R. Barrows
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R. Barrows | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mehran Azma |
| Born | United States |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, designer, writer, editor, producer, radio host |
Mehran Azma, who creates works under the alias R. Barrows, is an American musician,[1] designer,[2] writer,[3] editor,[4] producer and radio-show host.[5]
Born in the USA, he spent the latter half of the 90s singing and playing guitar in post-punk act The Nightmare Syndicate, who toured and supported acts like The Murder City Devils, The Blood Brothers, The Rapture and others,[1][6] and was a touring guitarist for the punk band Swindle in the Southern California area.[7] During this time, he was also the editor-in-chief of online music publication Light Up The Sky [4] and contributing writer for OC Weekly.[3] After the dissolution of his previous efforts, he attended Otis College of Art and Design where he received his BA in Graphic Design [8] and continued to play music as bassist and vocalist of Baby's Breath,[9] and released solo material under the moniker Nevers.[10]
In 2011, he relocated to Portland, Oregon and began hosting a weekly radio show called Past Haunts on local radio-station PRA. After the closure of the station due to financial stress, the show was moved to House of Sound where he continues to host on Sunday mornings.[5] In 2013, he also began co-hosting a second radio show entitled Echo's Answer on KXRY 107.1 FM & 91.1 FM. In 2014, he launched SINIS Recordings and released the first record on the label by Warm Hands.[11] In 2015, he marked the end of Echo's Answer and transitioned Past Haunts onto XRAY.FM, where he continues to broadcast weekly.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Zeigler, Chris. "Horrific Secret Revealed", OC Weekly, Costa Mesa, 25 October 2001.
- ^ Rigler, Thomas. "Credits" Archived 2014-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Jane Austen Addict, Pasadena, 2011.
- ^ a b Staff. "Feedback", OC Weekly, Costa Mesa, 17 June 2004.
- ^ a b Anderl, Timothy. "Electric Wizards: An Interview with Youth Code", Ghettoblaster, Kettering, 7 November 2013.
- ^ a b Staff. "House of Sound: Program Schedule" Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine, Portland, 2014.
- ^ Staff. "The Nightmare Syndicate", Infinite Booking, Vancouver BC, 2001.
- ^ Lennen, Nick. "About", Swindle, San Diego, 2001
- ^ Azma, Mehran. "About", Stations Studio. Pasadena, 2011.
- ^ "Baby's Breath on Last.Fm", Last.fm
- ^ "Nevers on Last.Fm", Last.fm
- ^ Discogs "SINIS"
- ^ Staff. "Schedule", KXRY, Portland, 2015.