Born 1965, in Leicester, England. Rich Deakin was influenced by punk in his formative years, and left school as soon as he could. For the next twelve years he dedicated his time to being a full-time wastrel and occasional disc jockey, until he reached a crossroads, and made the pivotal decision to re-educate himself. He eventually went on to a complete a Masters thesis on the British underground press and now works at the University of Gloucestershire. He lives in Cheltenham with his long-time girlfriend and two Persian cats, Maumau and Owsley.