Mihkel Raud
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Born |
Tallinn | January 18, 1969
Nationality | Estonia |
Alma mater | London College of Communication |
Occupation | writer, blogger, playwright, TV personality, singer, guitarist, journalist, politician |
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Mihkel Raud is an Estonian writer, blogger, playwright, TV personality, singer, guitarist, journalist and member of the Estonian Parliament.[1]
Writing
Raud published his first book “How To Build A Music Web Site That Sells†at the age of 34, in 2003. His best known work, an autobiography called “Musta pori näkku†(Black Dirt in Your Face), was published in 2008.[2] In 2010, he wrote a thriller called “Sinine on sinu taevas†(Blue is Your Sky).[3] In 2012, Raud wrote a stage play called “American Monkey†which has been staged internationally including the United States, Finland and Russia.[4][5]
Music
Raud is most popularly known as a musician in his country. He has been involved in numerous Estonian bands as a guitarist, singer and songwriter. The bands Raud has been a member of are, Golem, Metallist, Ba-Bach, Singer Vinger,[6] Mr. Lawrence,[7] and Lenna.[8]
In 2002, he produced a medieval Black Sabbath tribute album “Sabbatumâ€, which contained 14 classic Sabbath tracks performed by medieval music band Rondellus and sung in Latin.[9]
Politics
Raud is an MP in the Estonian Parliament representing Tartu. He belongs to the Economic Affairs Committee and European Union Affairs Committee.[10][11] He is a member of the Social Democratic Party in Estonia.
Television
He singularly hosted the first five seasons the television show “Seitse Vapratâ€, which was shown on the largest Estonian television station, Eesti Televisioon. It was a weekly music chart show that aired weekly in 1994-2003. More lately, Raud has been working as one of the three judges on Eesti otsib superstaari, the Estonian equivalent of American Idol; and Eesti Talent, the Estonian equivalent of America’s Got Talent. He also hosted a weekly talk show on TV3, which is one of the biggest commercial networks in Estonia.[12][13]
Radio
Raud has worked in the Estonian radio industry for over 20 years as a DJ in Radio Kuku and Raadio 2.[14] He currently is a member of the Board of the Estonian Public Broadcasting.[15]
Journalism
He worked as a major culture reviewer and columnist in major three Estonian newspapers: Eesti Päevaleht, Postimees, Eesti Ekspress. He has written album reviews and in-depth concert reviews for all major Estonian newspapers.[16]
References
- ↑ "Mihkel Raud". draamamaa.ee
- ↑ "BLACK SPRAY-FACE".
- ↑ "SININE ON SINU TAEVAS".
- ↑ "freeFall Theatre Presents World Premiere of New Comedy AMERICAN MONKEY, 3/15-30".Broadway World.com. Retrieved March 15 2014
- ↑ "Review: 'American Monkey' at Freefall is a squirmy, intense experience".Stephanie Hayes, Art and Entertainment Editor, Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 17 2014
- ↑ "Singer Vinger proves that it continues to stay awake".Andris Tammela, Pornu Postimees. Retrieved May 6 2011
- ↑ "Mr Lawrence 1990-1999".Rada7
- ↑ "Mihkel Raud: Estonian music has never been so well lived".Margus Wound, Muusika
- ↑ "Rondellus, Sabbatum (Beg the Bug Records, 2002)Maria Nutick, the Green man review".
- ↑ "European Union Affairs Committee".
- ↑ "Economic Affairs Committee".
- ↑ "Full Throttle? "Three Iron" sixth season".Sirp. Retrieved May 23 2013
- ↑ "The stinging split in Estonian media".Postimees in English. Retrieved December 29 2014
- ↑ "Mihkel Raud turned from Radio 2".Publik. Retrieved July 3 2003
- ↑ "The Riigikogu appointed members of the councils of deputies".Postimees Politics. Retrieved May 26 2015
- ↑ "Mihkel Raud = rock'n'roll".Anne & Style. Retrieved May 10 2007
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