Member Since: 4/20/2007
Band Website: rainsanmartin.com
Band Members: Rain San Martin: Compositions, Keyboards, acoustic guitar, percussion, and voice. Rain uses a PC based system running Cubase and utilizes the UAD-1 PC card pluggins. The majority her sounds are from Orchestral libraries and synth sound modules triggered via a Midi keyboard controller, these sounds are often accompanied by Rains original samples. Vocals, acoustic guitar and some percussion are performed from scratch. Special note: For those who are seeking to reconnect, Rain's maiden name is: Kristy Rain Hotz
Influences: Some of Rains influences include: fantasy film scorers Jerry Goldsmith and Basil Polidouris, new age artists Michael Stearns and Enya, the romantic composers Holst and Tchaikovsky, game composers George Sanger “The Fat Man†and Jeremy Soule, the progressive rock bands Yes and Kansas, and independent progressive rock artists Sheryl McMillan of Astromill (Stewart Meredith) and Jimmy Hotz.
Sounds Like: Enya, Midnight Syndicate, Secrete Garden, Jeremy Soule, Howard Shore, Basil Polidouris, Loreena Mckennitt, Celtic Legend, Sarah Brightman
Record Label: Dwarven Mine Productions
Type of Label: Indie