Birth name Amir Davidson Role Musician Name Amir Derakh | Website amir-derakh.com Years active 1980–present Movies Freaky Friday | |
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Born June 20, 1963 (age 61) Schenectady, New York ( 1963-06-20 ) Associated acts Rough CuttJailhouseOrgyJulien-KDead By SunriseCircuit FreqHear 'n Aid Parents Nancy Davidson, Ed Davidson Albums Candyass, Out of Ashes, Vapor Transmission, Punk Statik Paranoia, We're Here with You Profiles | ||
Amir derakh jackson german camo double neck guitar
Amir Davidson (stage-named Amir Derakh), (born June 20, 1963) is an American musician. He is currently the guitarist and the synthesizer player for the band Julien-K, and guitarist for the band Dead by Sunrise. He was once a guitar synthesizer player in the rock band Orgy, and has also played guitar in the bands Rough Cutt and Jailhouse.
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- Amir derakh jackson german camo double neck guitar
- ROUGH CUTT First time in roughly 15 years Dio Memorial 5 2015
- Career
- Personal life
- Discography ProducerEngineerMixing and Arranging
- References
ROUGH CUTT - First time in roughly 15 years! Dio Memorial 5 -2015
Career
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 album, The Gift of Game. Julien-K released a remix of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington's solo song "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 Bennington when he performed the 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.
Personal life
Derakh is of Iranian, Irish, Austrian, Hungarian, and Russian ancestry. He attended UCLA and earned his certificate in producing/engineering.
Derakh 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 has a son named Michael Melody Davidson.
According to Metal Sludge, his stage name is meant to imply the phrase "I'm Here to Rock," with the spelling of the last name as a tribute to his Iranian heritage.