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Ari Raskin

Bringin' street cred to MySpace. Since 2005

About Me

Ari Raskin (known professionally as R.E. Thuggz for some reason), guitarist, freelance recording/mix engineer and Chief Engineer of Chung King Studios in NYC, has recorded, mixed, programmed or played guitar for: ONEREPUBLIC, LIL WAYNE, WILL.I.AM, JOHN LEGEND, LIL MAMA, BARAK OBAMA, MICHAEL JACKSON, J.DILLA & ILLA J, FERGIE, T.I., LINKIN PARK, NELLY, LAURYN HILL, MESHELL N'DEGEOCELLO, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, BRAND NEW HEAVIES, KANYE WEST, SWIZZ BEATZ, WHITNEY HOUSTON, KEYSHIA COLE, JADAKISS, HURRICANE CHRIS, KEANE, TEDDY GEIGER, SINEAD O'CONNOR, FAITH EVANS, WE ARE THE FURY, CIARA, DANITY KANE, SOULIVE, KUDU, MA$E, RICKY MARTIN, FISHBONE, J-LIVE, MOS DEF, POLO DA DON, FOXY BROWN, LETTUCE, JOAN OSBOURNE, N'DEA DAVENPORT, AMANDA DIVA, KESHIA COLE, CONSEQUENCE, SUAI, AZ, KAKI KING, ERIC HUDSON, CLAUDE KELLY, D.DOT, MUSHROOM, DANNY AIELLO, MARSHA of FLOETRY, FATLIP, TOM MOULTON, JAZMINE SULLIVAN, TWISTA, FREDDIE JACKSON, FOXY BROWN, TALIB KWELI, EVERLAST, ANGIE STONE, UGK, ERIN BARRA, DIAMOND D, EASY MO BEE, PRETTY RICKY, FAT JOE, MELI'SA MORGAN, COMMON, RAZAH, TAMIA, CHAMILLIONAIRE, KALEBER, AMANDA DIVA, FYRE DEPT, FABOLOUS, EVERLAST, AMERIE, Y.G.O, RAZAH, KATE EARL, WYNTER GORDON, RICH HILLFIGER, BOXIE, PIMP C, MANUEL SIRE, MYSTO&PIZZI, NICOLE WRAY, AARON NEVILLE, SHANNONE HOLT, THREE 6 MAFIA, CRISTAL, ANN NESBY, BILAL, ADAM DEITCH PROJECT, BIRDMAN, SERGIO MENDES, DJ PREMIER, REAL LIVE SHOW, BAJAH, JENNIE LAWS, UNIQUE, DANTE THOMAS, GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS, THE FYRE DEPT, KEVIN POWELL, ROB LEWIS, B.A., Q-TIP, THE D.E.Y., MOBY, CASSIDY, JUNIOR REED, KEVIN MICHAELS, RON BLAKE, TAMIA, BACKSTREET BOYS, SHELLS, BOBBY LYLE, BOBBI HUMPHREY, TENACIOUS D, JAGGED EDGE, KEELY B, BLACK EYED PEAS, YOUNG STEFF, THE CLIPSE, BILAL, THE FUGEES...............For Booking Inquiries, E-mail: [email protected]
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/4/2005
Band Website: PLEAZDONTHURTEMTHUGGZ.com
Band Members: Ari Raskin - my real name, R.E. Thuggz - my industry/street name (which is now more common than my real name), Thuggz - what everyone calls me, Big Daddy Ari - what everyone used to call me before R.E. Thuggz took over the game, David Mixelhoff - newest member of the band
Influences: everything
Sounds Like: ...Whatever you want it to sound like.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Discography (as of September 2008)

Ari RaskinRECORDING/MIX/MASTERING ENGINEER & GUITARDISCOGRAPHY -- SEPTEMBER 2008BARACK OBAMA feat WILL.I.AM/JOHN LEGEND "YES WE CAN" SINGLE 2008 EJ.DILLA and ILLA J YANCEY BOYS DELICIOUS VINYL MSTLIL ...
Posted by Ari Raskin on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

EQ Magazine -- The New York Sound

Not that I'm in any way responsible for it, but there's an article about the sound of records produced in NY in the latest issue of EQ Magazine (I think Dec 2007), and within it you can find a little ...
Posted by Ari Raskin on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:33:00 PST

REMIX MAGAZINE, Aug 2006 interview and pics

For those who can't get enough visuals of me from the pics I've posted on my page, you can see more photos of me (and an interview, and even some pics I took) from the recording/mixing of the latest B...
Posted by Ari Raskin on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:57:00 PST

Recording Magazine, August 2005

Check out the cover story on the August 2005 issue of Recording Magazine. It's an interview with SNL saxophonist Ron Blake, me and Meshell N'degeocello about the making of Ron's newest LP "Sonic Tonic...
Posted by Ari Raskin on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST