farsheed hamidi-toosi

2] Age?

19

3] What instrument do you play in redBus?

drums, percussion, piano, anything that makes noise

4] When did you start making and playing music?

i started playing with cassette tape recorders when i was in 3rd or 4th grade, eventually moving onto the 4-track and computer for recording. piano lessons with walter noona for 6 years, drums with powell randolph for about 5. does anybody know where i can get a vibraphone?

5] How would you describe redBus's music?

i like the term jazz-punk. but since i'm in the band it's hard for me to describe it.

6] Why do you continue to play live music? Why not just solo record?

it's a chance to hang out with friends. it's a very social thing to play live music. when i solo record, it's like becoming a hermit. sometimes i just need a breath of fresh air.

7] What do you like to do in your spare time besides music?

skateboarding, soccer, boomerangs, making things. hanging out. trying to remember what i just dreamed. talkin on my celly! eating at jing jiangs. wondering where i am. oh, and upside-down knife juggling. underwater. and blind boxing. it's the latest thing in europe.

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1] Name?

Kaveh Ardalan

2] Age?

18

3] What instrument do you play in redBus?

I'm mostly on keyboards, but ready to rock a bass guitar, sampler or miscellaneous gadgets.

4] When did you start making and playing music?

Started playing the piano in 5th grade. 2 years later, I started to cut up sounds on my computer and play keyboards in my own style.

5] How would you describe redBus's music?

I'd say our band's basically a collision between four individuals that work as one group. No audience is safe from us as we throw around hip-hop, rock, jazz, and unclassifiable unspeakables in our tracks.

6] Why do you continue to play live music? Why not just solo record?

I'm playing live music as a continuous homage to P. Diddy, my mentor and the inventor of the remix. We grew up together, attending the school of Hard Knocks in our youth. I play live because the energy is alot more alive and vital than just doing solo recording all the time. It's exercise! (jazz-punkercise?)

7] What do you like to do in your spare time besides music?

Other than music, I like to read, rock the occasional game of racquetball, hang out, whatever.