This is "Raz" and here's my story. I'm a Metro-Detroit based multi-instrumentalist that fuses several genres. Detroit has a rich heritage in both music and cars. - That's part of what inspires me to create my music. It's all about having cool driving music.  But now more than ever, music for me is like a momentary escape.  It is also the fuel for the soul that can help you throughout the day.  I like to produce music that helps take you back in time around the 70s and 80s. Particularly, I enjoy producing instrumentals to allow you to dive into your own thoughts and memories with a certain attention to high-fidelity.  I also like music that becomes musical score for your life as you are experiencing it.  That was my focus for "Guitronic8", the 2022 album following up on the debut album of "Loitering In The Left Lane" and the single, "Sirens By the Seaside".

I grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada where I was exposed to many genres of music and multi-national influences. As a teenager, I always wanted to learn more about music and audio production; but my parents discouraged me from taking music courses or joining a band because they wanted me to focus more on my academic subjects. I always felt that there was a part of me that yearned for music creation; but I never got to express that desire until a few decades later. That is, well after establishing my career as an automotive designer.

For many years I enjoyed listening to high-quality sound productions on nice audio systems and strummed a guitar now and again. But I never got serious about creating music. A good friend convinced me that I had an ear for recognizing good sound. I decided to take matters into my own hands and try a few licks using a home-based recording studio. I guess I fell in love... I am so thankful that I got to immerse myself in the passion for creating music even if it was decades after I originally desired it.

My goal with my music is to create a set that combines a common theme put in styles of rock, dance, jazz, and electronica in a nostalgic, instrumental audio production using real guitars, synths and layered digital drum patterns that I perform and program.  I try to produce my music with the audiophile in mind - trying to capture a recording that is not only clear; but also enjoyable on fine audio equipment.

On a very personal level, I love when music works its way into my soul and brings a tear to my eye. I believe that music is the universal language with which we are born and exhibited in something as beautiful as a heartbeat. I take great care in composing and performing all the tracks in my recordings with the desire to capture an emotion and feeling. Inspired by musical scores for car chases, 70s spy and action movies, 80s rock, 90s dance beats, and many sounds of my youth, I offer my music to you for your listening pleasure.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I have producing it for you. Thank you.

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