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J.Rai

Look, question lady. This job is not what I really do, alright? I play keyboards.

About Me

Explain yourself.

In the interests of streamlining the amount of info about me out there these are sites by me or about me:

TrueNuff.com - Online comic and sketch comedy series
Flickr Photos - My photos here

My Interests

Live and production music, keyboard, piano, guitar and drum recording, performing, sound design, screenwriting, sketch comedy, travel, get-rich-quick schemes, popcorn, clouds, Junior Mints and Pro Tools.

I'd like to meet:

Jay Chandrasekhar, David X. Cohen, Liam Howlett, Brucio McCulloch, Statler and Waldorf, vocalists with advice to give.

Music:

Underworld, The Crystal Method, The New Deal, The Prodigy, Beastie Boys, The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tragically Hip, Rage Against the Machine, Maroon 5, N.E.R.D., Ozomatli, Rush, Van Halen, G'n'R, U2, The Chemical Brothers, The Funk Brothers, Retrograde, Muse, Blue Man Group, Colin Hay, Jurassic 5, Stone Temple Pilots, Future Sound of London, Whitfield, Strada, Sweetheart, Colin James, Wide Mouth Mason, Spirit of the West, The Kosmic Free Music Foundation, Sugarhill Gang, Tool, William Shatner, Ben Folds (+Five), Pepper Sands, David Gray, KMFDM, Tally Hall, Nine Inch Nails, Dave Matthews Band, Q-Tip, Chali 2na, Gnarles Barkley, Maelcum, Necros, Gandharvas, Blinker the Star

Movies:

Shaun of the Dead, Ray, Sin City, Analyze This, Club Dread, Fight Club, The Freshman, Monty Python, High Fidelity, A Mighty Wind, Reservoir Dogs, School of Rock, Snatch, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Happy Tree Friends, Back to the Future, Anchorman, Dodgeball, Pixar productions

Television:

Scrubs, The Daily Show, Arrested Development, Family Guy, 24, Futurama, Conan O'Brien, Flying Circus, The Office (BBC and NBC), Extras, Kids in the Hall, Scrubs, Seinfeld, Nova, The Nature of Things, The Muppet Show, Animaniacs, Mr. Show

Books:

1984, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Fuck Off: A guide to negotiation and interpersonal relationships, Technical and Service Manuals, The Game, Crafty TV Writing, plus I have a long list of books I intend to read

Heroes:

Ben Burtt, Blue Man Group, Karl Hyde, Scott Kirkland, Liam Howlett

My Blog

Deadschool

So yeah I'm finally finished school.After 7 years enrolled at TechBC/SFU (note I didn't say "attending") and a marked lack of motivation to do coursework since I finished the core studies about 3 year...
Posted by J.Rai on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:54:00 PST

Now with a hint of lime!

an somebody tell me what the fuck the deal is with putting a hint of lime in my tortilla chips? I find chips and salsa to be a rare pleasure. A quick trip south of the border (not too far, just probab...
Posted by J.Rai on Tue, 15 May 2007 01:01:00 PST

Set better goals

So I did the Sun Run 10k again this year. Last year I signed up for the running clinic program and set myself a goal of 60 minutes or less. (Then I left town for 6 weeks in Feb-March to go on tour and...
Posted by J.Rai on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:13:00 PST

Irony is dead

Animal rights protesters in Berlin want zookeepers to kill a healthy baby Polar Bear cub.Excerpted from Reuters: Berlin gripped by fate of polar bear cub"The fate of "cuddly Knut" has gripped the Germ...
Posted by J.Rai on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:30:00 PST

Lesser life forms

I saw a bug on the floor of my kitchen, so I threw my cup at it.The cup was made of glass. And it also was full of Coke.I missed the bug, and now my floor is covered in broken glass and sticky wetness...
Posted by J.Rai on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:39:00 PST

New Rush Single!

That's right bitches, the greatest prog-rock band in the world, RUSH has a new album coming out in May (just in time for my birthday!) and their first single is streaming from their official website R...
Posted by J.Rai on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:48:00 PST

Tomorrow's lunch... today!

It's difficult not to sit for hours on end, eyes glazed over, wondering with futility what tomorrow will hold. If you're an optimist like me, you stay alive by believing it will be something delicious...
Posted by J.Rai on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:06:00 PST

El Toro es enfermo.

Yes, the Taurus is sick.As I was driving home Monday my radio suddently shut off, my power steering died, and my speedometer dropped to zero. My windows didn't work, my interior light wouldn't turn on...
Posted by J.Rai on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:11:00 PST

In Medias Res

Not to try and make myself soud like I'm part of "the industry" (I barely skirt the outlands) but I do know some places to look for work in the indie film scene. I see a lot of startup projects that a...
Posted by J.Rai on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:54:00 PST

You're so vain... you probably think this blog is about you

Woo weekend!Things are friggin' rainbows and unicorns right now.James, the Rob and I got seriously bucked up on Friday night. Holy crap. Rob and I were quick to anger over the high numbers of nice-loo...
Posted by J.Rai on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:36:00 PST