![]() ![]() In 2006 they were listed by "Spin" as one of 25 Greatest Live Bands to see.Īfter a decade on the road, Ian made the move to the production side of the music industry, starting as a runner to quickly making his way to becoming the assistant tour manager of The Foo Fighters. Ian toured all over the world and recorded with The Riverboat Gamblers over the next 10 years. In 2005 the whole band relocated to Austin, TX where they currently reside. One phone call later he found himself joining the band and embarking on his first national tour the summer after graduating high school. At the age of 18, he grabbed the attention of established Denton, TX punk band The Riverboat Gamblers. He got his first guitar for his 15th birthday and spent the following summer indoors playing along to records from bands like X, The Clash and Dead Kennedys. Ian was born in San Jose, CA and moved to Dallas, TX when he was 14. Ahmed, having mastered a little-known instrument called a glistintar, is an artist of profound experimentation. Ahmed is a proficient acoustic artist who has earned many accolades for both live and recorded performances. His current offspring is a fusion band called Muse Oasis in which Ahmed and company have taken the best of his both worlds, belly dancing and heavy metal, and have melded them into a seamless world expression of power and peace, dance and steel. ![]() Ahmed would go on to play pivotal roles in dozens of other bands and projects such as Nemisis 24,Holly Street, Anger Mgmt, Eshta and more. This was Ahmed’s brain child and everything reflected Ahmed’s early musical views, expressions, talents and genius. Aftershock would later morph into the legendary Austin metal band Hurlant. His exposure to music and the arts was early and took effective shape during the 1980s when Ahmed was given his first guitar, a red Gibson 'Flying V.' Ahmed’s first band Aftershock quickly became a staple in Austin’s early metal community. Born in NYC in the summer of love, Ahmed was uprooted and taken to Austin, Texas where he was expertly raised by a pack of Austin belly dancers with his mother, the great belly dancer Lucila leading the way. ![]()
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