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Rauf

in the race to life, I am an 'also ran'

About Me

I write music, songs, spreadsheets and generally talk a lot of crap when I'm drunk. However its all good crap...it makes perfect sense when you are me and you are drunk.
Until recently I have been playing in two bands one called Ipanema and one called The Fins . Unfortunately my good friend and bandmate Wiz passed away recently which meant that Ipanema is now no more. Rest in peace Wiz.
I also have two other alter egos....so far, one of which is Otis Hookie and the other is Random Tuft . Don't ask me why it just seemed like a good idea at the time to create more...
Fairly recently I have been doing some recording and production for Loverboy , Brian Flack and Big Wednesday which was mainly acoustic as I don't earn enough to have a studio big enough for a drum kit and millions of amps...a living room and a desk is all I have. Fortunately they and I were pleased with the results and I can't wait to do some more when I'm not being asked to do a bunch of other stuff thats less interesting.
I have been known to do a bit of web design, one of the sites I maintain is fleetpubcrawl.com which is for an annual pub crawl for me and my friends around Fleet. Be afraid...
Oh yeah and I used to be in a band called Unsmoked Shoulder
...as for the rest, who cares?
Everyone should check out the band Atomic Garden from Clermont ferrand in France. They have a sound that is something special and they are a cool bunch of guys too!
Realtime LoFi Entertainment the video as Filmed and edited by my Friend Ben Clayton for my side project Random Tuft ...Rock!

My Interests

Music, The Fins, Ipanema, Life, Death, Idiots, Legacy of Kain, Dragonball

I'd like to meet:

All the people I have lost touch with over the years...where are you?

Music:

Megadeth, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Del Amitri, Cory Branan, The Strokes, System Of A Down, Alex Lloyd, Aimee Mann, Anthrax, Atomic Garden, Audioslave, Automatic Revolution, Barenaked Ladies, Bad Religion, Beat Six, Beatallica, The Beatles, Big Wednesday, Brian Flack, Bruce Springsteen, The Cardigans, Cement, Chris Rea, Clawfinger, Coldplay, Counting Crows, Crash Test Dummies, Crowded House, Damien Rice, The Damned, The Darkness, Dave Matthews, Dire Straits, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Ed Harcourt, The Eels, Erin McKeown, Faith No More, Far, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, Fun Lovin Criminals, The Fins, George Harrison, Gillian Welch, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Gomez, Guns Or Knives, Guy Davis, Ipanema, Iron & Wine, Jack Johnson, Jars Of Clay, Jimmy Hendrix Experience, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Jospeh Arthur, Josh Pyke, Julianna Raye, Keane, Korn, The Kinks, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke, Louis Armstrong, Mr Bungle, Muse, Nailbomb, Noir Desir, Norah Jones, The Oracleboy, Pantera, Paul Simon, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Primus, Prong, The Proclaimers, Queen, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Reindeer Section, Reuben, Revolting Cocks, Robert Johnson, Rollins Band, Ron Sexsmith, Rosie Thomas, Rubyhorse, Ryan Adams, Scott Miller, Sepultura, Sheryl Crow, Slayer, Soulwax, Soundgarden, Spin Doctors, Squeeze, Stereophonics, Sting, Stone Temple Pilots, 3 Colours Red, Temple Of The Dog, Tenacious D, Terrorvision, Therapy, Travis, Travelling Wilburys, U2, UB40, Unsmoked Shoulder, Uncle Devil Show, The Vessels, Velvet Revolver, Weezer, Wool, William Shatner, ....and many others...

Movies:

Withnail & I, Highlander, The Evil Dead Trilogy

Television:

Prison Break, Lost, House MD, Bones, Doctor Who, Babylon 5, Life On Mars, Star Trek, Blakes 7, 24,

Books:

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, anything by Dean Koontz or Lee Child.

Heroes:

Mum, Dad, Erica, Chris Newe, Darren Brown

My Blog

Give Music Its Due - Neil McCormick

From the Daily Telegraph:Give Music Its Due - Neil McCormick...
Posted by Rauf on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:18:00 PST

A Beginners Guide To Songwriting - Justin Currie

Taken from Justin's BlogA Beginners Guide To Songwriting...
Posted by Rauf on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:31:00 PST