musical influences: Glenn Branca, Stravinsky, Guy Siggsworth, Jimi Hendrix, Mozart, Imogen Heap, the Police, Chris Whitley, Swans, Missy Elliot, Pat Metheny, David Bowie, My Bloody Valentine, Massive Attack, David Torn, Piazzola, the albums that Mutt Lang produced for Def Leppard, Jane's Addiction, Christian Fennez, Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis (especially In A Silent Way/Bitches Brew era), Talking Heads, John Fruciante, Janet Jackson, Tool, the B 52's, Faith No More, Steve Reich, Sonic Youth, Penderecki, Adrian Belew, Depeche Mode, Ligeti, Killing Joke, Neko Case, Meshuggah/Fredrik Thordendal, Daedelus, Brian Eno, Brian Byrnes, Felipe Restrepo, Jeannie Marcinkowski, Michael Riendeau, Steve Raparelli, JT McCluskey, Matt Walker, Mike Day, Brian Criner and many other inspiring artists.
Music, for me, is endlessly engaging. I most often involve myself with collaborative projects, but the music here is the result of me acting as writer, performer, engineer, and producer. I do not play this material live- it is what it is.
I'm told that I should highlight some of my musical achievements and promote the musical undertakings that I am involved with, so I will do that now:
*Current projects are "The MDR" and "The Young and Madlys". Past projects include "Volume Is Color", "Trillions", and "Birch" among many others (see top 4 friends below).
*Performed and recorded several times with legendary avant-garde composer Glenn Branca for his recent piece "Hallucination City".
*A string quartet of mine was selected for the 2004 International Music Festival held in 5 cities in Nicaragua. It was performed by string orchestra and conducted by Urz Leonhardt Steiner.
*Performed and recorded with numerous bands as a guitarist and a drummer (most notably Canasta and Scissors For Lefty)
*Studied classical guitar at Cal Poly and graduated from the Berklee College of Music with a B.A. in Contemporary Writing and Production.
I also teach lessons in the Chicago area and I'm available for sessions, gigs, etc.- let me know if you're interested.
I sincerely appreciate it if you take the time to listen.
Thanks for the friend request, Brendan! I really like the tracks you have posted... the production is fantastic; the sound pulls you in and makes you want to listen. So I see you're friends with Mysteriam... do you know Corbett?
You became my new friend and i'm very thankfull..for real to celebrate that here is a little comp of some stuff i do..waiting for the Album.. just click the image to find it
Thanks for the kind comment. Sorry for the delay, but I've been putting the final touches on the debut record. It's up now on itunes and amazon (amiestreet, rhapsody, etc.) There are 2 sides: Sink and Fall. "Sink" is more pop and electronic; "Fall" is more punk and country. We appreciate all your support. Have a happy MWU year
"CHEESE AND RICE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! man Im so gald we went ahead and changed the lyrics after you left- On a LESS limey note, Dusty fuked the ending UP in the BEST possible way for howling- no lyrical outro- just good clean wankin- I have your copy with me so stop by tomorrow after you get fired-
so maybe it's a ploy to get me to listen to your music more often. but since you're not calling me back mister, it's the only way i can hear your voice. nice one.
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