Amir Derakh

Amir Davidson (born June 20, 1963), 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.

Amir Derakh
Davidson performing live in 2017
Background information
Birth nameAmir Davidson
Born (1963-06-20) June 20, 1963
Schenectady, New York
OriginNew York, United States
GenresAlternative rock, electronic rock, industrial metal, indietronica, noise, darkwave, dance, nu metal, heavy metal, industrial, goth, electronica, dark pop, post-punk, glam metal
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, mixer
InstrumentsGuitar, bass, synthesizer, programming
Years active1980–present
LabelsWarner Bros., Metropolis, Julien-K Inc., Circuit Freq Records, Level 7
Associated actsRough Cutt
Jailhouse
Orgy
Julien-K
Dead by Sunrise
Circuit Freq
Hear 'n Aid
Linkin Park
Websiteamirderakh.com

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 Nine Inch Nails.

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, Spineshank, Danzig, the eels, Mumiy Troll, Estados Alterados, Ghostfeeder and Red Tape.

Derakh owns two restaurants in Orange County, California. 2145 & Lola Gaspar, plus a recording & mixing studio in Long Beach, California.

Personal life
Amir Derakh's "Fiction" video outfit at the Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco, California

Derakh is of Iranian, Irish, Austrian, Hungarian, and Russian ancestry. He attended UCLA and earned his certificate in producing/engineering.[1]

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?" 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.[2]

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)
  • "Slaves to Humanity" - Battleground, "Behind My Back","Riot Addict","I Love It" - producer/engineer/mixer - 2020
  • "The Intemperate Sons" - Running Man',"Believe", "Wading in the Gray", "Going Crazy", "Remission" - mixer - 2020
  • "Ghostfeeder" - Invited to the Murder - mixer - 2020
  • "Hospital Lies" - Ultraviolet - mixer - 2020
  • Julien-K - Harmonic Disruptor - producer/engineer/mixer - 2019
  • "By An Ion" - Shadow Knife","Faces" - 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
  • "Grey Saints" - Steam Catcher", "Crash - producer / engineer / mixer - 2017
  • "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
  • "The Crying Spell" - Never Again - mixer - 2015
  • "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
  • True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2 - Soundtrack - producer/engineer/mixer for Julien-K - Sega - 2009
  • Dead by Sunrise - Out of Ashes - pre-production & engineering - Warner Bros. - 2009
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (video game) - 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
  • Underworld: Evolution - soundtrack - producer/engineer/mixer for Chester Bennington vs. Julien-K - Sony - 2007
  • Shadow the Hedgehog - soundtrack - producer/engineer/mixer for Julien-K - Sega - 2005
  • Orgy - 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 - 2004
  • Freaky Friday - Soundtrack - producer/engineer for Halo Friendlies - Hollywood - 2003 - Gold
  • Coal 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. - 2001
  • Zoolander - Soundtrack - co-producer/engineer/mixer for Orgy - Hollywood - 2001
  • Spineshank - The Height of Callousness - pre-production & song arrangements - Roadrunner - 2000 - Grammy Award Nominated
  • Scream 3 - Soundtrack - remixer for Orgy - Wind-Up - 2000 - Gold
  • Orgy - 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 - 1998
  • Bride of Chucky - soundtrack - mixer for Coal Chamber - CMC - 1998
  • Rod 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

References
  1. "Amirshrine.tripod.com". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
  2. Popgurls.com Archived March 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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