| Amir Derakh | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Amir Davidson |
| Born | June 20, 1963 Schenectady, New York |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Associated acts | Rough Cutt Jailhouse Orgy Julien-K Dead By Sunrise Circuit Freq Hear 'n Aid |
| Website | amir-derakh.com |
Amir Davidson (stage-named Amir Derakh) (born June 20, 1963) is an American musician. He is currently guitar and synthesizer player for the band Julien-k and guitar player for the band Dead by Sunrise. He was once a guitar/synthesizer player in the band Orgy and have played guitar in the bands Rough Cutt and Jailhouse.
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After graduating in 1981 from Mission Bay High School in San Diego, California, Derakh played lead guitar for local bands Armed & Ready and Emerald. He moved to Los Angeles to replace Craig Goldy in Rough Cutt. He made a guest appearance on Crazy Town's The Gift of Game album. Julien-K released a remix of Chester Bennington's solo song "The Morning After" which appeared exclusively on the soundtrack for the 2006 film Underworld: Evolution. Derakh describes the sound of Julien-K as Depeche Mode meets Chemical Brothers.
Derakh performed backing for Chester Bennington when he performed his song "Let Down" during 2005's ReAct Now: Music & Relief televised concert. He also made an appearance in the 2003 version of the film Freaky Friday and has worked with many other bands, including Coal Chamber and Red Tape.
Derakh is of Iranian, Irish, Austrian, Hungarian, and Russian ancestry. He attended UCLA and earned his certificate in producing/engineering.[1]
Derakh also is an avid guitar designer. He has worked with Grover Jackson of Jackson Guitars and has personally designed several of the guitars he currently plays (the most famous being The Disruptor). One of his motivations for designing his own guitars is his desire to create something unique yet functional, and having the public wonder "Wow, what is that guy playing?" Derakh also has a son named Michael Melody Davidson.[2]
According to Metal Sludge, his stage name is meant to imply the phrase "I'm Here to Rock." By his 40s, he began following the emo fashion that is popular with teenagers by painting his nails black, coloring his hair black with a streak of blonde and wearing slim fit jeans, a variety of wrist bracelets and eye liner.
Valentine pre-production & engineering - Warner Bros. - 2001
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