One Hour Photo
Singer/songwriter, writing mostly alternative/indie rock music inspired by "serious" alternative artists such as Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Bloc Party and Bjork. I have a particular disdain for the stereotypical, ostentatious "sex n drugs n rock n roll" aesthetic. I much prefer to concentrate on musical development through texture, structure and harmony, than use flashy 10-minute guitar solos and riff-rock wankery.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I have been writing my own music for 9 years, and am a degree qualified music technologist. Early influences were Oasis and The Beatles, whereas nowadays I draw inspiration from a wider range of sources, particularly alt. rock, electronic and classical music.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
A few open mic nights here and there.
Your musical influences
Radiohead, Bjork, Jeff Buckley, Bloc Party.
What equipment do you use?
DAW:
Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 @ 3.2GHz
4GB DDR2-1066 RAM
M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496
Creative Soundblaster Audigy
nVidia GeForce 9800GTX+
250GB WD Caviar SE SATA-II
80GB Hitachi Deskstar PATA
160GB WD External USB
22" LG Flatron L225WS
OTHER HARDWARE:
Yamaha MG10/2 mixer
Audio Technica AT3035 condenser mic
Sennheiser e818S-II dynamic mic
Korg K49 MIDI Keyboard/Studio Controller
Beyerdynamic DT-100 headphones
SOFTWARE:
Cakewalk SONAR 8.5 Producer Edition
+ Cakewalk Session Drummer 3 (Drum Samples)
+ Cakewalk Dimension Pro (ROMpler/wavetable synth)
+ Perfect Space (Convolution Reverb)
Native Instruments Akoustik (Piano)
Native Instruments Kore Player (Sample Library)
+ Native Instruments North India (Indian Instruments)
+ Native Instruments Retro Machines (Retro Synths & Drum Machines)
MrRay73 (Rhodes Electric Piano)
MrTramp (Wurlitzer Electric Piano)
ProteusVX (ROMpler)
Elotronix XL (Frippertronics)
ePhonic Tape Delay (umm, Tape Delay)
Tweakbench Tapeworm (Mellotron)
INSTRUMENTS:
Epiphone Riviera
Yamaha bass
Marshall JCM2000 TSL122 (100w, 2x12", all valve guitar amp)
GUITAR PEDALS:
AKAI Headrush E2 (Looper/Delay)
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Fuzz)
Electro-Harmonix Stereo Polyphase (Phase Shifter)
Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron+ (Envelope Filter)
Dunlop Crybaby GCB-95 (Wah-wah)
