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Petr E.C. Rice

About Me

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Member Since: 21/02/2006
Band Website: http://cdbaby.com/cd/petrecrice
Band Members: Petr Rice, using: Logic 8 Studio, Final Cut Express HD, Adobe After Effects CS3, Soundtrack, LiveType, GarageBand, numerous Super-8 cameras, toy zither, a 5 stringed 12-string guitar, iMac G5; as "The Handsome iMac", iBook G4 as "iPetr", and an ear for harmony
Influences: Danny Elfman, Alan Silvestri, Marco Beltrami, James Horner, and sometimes John Williams. I listen to anything from the Beastie Boys, El Ten Eleven, Nick Drake, Jimmy Smith, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Ryan Adams (NOT BRIAN ADAMS), Ray Lamontagne, Nina Simone, Regina Spektor, Stina Nordenstam, Broken Social Scene, Money Mark, Rhett Miller, G. Love and Special Sauce, Ella Fitzgerald, Rachmaninov, JAck Johnson, Cody Chestnutt, John Mayer, Beth Orton, Jon Spencer and The Blues Explosion, Medeski Martin & Wood, Anouk, Mr. Scruff, Mum, Stereolab, James Brown- The only music to get me on a dance floor at a wedding, Fink, Winter Wallace, Jon Brion, Boom Bip, Ingrid Michaelson, Iron & Wine, Gillian Welch, A Cursive Memory, "Walking Ghost" (2006) Dir. Sarah Sterchele.Sound Design and Original Music: Petr E. C. Rice
Sounds Like: Sometimes I write the title of the song first, and the music follows. Sometimes I experience something, and the music follows. I usually try to tell a story, or even better, I'm cued by film or video.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Coffee Generation

Up late, writing my 2 papers in 8 hours,I re-heat a cup of coffee...by placing it in the taboo microwave...I know, I know, but this time it was special:I put one cup of coffee into the microwave,and f...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:41:00 GMT

My Dear Squirrel

For the piece of already-been-chewed Nicorette gum you picked up, I am sorry.By chance, in my propulsion & expectoration in this particular case,I had no intention for you to choose it over any other....
Posted by on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:29:00 GMT

"Complicated" Album Now On iTunes

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Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:12:00 GMT

Twisted Around

I know what you may be asking yourselves, and the answer is yes,I did have my boxer-briefs on backwards the entire day.The lesson learned is, give yourself enough time to get ready for the day.
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:24:00 GMT

Empty Coffee

One day I'll be able to walk into my apartment with a cup of coffee,and never empty it out onto myself as I turn the key.Today, it's been 7 years since my father's death. He's the one that taught met...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:17:00 GMT

Dad

Obituary For Dad
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:39:00 GMT

Valentine

Just thinking for a minute about Valentines Day.I haven't been in a relationship on Valentines Day since High School...11 years ago.What's up with that?I guess relationships did sorta get in the way o...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:57:00 GMT

A Baby I Didn’t Know About

This is weird.So, there I am at work when a balloon rises over some shelving to my eye level"It's a Girl!", it says,then slowly falls down toward the floor.Then,today I get a magazine in the mail,"Ame...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:43:00 GMT

Mercury Retrograde.

Mercury goes retrograde this week, and stays that way until February 17. In general, this means miscommunication and technological snafus. With Valentine's Day around the corner, though, this can get ...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:51:00 GMT

If Only

I've got a mean case of the "If onlys"
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:24:00 GMT