Hale-Bopp Records Presents

Rick Kauffman

SongwriterProducerMusicianTechnologist

About Me

I play guitar, sing some songs, and do technical things.

I have been playing music in the greater Phoenix, Arizona megatropolis since 1979. I have played just about every open mic as a solo act — I have even played at a McDonald's in McCormick Ranch.

About ten years ago I joined a three-piece rock and roll band called 8 Ball. When I'm not writing, producing, or playing with the band, I'm usually doing something technical — writing code or learning a new technology.

I fancy myself a bit of a writer, too. I'm currently working on two books: The AI Wars and a pseudo-non-fiction called The Digital Citizen (currently under wraps).

I'm a prolific songwriter — I write songs almost every day. Most of them are total crap. But every once in a while, one gets through. When you browse the discography, click any record and listen to the whole thing, for free.

Rick Kauffman playing at Flicka's
Flicka'sCirca 2019
Rick Kauffman, The Visitor era
The VisitorCirca 1996
Rick Kauffman working out new songs
New songsCirca 2022

Discography

Original music — free to listen

Almost the complete collection of Rick Kauffman records. Click any cover to hear the whole album on YouTube.

Orange Recording Studio logo

Orange Recording Studio

Having fun making music.

When I started my first DAW-based recording studio, I was living on Naranja Avenue. Living in the southwest, I discovered that naranja means orange.

It's a fairly simple concept that worked well for the Beatles. Apple Records? Orange? It's a fruit thing.

orangestudio.us →

Computer Geek Alert

The Mad Scientist.

I've spent the last 45 years working with technology. The work I do puts my hands on some of the latest bleeding-edge tech — a lot of expensive toys I could never afford otherwise.

As long as I have that unfettered access, why not ask the question: where are the boundaries? I love searching for them.

Tech World Wookie

Contact

Let's talk.

Booking, collaborations, or just want to say hi about the music or the tech? Drop me a line.