Musician 'The Sight Below' got EVERYTHING stolen from him:

This is terrible:

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/05/26/seattle-musician-and-wife-lose-everything-after-their-moving-truck-is-stolen

Rafael will be putting up a list of all the gear stolen so people in the Seattle area can be on the lookout.

From his website:

Dear Listeners,

Our moving truck got stolen around 4:17 am this morning, along with all my studio equipment, backup drives, instruments (even a 900 pound piano!) and all of our lifelong possession. We lost EVERYTHING.

Video of robbery in progress:

We are asking friends, listeners and followers to track down the truck and/or keep an eye on Craigslist/Ebay for items listed here based out of Seattle-area.

Here’s a part list of items in my studio:

1920’s Pease Piano

Ableton Live 9
Ableton Push
Audiofile Engineering Triumph
AKG K-7021 headphones
Avatone Mixcubes
Beyerdynamic MC-930 stereo pair mics
BOSE Boombox waveradio
BOSS Roland RE-20
BOSS TU 12H Guitar Tuner
BOSS TU Guitar Tuner
D-Sub cables for SSL
Dave Smith Tetr4
Ekdahl Mosturizer
Electro-Harmonix Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix Cathedral
Electro-Harmonix HOG
Electro-Harmonix POG2
Empirical Labs FATSO
Ernie Ball Volume Pedal (2)
Ernie Ball 25K OHM Pedal
European 1-spot pedal power supply
American 1-spot pedal power supply
Eventide UltraHarmonizer 3000 SE/D
Eventide PitchFactor
Eventide Space
Fender Standard American Jazz Bass
Focusrite Platinum VoiceMaster preamp
Furman M8LX Merit Series Spike Protector (3)
Galaxy Audio In-ear monitors
Genelec 8030A
Guild Starfire III electric guitar
Guild 1979 JF4-NT acoustic guitarSeinheiser HD-25 headphones
Seinheiser HD280 Headphones
Izotope software bundle
KORG clip-in guitar tuner
KORG MS-20 Mini
KORG NanoControllers (3)
KORG NanoKeys
KORG PADKontrol
KORG Wavestation A/D
Lexicon Series 200 Digital Reverberator
Lexicon Super Prime Time Delay M95
Lexicon LXP-1
Lexicon LXP-5
LG computer monitor
Mac Mini
Mac RAM + Mouse/Key
Mac USB superdrive
Mac RAM (8 gigs) for MacBook
Mastering Headphones AKG K701
MOOG Minitaur
Moogerfooger rack ears (2)
Moogerfooger Delay
MoogerFooger FreQBox
Moogerfooger LowPass Filter
MoogerFooger MIDI Murf
MoogerFooger Ring Modulator
Moogerfooger Cluster Flux
MOTU MIDI to USB interface (2)
MOTU Ultralite Hybrid
MOTU 828
Shure KSM44
Novation LaunchPad
Radial re-amp box (3)
Really Nice Leveling Amp
Redhead windshield
Roland MKS-70
Roland Space Echo
Samson Patch Bay (3)
Satechi USB hubs (2)
Seagate EXT HD (3)
Sherman Filterbank
Soundcraft Series 200 Mixer
Stereo condenser Hydrophone
Tascam 130 Tape Player
TimeLine Delay Strymon
UAD-2 Apollo QUAD
UAD-2 Apollo expansion card
VOX Wah Pedal
Yamaha SPX-90
Zoom H4N

If you see any items listed anywhere, please contact the Seattle Police Department. The truck is a 2007 Ford 17’ U-Haul, Arizona license plate #AD29272. Officer Grayson at the SPD is handling the case. Phone: 206.684.4300. Incident #2014-164711.

Thank You!

holy FUCK that is so terrible.. =/

that said, this looks like a camcorder/person held camera, with all of the in/out focusing. Regular surveillance cameras don't do that? =S

Any word on why that is?

  On 5/28/2014 at 5:36 AM, StephenG said:

holy FUCK that is so terrible.. =/

that said, this looks like a camcorder/person held camera, with all of the in/out focusing. Regular surveillance cameras don't do that? =S

 

Any word on why that is?

Pretty sure it's the original surveillance video recorded from a television screen using an iPhone or something like that, hence the zoom in and having the date/time at the top of the screen disappear.

OH ok, so someone recorded the tv screen (with the surveillance video playing) with their iphone or whatever. That makes a lot more sense.

But yeah, this is absolutely terrible... that is a TON of gear and a big chunk of this bands livelihood... I hope they have insurance or something.. =/

terrible news. I hope he gets everything again.

Oh my god that is so much gear. That'll make you cry your fucking eyes out

wow... that is a total bummer! So much stuff!

people who steal musicians' gear are the scum of the earth. I hate seeing stories about acts on tour who get their vans/buses broken into and stolen from, especially small-time/lowkey people working hard to bring art/enjoyment/meaning to the world. one of the worst groups of people you could hit as a robber.

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that's why everyone should backup using any cloud service

Maybe some rich electronic musician like Trent Reznor will hear about it and hook him up. In a perfect world.

http://wundergroundmusic.com/david-guetta-world-tour-cancelled-after-losing-usb-containing-his-entire-set-2/

I'm sure they didn't deliberately target a musician, but still. What a shit thing to happen. I'll let some Seattle friends know.

  On 5/28/2014 at 2:53 PM, logakght said:

that's why everyone should backup using any cloud service

Lemme know how uploading that 900lb piano to a cloud service goes...

lel, boss.

I mean his music. I really hope his music is in another place, in a secure one...

How much is all that worth? Did he not get it insured?

I would never ever leave my back up drives in a car over night. I just wouldn't.

Does anyone got some fresh news on that story?!

  On 5/28/2014 at 11:33 PM, AdieuErsatzEnnui said:

I would never ever leave my back up drives in a car over night. I just wouldn't.

I would sleep with them.

  On 5/28/2014 at 9:06 PM, Joyrex said:

 

  On 5/28/2014 at 2:53 PM, logakght said:

that's why everyone should backup using any cloud service

Lemme know how uploading that 900lb piano to a cloud service goes...

 

Wasn't impressed so chucked a load of bird tweeting noises over it. Feels good.

Sorry to be an asshole but who leaves their entire life in an unguarded truck overnight?

There is no way this guy deserved this but there it a strong component of stupidity or laziness here.

Whooaa-hooaah-ooooaaaahhhhh.. That's a lot of gear.

  On 10/20/2014 at 4:10 PM, PaSaul said:

Does anyone got some fresh news on that story?!

http://forum.watmm.com/topic/85281-indiegogo-campaign-to-help-the-sight-below/

Fuck, that's a lot of very nice gear... I would be fucking livid, then devestated then alternate back and forth between that for a long time.