Rich Gordon - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Rich Gordon made his mark on the music world in 2004 when he threw together his first collection of compositions, and stuck them on a home-made CD, aptly labelling the project "The Annals of 2004".

Since then, he has battled with living in a small, isolated part of the East Neuk of Fife in Scotland to find an audience for his music, somewhere veiled by the close-knit community who are appreciative of more "mellow" sounds.

Having established his own recording studio and record label - "RG Musicom", Rich has subsequently recorded two full albums - "Heroism: The Annals of 2006" and "Torn: The Annals of 2008", both of which ares currently available on iTunes, Amazon MP3 and CD Baby. A third, and hopefully many further projects, are currently underway.

Being a multi-talented musician, Rich often plays multiple roles both in the studio and on stage. In his collaborative band project - "The Band of Brothers" in which he performs alongside his brother, Chris, and other regular members, Rich has found himself playing many different parts - drummer, guitarist, vocalist, bassist and saxophonist.

Rich is also available for commissions, and is currently composing music for the University of St Andrews. Please do contact him if you would like to know more.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/11/2005
Band Website: http://www.rgannals.com
Band Members:

Rich Gordon - Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals and most Bass, Drums and Keys on all recordings.
Exceptions to this on recordings are:
Calum James Gordon - Drums on "Torn: The Annals of 2008" with the exception of "Carcel de Amor" and "Of Prevailing Minds".
Liam Upton - Bass Guitar on "Torn: The Annals of 2008" - "Path to God" and "Spiced".

Influences: As a guitarist: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Andy Timmons, Devin Townsend, John Petrucci, Frank Zappa, BB King etc...
As a composer: Satriani, Vai, Nine Inch Nails, Tchaikovsky and a few others...
Sounds Like: A day trip inside my brain - the audio representation of a thousand fantastic visual images.
Record Label: RG Musicom (my own label for my own releases)

My Blog

"Torn: The Annals of 2008" on I-Tunes now!

Go and buy my new record on I-Tunes. It's awesome. Pretty please? Until a little later, Rich.
Posted by on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:56:00 GMT

Heroism: Masterpiece Edition

So it has come to my attention recently, since recording "Torn", that my first record, "Heroism" sounds like shit. This is no fault of the actual music, in fact I feel the music is very triumphant and...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:39:00 GMT

The end of 2007 - 12 months in the life of Rich.

Unbelievably, it's the end of 2007. A year that has been one of the few calm, steady, provident years for me. It started out in a most horrific way, but has climbed to a wonderful high that it is now;...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:13:00 GMT

A frequent question - answered!

More and more, generally, but mainly post-performance, I'm noticing that people ask me how it is that I can make my hand fly around/make solos so intricate etc. in my music.Unfortunately for me, and f...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:28:00 GMT

The Making of Torn: The Late November Edition.

So here I am supposed to be doing one of three essays due shortly. I just discovered that one is due 4 days earlier than I thought, and now I'm panicking that the same is true for another. So instead...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:03:00 GMT

How to annihilate a band night in a few simple steps

Here is a step-by-step guide to running the most awful band night imaginable in a few simple steps, in case you work for Dundee University's Student's Association and are unclear as to your duties in ...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:07:00 GMT

The Making of Torn: October/November

Hello again. I thought I'd take a moment's breather from writing about Vikings to deliver an update on what's been happening here in Vector Sigma studio during the making of this new album.Well, in th...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:57:00 GMT

Making the album: The September update of Torn

Hello and thank you to you if you are reading this, I'm impressed that someone does!Like last month's update, there isn't much to talk about regarding progress on the album, but there is lots to talk ...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:58:00 GMT

July and August - The Making of Torn (An Annals of 08 Update)

Hey everyone,There isn't much to report from the last two months, because a lot has happened but it's very little to actually talk about...Master record officially began on the album on July 7th, (Edi...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:14:00 GMT

"In Production" - The June Edition of Annals of 2008 Updates...

Hello.I'm pleased to announce that the production of the album has now progressed from "Pre-Production" to "In Production". This is a significant change - although in both periods the album has been i...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:11:00 GMT