Carl Begai (born December 1, 1968, in

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) is a Canadian

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, and author.

Life

Begai was born in

, Canada. He attended

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in Toronto and received a B.A. in history in 1993. Begai currently lives in Germany.

Career

Begai began his writing career in October 1993 as a contributor to M.E.A.T Magazine, a Toronto-based metal fanzine distributed across Canada that was available for free. At the end of 1996 he joined the ranks of Toronto-based metal magazine

Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles ''Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles'' (''BW&BK'') is a Canadian heavy metal website and former magazine. Although based in Toronto, Canada, ''BW&BK'' features writers from the US, Germany and the UK, allowing the magazine to represent metal music f ...

(BW&BK). He has contributed to every issue since, having become one of the key writers on staff. In May 2005 Begai added the BW&BK websit
Bravewords.com
to his mag-related duties, joining other staff members in reporting metal news on a daily basis. Begai has also contributed to the regional German rock fanzine Rock City News (better known these days as RCN) and was a copy editor for the English language edition of the German gothic culture magazine Orkus for two years. In addition, he has written brief band biographies for

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, Midnattsol, Scarlet Sins,

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and vocalist

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. Carl also assisted Midnattsol vocalist

Carmen Elise Espenaes Midnattsol are a gothic metal, gothic/folk metal band from Germany. The band was founded in 2002 by Norwegian vocalist Carmen Elise Espenæs and German guitarist Christian Hector. The band's name is a modified spelling of the Norwegian word ''mi ...

in shaping and arranging lyrics for the band's 2005 debut, Where Twilight Dwells, and its 2008 follow-up, Nordlys. Begai is the co-writer and collaborator on ex-

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bassist Joerg Deisinger's memoir, Fire And Fame, released independently in August 2008. He is currently working on a book of his own entitled Won't Go Quietly, a work of fiction inspired his experiences in the music industry.

References

External links

Official website of the book "Fire And Fame"bravewords.commyspace.com/usemefriendly
– Carl Begai's Myspace page. {{DEFAULTSORT:Begai, Carl 1968 births Living people Canadian male journalists Canadian male non-fiction writers Canadian music critics Canadian music journalists Journalists from Toronto York University alumni Writers from Toronto