R. Barrows

Mehran Azma, who creates works under the alias R. Barrows, is an American musician,[1] designer,[2] writer,[3] editor,[4] producer and radio-show host.[5]

Born in the USA, he spent the latter half of the 90s singing and playing guitar in post-punk act The Nightmare Syndicate, who toured and supported acts like The Murder City Devils, The Blood Brothers, The Rapture and others,[1][6] and was a touring guitarist for the punk band Swindle in the Southern California area.[7] During this time, he was also the editor-in-chief of online music publication Light Up The Sky [4] and contributing writer for OC Weekly.[3] After the dissolution of his previous efforts, he attended Otis College of Art and Design where he received his BA in Graphic Design [8] and continued to play music as bassist and vocalist of Baby's Breath,[9] and released solo material under the moniker Nevers.[10]

In 2011, he relocated to Portland, Oregon and began hosting a weekly radio show called Past Haunts on local radio-station PRA. After the closure of the station due to financial stress, the show was moved to House of Sound where he continues to host on Sunday mornings.[5] In 2013, he also began co-hosting a second radio show entitled Echo's Answer on KXRY 107.1 FM & 91.1 FM. In 2014, he launched SINIS Recordings and released the first record on the label by Warm Hands.[11] In 2015, he marked the end of Echo's Answer and transitioned Past Haunts onto XRAY.FM, where he continues to broadcast weekly.[12]