Mihkel Raud

Mihkel Raud (born 18 January 1969) is an Estonian writer, music artist, actor, and a former member of the Estonian parliament. He is best known for his book Musta pori näkku

In addition to his interest in literature and music, Raud was a member in 2015, of the Cultural Affairs Committee and European Union Affairs Committee of Riigikogu, the Estonian parliament. On 7 June 2016, Raud announced that he would leave politics and focus on his TV3 talkshow. a contributor to the local radio industry and member of the Board of the Estonian Public Broadcasting.

Writing

During his career, Raud published How To Build A Music Web Site That Sells in 2003 and later in 2008, an autobiography titled Musta pori näkku (Black Dirt in Your Face). Then, in 2010, he wrote a novel titled Sinine on sinu taevas (Blue is Your Sky). Later in 2012, Raud wrote a stage play titled American Monkey performed worldwide including in the United States, Finland and Russia.

Music

Raud is best known in Estonia as a musician who played as a guitarist, a singer-songwriter in several local bands including Golem, Metallist, Ba-Bach, Singer Vinger, Mr. Lawrence, and Lenna. In 2002, he produced a medieval Black Sabbath tribute album Sabbatum, a collection of classic Sabbath tracks performed in Latin by medieval music band Rondellus.