alan Parsons, Joe Sample, Gary Wright, Robin, Thursday, Rush, Pink Floyd, John Elefante', Under Oath, King Crimson, Ricky Skaggs... dudes... so many more! I'll add more as I think of them.

Sounds Like:

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Satellite

Well, here's the first song of 2008 to be posted on my personal site. It's about satellites used as a spying tool working against the population at large. You know the government is BIG BROTHER. Part ...
Posted by rick clausen ~ rEaLiFe ~ on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:26:00 PST

what’s up with the bomb stuff?

Often people write me and ask me what my fixation on explosions and bombs really mean. Let me clarify that I am in no way in agreement with the destructive nature of what a bomb reprsents. It is facin...
Posted by rick clausen ~ rEaLiFe ~ on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:45:00 PST

Well here it is.... Burning Sun

Burning Sun.This song wasn't one that I expected. It kind of went so quick that I didn't have time to write it. It wrote itself. I have no intentions on mainstream on this one. It's more of a song for...
Posted by rick clausen ~ rEaLiFe ~ on Thu, 17 May 2007 09:22:00 PST

The release of "Burning Sun"

This week, I will release my brand new song called "Burning Sun"!!This song is unique is a couple of ways. First, I wrote the thing (chords/words/melody) AFTER the drum track was laid. Basically, afte...
Posted by rick clausen ~ rEaLiFe ~ on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:08:00 PST