Music - mainly jazz, funk, and rock but really anything that's unique sounding. Interesting keyboards and retro keyboards. Not synths so much but electric pianos, organs, etc. Movies. Good, spicy food.
Music
Wayne Shorter, Soundgarden, Keith Jarrett, The Beastie Boys, The Fun Luvin' Criminals, Radiohead, Weezer, Miles Davis, The Presidents of the United States, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Smith, Randy Newman.. Too many to mention.
Movies
The Big Lebowski, Star Wars, Casablanca, Anything by Pixar (but especially Finding Nemo and Monsters, Inc.), Marx Brothers, Trading Places, Shaolin Soccer, Napoleon Dynamite, Citizen Kane, Army of Darkness, Indiana Jones, Sweet and Lowdown
Television
Arrested Development, Iron Chef, The Simpsons, Ken Burns' Baseball, Star Trek, King of the Hill, Stephen Colbert
Heroes
Hugh Hefner
Phil "Matt Krahlman" Etting's Details
Status:
In a Relationship
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
Los Angeles
Body type:
6' 2" / Some extra baggage
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign:
Pisces
Children:
Undecided
Education:
College graduate
Occupation:
Epic Rock Creator
Phil "Matt Krahlman" Etting's Schools
California Institute Of The Arts
Valencia, CA
Graduated: 1998
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Music: Jazz Piano Performance
Minor: Music: Music Composition
About me:
Well let's see here.. First off, I'm the keyboardist / vocalist for the Seattle rock trio Stay Tuned. We perform original alternative rock interpretations of classic TV theme songs. The inspiration for the band originally stemmed from my graduation recital at Cal Arts - where we performed original jazz arrangements of TV themes. While I play jazz, I love the energy from interacting with rock / punk crowds when Stay Tuned performs - it's a much different experience from jazz which is much more thrilling but in more of a quiet explosion of passion from a more intellectually stimulating place. Christ.. I sound like a cross between some asshatted jazz historian and some gargantuan sweaty writing into Penthouse Forums. Sadly, that might be an accurate description of me. And yeah.. Sometimes I use "sweaty" as a noun. I got that from Randy's (my good friend and Stay Tuned bassist) older brother. I also stole Randy's style sheet for the page because I thought it was cool and nice to be consistent. Plus I'm lazy. So I play music real loud for fun, I do creative design goofiness for my "day job" and sometimes, when I'm not doing either, I sleep or eat burritos.
Who I'd like to meet: People who like our music would be great. I'm mainly on myspace to interact and meet with people who have been to our shows (or would like to come to our shows someday) and/or like or hate our music or like or hate what we're doing. Or like music in general. I like things and people and places and animals and even spices that are unique. This may be why I play a keytar and seldom wear pants.
Phil "Matt Krahlman" Etting's Friend Space (Top 8)
Love the TV themes!!! Please throw the "Maude" theme into the mix someday. That would make you our new hero. Or perhaps it would make you the GREATEST American Hero.
