Richard Friedman Biography
Even if you haven't heard Richard Friedman's name before, we know you've heard his compositions. How do we know this? Because, from our Starship video clips to our "Welcome" mini movies, Rich Friedman composed and orchestrated all of the musical pieces on Myouterspace.com. The audio clips featured in our videos are just a small taste of what this talented composer is capable of creating.
Not to be confused with the Texas cowboy Richard "Kinky" Friedman, Myouterspace's Richard Friedman is most-definitely not kinky, but is a well-respected film and television composer working in Los Angeles. He has written over 600 pieces of music, which have been licensed worldwide.
In 1999 he scored the Warner Bros.' feature film, ''A Dog of Flanders.'' The ASCAP review board had submitted the score as a possible Academy Award nominee. Friedman also scored the urban family film, ''Uncle P,'' released by Beacon/New Line on DVD, Spring of 2007.
He also scored the PBS miniseries, ''Walking the Bible,'' based on the Bruce Feiler bestseller. That score was submitted for an Emmy nomination in 2006.
Friedman's hard-hitting dramatic orchestral music can be heard on movie trailers including Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, Van Helsing, Spider Man 2, as well as many other film promotional campaigns.
His success as a keyboard session musician has made him an in-demand performance artist, performing for prominent music software companies including Yamaha, East-West, Gigastudio, and Korg, to name a few. His formal training in the classics (Ph.D in Music Theory and History, Boston University), plus his performing and arranging experience in the Pop and Jazz worlds have allowed Friedman to work effectively in a wide array of musical styles. These range from nineteenth-century European Classical music in ''Dog of Flanders,'' to Urban, R& in ''Uncle P,'' and ethnic Middle Eastern and Biblica score in ''Walking the Bible.''
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Sci-Fi Crimes by Chevelle
Released Aug 31, 2009
Epic Records
Regardless of whether you enjoy Chevelle or not, you must admit that they have flawlessly maintained a level of musical consistency over the years; each album they record has the sound, style, and lyrical content that fit perfectly into their cohesive discography, without becoming repetitive. Their latest album, Sci-Fi Crimes is no exception to that standard.
Sci-Fi Crimes is lyrically Chevelle’s best album yet, without a doubt. Released as follow-up to their 2007 album Vena Sera, Sci-Fi Crimes is lighthearted compared to its prerequisite, which was jam-packed with blisteringly hard-to-swallow material. After such an abrasive album, Sci-Fi Crimes is a much needed breath of fresh air; discussing less weighty subject such as conspiracy theories, apparitions, UFO sightings, and all things not yet explained.
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Les Claypool Biography
 Les Claypool is a musician, best known as the bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's funky, creative playing style on the electric bass mixes finger-tapping, flamenco-like strumming, a Larry Graham-like slap technique, and Geddy Lee influences. He is a multi-instrumentalist, novelist, music producer, film director, wine maker, and avid fisherman.
Claypool has also self produced and engineered his solo releases from his own studio "Rancho Relaxo." Les got the studio's name from a joke in an episode of The Simpsons. 2006 saw the release of a full-length feature film Electric Apricot written and directed by Claypool as well as a debut novel South of the Pumphouse.
Claypool was born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, but was raised in El Sobrante, California in a working class family with a history of working as auto mechanics. His early education included Collins Elementary School and De Anza High School. Les' parents divorced when he was a young child, but he says that he had a decent childhood, citing that he was never abused or severely bullied.
Claypool was able to develop his slap technique through listening to players like Stanley Clarke and Larry Graham. He also bought his first Carl Thompson bass, his trademark four string bass. (Claypool stated in August of 2009, that he now owns 13 bass guitars, including a multi-wood fretless 6-string called the Rainbow Bass.)
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Mitch Allen Biography
 Mitchell Allan Sherr, best known as Mitch Allan, is the former lead singer and guitarist of the band SR-71
Mitch Allan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the younger of two children. He graduated from Randallstown High School in Baltimore. Mitch also attended the University of Maryland at College Park and graduated with a BA in Mass Communication with a minor in Political Science.
His original band, Honor Among Thieves, became a big name on the Baltimore, MD music scene in the mid 1990's. They later changes their name to SR-71 when they signed to RCA Records. While playing the Baltimore music scene, he also ran and produced records out of Wall of Sound Recording Studio which later became Wright Way Studios.
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