I've been creating music since 1990. My father was a guitarist and a violinist, and he taught me how music can move people; create moods and sensations. Scare people, or elate them.
I started off creating musical doodles on an old Amiga 500, and started my first band, Apex, in 1993. After Apex ended I moved into a heavier style, working with a well respected local metal guitarist named Paul Batchelor in 1996 to create an Industiral Techno band called Strange Thingys. The band's roster came and went, and the name changed to I.O.N., but the core of Paul and I remained. Despite the band's eventual parting, Paul and I still work together from time to time.
I am currently engaged in building up a decent recording setup for myself; I have my own electronic project named Red Jackal, and I am collaborating with local DJ and techno terrorist Yamon Darkside to create dark, nasty and raw electronic soundscapes that people can dance to. With the acquisition of more technology freeing me to experiment more, I'm enjoying making music more than ever.
I would list my primary influences as Depeche Mode, Meat Beat Manifesto, Nitzer Ebb, Coil, Finitribe, and the work of Clive Barker.
KITLIST
Software:
Steinberg Cubase SX3, Propellerheads Rebirth RB-338, Propellerheads Reason, Sonic Foundry Soundforge, M-Audio ProTools M-Powered
Hardware:
AMD Athlon 64 PC
Alesis Quadrasynth (keyboard), E-Mu Systems Emax 1 (keyboard), E-Mu Systems ESI2000 (rackmount), Akai S6000 (rackmount), Ensoniq DSK-8 Mirage (keyboard), Roland MC-303 Groovebox, Novation BassStation (keyboard), Boss PC-2 analog percussion pedal, Yamaha SY-35, Midiman Key49 controller keyboard, Korg NanoKontrol, Theremin
Mixing/Production:
Yamaha O3D mixing desk, Tascam 2488 Hard Disk Recorder, Digitech MIDIvocalist, Sony DTC-60ES DAT machine, Sony MDS-JE520 Minidisc recorder

Red Jackal on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/redjackalmusic