FICTIONAL BIO

Žarko Kozmič, a.k.a. Ray Kosmick, is an artiste extraordinaire - besides playing drums, percussion, keyboards, bass, guitar, tables, chairs, floors, bottles, beer cans and any other objects he might come across, he is also his own producer, arranger, sound engineer, mixing and mastering engineer, fitness trainer, janitor, domestic cleanliness engineer, waiter, cook, lyricist, screenwriter, costumes designer, makeup artist, roadie and groupie. Despite the fact that the listeners of his monumental works are few and far between, he remains convinced he has a bit of a knack for making music. And no, he has not recorded any hit singles yet.

Ray's undying wish is to make soundtracks for big-budget porn, and earning a cut of those budgets, too - hence his new project "Ray Kosmick and his Porn Groove Crew". Every year Ray attends the Venus Porn Fair in Berlin, Germany, and tells everyone there "Guten Tag, ich bin Ray Kosmick und ich bin ein Porn Groove Meister," which about wraps up his knowledge of German. As a rule, the porn industry professionals who have the misfortune of hearing the tunes by "Ray Kosmick and his Porn Groove Crew" in the context of erotic films of any quality and/or subgenre soon realise that Ray's love of baroque audio drama, elaborate rhythmic embroidery, psychedelic escapades and inclination towards maximalism might not fit their productions too well. The kinder among them then tell Ray that he tends to go over the top a bit, while those among them with a perverted sense of humour usually laugh their asses off at how bizarre the action on the screen looks when observed while listening to Ray's soundtrack proposals. So to date nobody has hired Ray and his co-conspirators yet, even though he is respected in certain circles as a laughing-stock: the Ed Wood of the porn groove industry.

Despite a quite lengthy (though perhaps a bit misguided) career as a musician, Ray is, of course, always completely broke.

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REALITY CHECK

In reality Žarko Kozmič, a.k.a. Ray Kosmick, is a fictional character appearing in the novel "Cynicism Management" by Bori Praper, published by the UK e-book publisher Aventura eBooks. Ray will also play a minor role in Bori's next novel, entitled "Pendulum Pet", which is currently in the works. All the tracks by Ray Kosmick are in fact written, recorded and produced by this same clown, Borut Praper.

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