Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

Ariel Pink Born Ariel Marcus Rosenberg On June 24 1978 Is A Los Angeles Based Avant-Garde Musician Who Is Sometimes Associated With The Freak Folk Scene. Pink Boasts A Cult Following And Endorsements From More Widely Known Artists Such As Fellow Founding Paw Tracks Group Animal Collective. Ariel Pink Was Raised In The Pico-Robertson Area Of Los Angeles Attending Beverly Hills High School And Later The California Institute Of The Arts. In High School Pink Was A Fan Of Such Gothic Rock Acts As Christian Death Bauhaus The Sisters Of Mercy And The Cure Which He Cites As His Favourite Band . He Started Writing Songs "around Age 10" And Has Recorded Over 500 Songs On Hundreds Of Cassette Tapes Since 1996. Pink Produces And Plays Almost All Of His Own Music And Is Noted For Creating Drum Sounds Using Primarily His Mouth And Sometimes His Armpits. His Home Recording Technique Gives His Music A Very Lo-Fi Sound To The Point Where New Listeners May Mistake The Era Of His Music. Pink's Influences Range From R. Stevie Moore--Friend Mentor And "father Of Home Recording"--To Michael Jackson. Aside From His Music Pink Creates And Sells Semi-Abstract And Surreal Grotesque Drawings Which Can Be Viewed At His Unofficial Website. Pink Married Alisa Daniels In July 2002. read less