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London, The United Kingdom

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Fiction, Crime, Thriller

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Adrian David Stranik is a London-born singer/songwriter who has performed all over the world with 'swamp-rocking', 'garage-o-billy', and 'country-trash' bands The Silver Brazilians, The Broadway Twisters and Environmental Science.

He studied cinematography under the tutelage of Franz Von Hasburg at Brighton Film School and appears occasionally in theatre, TV, and film productions.

He has been published in a number of ‘glossies’, including Eternity, Shindig!, Milkcow Vintage, Music Maker, and the American ‘culture and politics’ magazine Bohemoth. Most recently, his contributions have appeared in the books 'The Jam: The Day I Was There' and 'Teds, Rebels, Hepcats & Psychos', and his short story 'A Buddy Holly Story' is featured in issue #9 of C ...more

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