Edgars Rakovskis is an emerging Latvian composer who started out being the lead vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter for the Latvian metal band Relicseed. In 2015 Rakovskis wrote the first orchestral arrangement and has been developing this passion ever since. Being a child of violin and clarinet players, Edgars had an opportunity to listen to classical music at a very young age. After discovering the power of heavy rock and metal music in his teenage years, he picked up the guitar and started singing as well. The classical music listening experience and the acquired performing abilities define Edgars' sound and character fueled by tameless harmonies and the usage of elements from different styles of music. COMPOSING EXPERIENCE 2022 | Black Girl Missing | Additional composer | Lifetime TV, USA 2021 | Commercials for YouTube product review videos | Rock Distribution, Latvia 2007 | Music for the movie about mathematics teacher Imants Strazdins Latvian Television, Latvia RECORDING AND PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE 2022 | Los Cuatro Altares | Post-production | Peru 2020 | EP Recording with the band The Factor | Guitars, vocals, recording engineering, producing | Riga, Latvia Since 2019 | Relicseed Recording Studio | Composing, producing, recording and mixing music my own music 2014 | Album Ideoloģija with the band Relicseed | Guitars, vocals, producing at KS Records in Riga, Latvia 2012 | Album Slaughterhouse with the band Relicseed | Guitars, vocals, string arrangements, producing | Tranzformer Studios in Burbank, CA, USA 2010 | Album 60 Minutes of a Dream with the band Relicseed | Guitars, vocals, string arrangements, producing | KS Records in Riga, Latvia 2010 | Album Monokarš with the band SIA Radikal | Solo and rhythm guitars | Riga, Latvia SPECIAL EXPERIENCE Since 2008 | Relicseed (the band) Singer, songwriter, producer, manager 2018-2021 | Latvian Culture College Created a course “Music management psychology” 2013 | Playing for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet The band was invited to play the song “Brothers’ Tears” live for His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV of Tibet before his lecture “The Culture of Compassion”.

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Edgars Rakovskis is an emerging Latvian composer who started out being the lead vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter for the Latvian metal band Relicseed. In 2015 Rakovskis wrote the first orchestral arrangement and has been developing this passion ever since. Being a child of violin and clarinet players, Edgars had an opportunity to listen to classical music at a very young age. After discovering the power of heavy rock and metal music in his teenage years, he picked up the guitar and started singing as well. The classical music listening experience and the acquired performing abilities define Edgars' sound and character fueled by tameless harmonies and the usage of elements from different styles of music. COMPOSING EXPERIENCE 2022 | Black Girl Missing | Additional composer | Lifetime TV, USA 2021 | Commercials for YouTube product review videos | Rock Distribution, Latvia 2007 | Music for the movie about mathematics teacher Imants Strazdins Latvian Television, Latvia RECORDING AND PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE 2022 | Los Cuatro Altares | Post-production | Peru 2020 | EP Recording with the band The Factor | Guitars, vocals, recording engineering, producing | Riga, Latvia Since 2019 | Relicseed Recording Studio | Composing, producing, recording and mixing music my own music 2014 | Album Ideoloģija with the band Relicseed | Guitars, vocals, producing at KS Records in Riga, Latvia 2012 | Album Slaughterhouse with the band Relicseed | Guitars, vocals, string arrangements, producing | Tranzformer Studios in Burbank, CA, USA 2010 | Album 60 Minutes of a Dream with the band Relicseed | Guitars, vocals, string arrangements, producing | KS Records in Riga, Latvia 2010 | Album Monokarš with the band SIA Radikal | Solo and rhythm guitars | Riga, Latvia SPECIAL EXPERIENCE Since 2008 | Relicseed (the band) Singer, songwriter, producer, manager 2018-2021 | Latvian Culture College Created a course “Music management psychology” 2013 | Playing for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet The band was invited to play the song “Brothers’ Tears” live for His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV of Tibet before his lecture “The Culture of Compassion”.

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Edgars Rakovskis is an emerging Latvian composer who started out being the lead vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter for the Latvian metal band Relicseed. In 2015 Rakovskis wrote the first orchestral arrangement and has been developing this passion ever since.

Being a child of violin and clarinet players, Edgars had an opportunity to listen to classical music at a very young age. After discovering the power of heavy rock and metal music in his teenage years, he picked up the guitar and started singing as well. The classical music listening experience and the acquired performing abilities define Edgars’ sound and character fueled by tameless harmonies and the usage of elements from different styles of music.

COMPOSING EXPERIENCE
2022 | Black Girl Missing | Additional composer | Lifetime TV, USA
2021 | Commercials for YouTube product review videos | Rock Distribution, Latvia
2007 | Music for the movie about mathematics teacher Imants Strazdins
Latvian Television, Latvia

RECORDING AND PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
2022 | Los Cuatro Altares | Post-production | Peru
2020 | EP Recording with the band The Factor | Guitars, vocals, recording engineering, producing | Riga, Latvia
Since 2019 | Relicseed Recording Studio | Composing, producing, recording and mixing music my own music
2014 | Album Ideoloģija with the band Relicseed | Guitars, vocals, producing
at KS Records in Riga, Latvia
2012 | Album Slaughterhouse with the band Relicseed | Guitars, vocals, string arrangements, producing | Tranzformer Studios in Burbank, CA, USA
2010 | Album 60 Minutes of a Dream with the band Relicseed | Guitars, vocals, string arrangements, producing | KS Records in Riga, Latvia
2010 | Album Monokarš with the band SIA Radikal | Solo and rhythm guitars | Riga, Latvia

SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
Since 2008 | Relicseed (the band)
Singer, songwriter, producer, manager

2018-2021 | Latvian Culture College
Created a course “Music management psychology”

2013 | Playing for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
The band was invited to play the song “Brothers’ Tears” live for His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV of Tibet before his lecture “The Culture of Compassion”.

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Skills

Ac
Acapella
Ba
Backing Vocal
In
Instrumental
Le
Lead Vocal
Steinberg Cubase
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Experience Level

Acapella
Expert
Backing Vocal
Expert
Instrumental
Expert
Lead Vocal
Expert
Steinberg Cubase
Expert
Vocal
Expert
Webflow
Expert
Mix
Expert
Guitar Pro
Expert
Soundtrack
Expert
Master
Intermediate
Voiceover
Intermediate
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Language

Latvian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Russian
Intermediate

Education

Bachelor of Pedagogy at University of Latvia
September 1, 2004 - May 3, 2008
Primary and Secondary education at Riga Centre Language School
September 1, 1992 - May 10, 2004

Qualifications

Best Rock and Metal Music Album
February 6, 2018 - February 6, 2018
Golden Microphone, Latvia, 2018 | Best Rock and Metal Music Album | Relicseed “Ideoloģija”
Best Metal/Hardcore Album
June 10, 2015 - June 10, 2015
14th Annual Independent Music Awards, USA, 2015 | Best Metal/Hardcore Album | Relicseed “Slaughterhouse”

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Other
    uniE608 Jennifer Eight: music by Edgars Rakovskis
    Video content rights are owned by Paramount Pictures. Music for this video piece composed by Edgars Rakovskis. Original music for the movie Jennifer Eight composed by Christopher Young.
    uniE608 Ratatouille: music by Edgars Rakovskis
    Music for this video piece composed by Edgars Rakovskis. The original music for the movie Ratatouille was composed by Michael Giacchino.
    uniE603 My Luck
    The soundtrack in the style of the singer-songwriter. I composed, produced and arranged all music as well as wrote lyrics. music soundtrack vocal