Amir Derakh Amir Davidson , known as Amir Derakh , is an American musician & producer. 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 the guitar synthesizer player in the rock band Orgy , and has also played guitar in the bands Rough Cutt and Jailhouse.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 , '. 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 ' 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 , Spineshank , Danzig , the eels, Mumiy Troll , Estados Alterados, Ghostfeeder 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. 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?" He also designed a signature model for Yamaha called the AES-AD6 which was made in a very limited factory run and is highly collectable. 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.Discography (Producer/Engineer/Mixing and Arranging) Julien-K - Harmonic Disruptor - producer/engineer/mixer - 2019 "Ghostfeeder" - Star Beast - mixer/addl. production - 2018 "Estados Alterados" - Lumisphera - producer/engineer/mixer - 2018 Julien-K - Time Capsule - A Future Retrospective - producer/engineer/mixer - 2018 "Lovelesslust" - Fashion - producer/engineer/mixer - 2017 Julien-K - California Noir, Chapter Two - Nightlife In Neon - producer/engineer/mixer - 2016 "Fourwaycross" - Discipline - mixer - 2016 Beta Test - Movie Score/Soundtrack - 2016"Lovelesslust" - The Car Crash That Ended Her Life Came as No Surprise - mixer - 2016 Mumiy Troll - Malibu Alibi - co-producer/engineer/mixer - various tracks - 2016 Julien-K - California Noir, Chapter One - Analog Beaches & Digital Cities - producer/engineer/mixer - 2015 Mumiy Troll - Pirate Copies - co-producer/engineer/mixer - various tracks - 2015 - #1 Russian Album "Matt's Chance" - Movie Score/Soundtrack - 2014 Mumiy Troll - SOS Matrosu - co-producer/engineer/mixer/remixer - various tracks - 2013 - #1 Russian Album Julien-K - We're Here With You - producer/engineer - 2012 Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack: Blue Blur - Soundtrack - producer/engineer/mixer for Circuit Freq - Sega - 2011' - Soundtrack - producer/engineer/mixer for Julien-K - Sega - 2009 Dead by Sunrise - Out of Ashes - pre-production & engineering - Warner Bros. - 2009 ' - producer/engineer/mixer for Julien-K score - Activision - 2009 Julien-K - Death to Analog - producer/engineer/mixer - 2009 Transformers - soundtrack - producer/engineer for Julien-K - Warner Bros. - 2007 - soundtrack - producer/engineer/mixer for Chester Bennington vs. Julien-K - Sony - 2007Shadow the Hedgehog - soundtrack - producer/engineer/mixer for Julien-K - Sega - 2005Orgy - Punk Statik Paranoia - co-producer/engineer/mixer - D1 - 2004 Red Tape - Radioactivist - producer/mixer - roadrunner - 2004 Sonic Heroes - Soundtrack - producer/engineer/mixer for Julien-K - Sega - 2004Freaky Friday - Soundtrack - producer/engineer for Halo Friendlies - Hollywood - 2003 - GoldCoal Chamber- Giving the Devil His Due - engineer/mixer - Roadrunner -2003 Coal Chamber - Dark Days - pre-production & song arrangements - Roadrunner - 2002 Valentine - pre-production & engineering - Warner Bros. - 2001Zoolander - Soundtrack - co-producer/engineer/mixer for Orgy - Hollywood - 2001Spineshank - The Height of Callousness - pre-production & song arrangements - Roadrunner - 2000 - Grammy Award Nominated Scream 3 - Soundtrack - remixer for Orgy - Wind-Up - 2000 - GoldOrgy - Vapor Transmission - co-producer/engineer - Reprise - 2000 - Gold Danzig - Satan's Child - mixer - E-Magine - 1999 Coal Chamber - Chamber Music - mixer - Roadrunner - 1999 Spineshank - Strictly Diesel - producer/engineer/mixer - Roadrunner - 1998 Orgy- Candyass - co-producer/engineer - Reprise - 1998 - Platinum Strangeland - soundtrack - mixer for Coal Chamber - TVT - 1998Bride of Chucky - soundtrack - mixer for Coal Chamber - CMC - 1998Rod Stewart tribute album - Forever Mod - Portrait of a Storyteller - producer/engineer/mixer/arranger - DeRock - 1997 Coal Chamber - Coal Chamber - engineer/mixer - Roadrunner - 1997 - Gold Eels - Beautiful Freak - engineer - DreamWorks - 1996 - Gold - Grammy Award Nominated
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