Here's what comes to mind in no particular order, except alphabetically obviously:
A - Joseph Arthur, Ash, A.I., Army of Freshmen, Automatic 7, A, Alkaline Trio, Ahmad, Audio Karate, Arms of Kismet, Anthrax, Augustana, Azure Ray, Richard Ashcroft, Armor For Sleep, Agents, Aberdeen City, Actual, Nate "Cannonball" Adderley, Fiona Apple, Apples in Stereo, Against Me!, Adjustments, Appogee, Anniversary, Trey Anastasio, Ryan Adams, Angeles Drake, Anathallo, Age of Rockets, Aceyalone, Arson Welles, Peter Adams, Avalanches, Tori Amos, Atom & His Package, Priscilla Ahn, American Girls (Support those Oregon bands!).
B - Chuck Berry, Big Audio Dynamite, Beach Boys (primarily their early 70's work on Brothers Records), Beastie Boys, Bran Van 3000, Bedouin Soundclash, Beck, Jimmy Buffett, Black Crowes, Bullfrog, Beta Band, Blair, Blur, Buzz Poets, Badly Drawn Boy, Bar-kays, Bilal, Big Blue Hearts, Black Dahlia Murders, Blue Meanies, Blue Rags, James Brown, Boom Bap Project, Buju Banton, Bad Religion, Bjork, Black Grape, Bare Jr, Blind Melon, Bicycle Thief, Blues Traveler, Jim Bianco, Sarah Brightman, Jeff Buckley, Brandtson, Brendan Benson, Butthole Surfers, Bloodhound Gang, RL Burnside, Beethoven, Bim Skala Bim, Cary Brothers, Ian Brown, Beautiful South, Tony Bennett, Doyle Bramhall II, J.S. Bach (Bach Rocks!).
C - Wendie Colter, Catherine Wheel (and Rob Dickinson's solo material!), Jamie Cullum, Johnny Cash, Crowded House, Natalie Cole, Sam Cooke, Kasey Chambers, Cursive, Cells, Coheed and Cambria, Caesars, Ray Charles, MC Chris, Cocteau Twins, Copeland, Lauren Christy, Shannon Curfman, Communique.., Coral, Brandi Carlile, Campfire Girls, Cure, Cult, Crescent, Clutch, Graham Coxon, George Clinton, Codebreaker, Harry Connick Jr, Clash (& Joe Strummer's work as a solo artist and with the Mescaleros), Tim Corley, Cars, Cowboy Junkies, Joe Cocker, Joe Cuba, Curve, The Connells, Elvis Costello, Nikka Costa, Cat Power, Tom Cochrane, Patsy Cline, Robert Cray, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Charlatans UK.
D - Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Decemberists, Doves, Ani Difranco, De La Soul, Dig, Dig This, Dandy Warhols (gotta support those Oregon bands!), Damn Personals, Dilated Peoples, Dub Pistols, Dance Hall Crashers, Das EFX, Miles Davis, Danny Blitz & the Jet Age Hoods, Domino, Dragmules, Depeche Mode, Damone, Dropkick Murphy's, Dynamite Boy, Devin Davis, Dinosaur Jr, Willie Dixon, Pete Droge, Din Pedals, Dakota Moon, Dredg.
E - Easyworld (and David Ford's solo work!), Embrace, Early November, Earth Wind & Fire, Eve's Plum, Electrasy, Eisley, Enigma, Echobelly, Eels, Epoxies, Elf Power, Steve Earle, Evergreens, Elbow, Elkland, El Pus, Elefant, Elwood, MC Eiht, English Beat, Earlimart, EPMD.
F - David Ford, Feeder, Four Tops, Five Iron Frenzy, Features, Donavon Frankenreiter, Ben Folds, Frou Frou, Flogging Molly, Flaw, Faith No More, Fishbone, Funkdoobiest, Fountains of Wayne, Fisher, Five Footaz, Faint, Face To Face, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Faith No More, Fischerspooner, Faulter, Flick, Folk Implosion, Five Stairsteps, Frogwings, Format, Franklin, Fun Boy Three, Fig Dish (now known as Caviar), Front Row For The Meltdown.
G - Gazz, Gomez, G Love & Special Sauce, Peter Gabriel, Beth Gibbons (lead singer of Portishead), Gloria Record, Girls vs. Boys, Galactic, Gourds, Al Green, Gersey, Gipsy Kings, Get-Up Kids, Goodie Mob, Girlband, Gob, Gadjits, Grant Green, Gin Blossoms, Gluey Brothers, Gov't Mule, Grateful Dead, Goldfinger, General Public, Good Clean Fun, Guided By Voices, Guns N Roses, Gorillaz, Gangstarr, Grand Puba, Getaway People, Geto Boys, Benny Goodman, Groovie Ghoulies, Marvin Gaye.
H - Ted Hawkins, Hey Mercedes, Hot Hot Heat, Hard-fi, Hippos, Ben Harper, Happy Mondays, Hot Sauce Johnson, Dexter Holland, Herbie Hancock, High Dials, Hot Water Music, Ed Harcourt, Hanks, PJ Harvey, Hot Rod Circuit, Hesher, Billie Holiday, Hepcat, Holiday Parade, Honorary Title, Lena Horne, Trevor Hall, John Hiatt, Har Mar Superstar, House of Pain, Hutch, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Haven, Hem, Howlin' Wolf, Lena Horne, Jolie Holland, Robyn Hitchcock, Helio Sequence.
I - Idlewild, Impressions, Intruders, Isley Brothers, Inxs (& Michael Hutchence's posthumous solo album), Chris Isaak, Ice Cube, Interlocking Grip, Ignite, Ill Mitch, Ill Al Skratch, Imarobot, Incognegro, Idiotpilot, Inspection 12, Izler.
J - Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, J. Geil's Band, Jurassic 5, James, Jesus & Mary Chain, Jim's Big Ego, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Jane's Addiction, Jeevas, Jimmy Eat World, Joy Division, Jude, Jettingham, Joe Jackson, Juliana Theory, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Jack Johnson, Matthew Jay, Just Jack, Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats, Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons (hell yeah Oregon bands!), Jam, Gary Jules, Jamiroquai, JVA, JJ72.
K - Kenna, Jeremy Kay, Isarel Kamakawiwo'ole, Chantal Kreviazuk, Ben Kweller, Kicks (formerly "Ashtray Babyhead"), KRS-One, Killing Joke, Komakino, Keane, K's Choice, K-os, Koufax, Kudu, Talib Kweli, Khz, Kidney Thieves, Carole King, KMFDM, DJ Krush, Mat Kearney (SEHS represent!), Justin King Band (SEHS represent!).
L - Longwave, Long-view, Largo, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Liam Lynch, Lyrics Born, Los Lobos, Louque, Lionrock, Laptop, Luniz, Legends of Rodeo, Ray LaMontagne, Jamie Lidell, Little Barrie, Lords of the Underground, Level (now called "The Conversation"), Shelby Lynne, Los Lobos, Living End, LL Cool J, Lo-fidelity Allstars, Leroy, Lazyboy, Loudermilk, Locksley, LCD Soundsystem, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Led Zeppelin, Loretta Lynne, Less Than Jake, Ladytron, Annie Lennox, Ben Lee, Lucky Boys Confusion, Claudine Longet, Liars Academy, La's, Amos Lee, Luna, Greg Laswell, Luscious Jackson.
M - Curtis Mayfield, Nellie McKay, Matthew Good Band, Morgan Heritage, Madness, MxPx, Mad Capsule Markets, Method Man, Madcaddies, Maktub, Gabriel Mann, Jeff Mallon, Ministry, Mars Volta, Muddy Waters, Mobb Deep, Madlib, Alexi Murdoch, Massive Attack, Maxeen, Mercury Rev, Moth, Morningwood, Muse, Modest Mouse, Mother Love Bone, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Masta Ace, Keith Murray, Morrissey, Metric, Mighty Lemon Drops, Mshima USA, Matt Pond PA, ME First & the Gimme Gimme's, Minibar, Katie Melua, Monster Magnet, Mooney Suzuki, Medeski Martin & Wood, Mysteries of Life, Natalie Merchant, Morphine, M.O.P., My Bloody Valentine, Mindless Self Indulgence, Mustard Plug, Matisyahu, Chris Murray Combo, Morcheeba, Music, Murs, Van Morrison, Glenn Miller, Mr. Lif, Thomas Mapfumo, Charlie Mars, Amadeus Mozart.
N - New Order (& Peter Hook's side project Monaco), Willie Nelson, Matt Nathanson, Nonce, No Use For A Name, Nada Surf, North Mississippi All-stars, Nashville Pussy, Sheila Nichols, Leona Naess, Nerfherder, Naughty By Nature, Nonpoint, Nine Inch Nails, Mike Ness, Liz Nugent, New Pornographers, New Amsterdams, Nas, Nickelcreek, Nature Boy Saints, Nixons, NOFX.
O - Ok Go, Ok Go Away Paris Hilton Apparatus, Of a Revolution (O.A.R.), Ozomatli, Offspring, Ohio Players, Onyx, Opus, Ohio Players, Oh No Not Stereo!, Operation Ivy, Shuggie Otis, O'Jays, One of the Loudest Tragedies Ever Heard, O.A.O.T.'s, Ocean Colour Scene, Owsley, Oasis, One Life Lost, Oingo Boingo, Orson, Ozma, Ours, PJ Olsson, Old Crow Medicine Show, One Block Radius, Oranges Band, Oslo, Outkast (Southernplayalisticaddilacmuzik is STILL their best album ever!)
P - Primitive Reason, Police, PiL, Public Enemy, Paloalto, Pixies, Pogues, Phunk Junkeez, Placebo, Pat McGee Band, Piebald, Tom Petty, Posies, Prince, Liz Phair, Pansy Division, Pitchshifter, Pulp, Primitives, Pantera, Mike Park, Puya, Portishead, Promise Ring, Glen Phillips, Grant Lee Phillips, Polyphonic Spree, Pharcyde, Postal Service, Procussions, Piper Downs, Papa Vegas, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Porno For Pyros, Plasticene, Plankeye, Paperboy, Phantom Planet, Powderfinger, Pinback, Paris, Plain White T's, Pepper, Phaser, Parliament, Pretenders, Phish, Primer 55, Pilfers, Porterville, Wilson Pickett, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Primal Scream.
Q - Quicksand, Questionmark Asylum, Queen, Qwazaar, Quasimoto, Finley Quaye, Queens of the Stone Age, Queers, Quarashi.
R - Ruskabank, Rentals, Reverend Horton Heat, Rival Schools, Run DMC, Thomas Rusiak, Rhymefest, Rustic Overtones, RJD2, R.E.M., Royal 7, Replacements, Radio 4, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radish, Royal Crown Revue, Rilo Kiley, RX Bandits, Recoil, Raekwon, Res, Redman, Rufio, Revolutionary Hydra, Rage Against the Machine, Lou Reed, Remy Zero, River City High, Red Star Belgrade, Rooney, Ringside, Real McKenzies, Rollins Band, Roots, Rise Against, Bonnie Raitt, Rahzel, Redwalls, Rench, Otis Redding, Rolling Stones, Ramones, Restoring Poetry in Music, Rancid, Rogue Wave, Reel Big Fish, Bic Runga, Rappin' 4-Tay, Refreshments, Jim Reily, Rocking Horse Winner, Raveonettes, Reggie & the Full Effect, Joshua Radin, Rocket From the Crypt, Remma, Josh Rouse, Rock n Roll Soldiers (support those EUGENE bands!).
S - Specials, Schatzi, Spearhead, Bob Schneider, Superdrag, Scrimmage Heroes, Shift, Stereophonics, Self, Stone Roses, Silverstein, Sparta, Stills, Superchunk, School of Fish, Frank Sinatra, Sparklehorse, Sundays, Shivaree, Stars, Slackers, Sebadoh, Static Age, Sade, Sex Pistols, Step kings, Spinners, Steel Pulse, Scapegoat Wax, Sprung Monkey, Sam & Dave, Supergrass, Cat Stevens, Stiff Little Fingers, Seventeen, Silversun Pickups, Sensefield, Bessie Smith, Saturday Knights, Samiam, Simian, Shins, Steely Dan, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Slick Rick, Slick Shoes, Spinal Tap, Supersuckers, Scritti Politti, Squeeze, Stereo Total, Shootyz Groove, Sevendust, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Save Ferris, Social Distortion, Staple Singers, Swinging Utters, Scotland Yard, Simple Kid, Stereo MCs, Slayer, Shades Apart, Soundgarden, Star Spangles, Smoking Popes, Single File, System of a Down, Slightly Stoopid, Showoff, Stoney, Solarcade, Souls of Mishief, Soul Coughing, Soulwax, Soul Hooligan, Soul Asylum, Souljunk, Skunk All-stars, Southern Culture on the Skids, Sufjan Stevens, Smithereens, South, Suburban Legends, Saves the Day, Say Anything, Sneaker Pimps, Soup Dragons, Sublime, Regina Spektor, Stooges, Sheila Divine, Scout, Smiths, Sherwood, Simon & Garfunkel, Strategy Game, Sound Team, Strung Out, Summer Obsession, Screaming Trees, Sugarcult, Spain, Streets, Space Monkeys, Sounds, Stroke, Sly & the Family Stone, Snow Patrol, Erick Sermon, Sick of it all, Suicidal Tendencies, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Soundtrack of our lives, Sigur Ros, Smashing Pumpkins, Sounds of Animals Fighting, Elliot Smith, Matthew Sweet, Spacehog, Suicide machines, DJ Smash, Peter Searcy, Sterns, Super Day.
T - Tat, Teenage Fanclub, Tenacious D, Toots & the Maytals, Emiliani Torrini, Tricky, Temptations, Travis, They Might Be Giants, Tears For Fears, Thermals, Too $hort, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Toadies, Teddy Thompson, This Day Forward, Tora! Tora! Torrance!, Termites, The The, Trainwrecks, Turbonegro, Tony Toni Tone.., Those Bastard Souls, Toploader, Transplants, Thrice, Tyde, Trinity Hi-Fi, Throwing Muses, TV on the Radio, Thursday, William Topley, Tsunami Bomb, Time Spent Driving, John Trudell, Treblecharger, Twinz, Tripping Daisy, Tortoise, Tindersticks, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Tsar, peter Tosh.
U - UB40, Ugly Ducking, U2, Urge, Unband, Union Pulse, U.S. Crush, Umbrellas, Urban Dance Squad, Used, Uncle carl, Unified Theory, Urge Overkill, Us3, Unwritten law, Useless I.D., Upwelling, The University of Oregon Marching Band (obviously!).
V - Vast Capital, Voom Blooms, Veils, Vandals, Verve, Verve Pipe, Veronicas, Vendetta Red, Van Halen, Violent Femmes, Verbena, Vell Bakardy, Luther Vandross, Veruca Salt, Venus Hum, Sarah Vaughn, Vines, Rocky Votolato, Von Bondies, Velvet Underground, Ventures, VHS or Beta, Vib Gyor.
W - Waking Hours, Warsaw, Tom Waits, Weston, Wu-Tang Clan, Wannadies, Wax, Westbound Train, Ween, Waking Ashland, Whiskeytown, Wayne, Whirlybird, Waiting Game, Weird Al Yankovic, Wilco, We Are Scientists, Saul Williams, Wheatus, Wall of Voodoo, Whole Wheat Bread, Wallflowers, White Light Motorcade, Westside Connection, Keller Williams, Peter Walker, Wax Poetic, Woven, Weezer, Seth Walker, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Who, Stevie Wonder, Lucinda Williams, Chris Whitley, Wolfmother, Paul Westerberg, Butch Walker, Rufus Wainwright.
X - X, X-ecutioners, XTC, Xzibit, Xiu Xiu.
Y - Y'all So Stupid, Youth Group, Rachel Yamagata, Young Dubliners, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Pete Yorn, Young Werewolves, Jenny Owen Youngs, Youth Ahead.
Z - Z-Trip, Zebrahead, Zap mama, Zwan, Zero 7, Zoomer, ZZ Top, Zutons, Warren Zevon, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention.
And I could go into artists with numbers or punctuation marks too (1090 Club, !!!, 19 Wheels, 3rd Bass, 2nd II None, 10000 Maniacs, etc.) but I'm sure you're bored by now...
Movies
OFFICE SPACE IS THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE!!! 2nd greatest may in fact be IDIOCRACY, oddly enough made by the same guy who did OFFICE SPACE, Mike Judge
I love documentaries, independent film, old classics, and anything that makes a social commentary directly or indirectly on societal/political issues. I'm a sucker for a good stupid comedy any time. An obsessive movie collector, I have almost 4,000 films in my personal collection.
A few faves... SAGAS - LOTR trilogy, Star Wars II - VI, Beverly Hills Cop trilogy, Naked Gun trilogy, Matrix trilogy, The Pink Panther series (but only the ones starring Peter Sellers), National Lampoon's Vacation series (though Vegas kinda sucked), Die Hard trilogy, Austin Powers trilogy, Alien(s) series.
DOCUMENTARIES - Bush's Brain, Weapons of Mass Deception, The Blank Generation, Dig!, Before the Music Dies, Bastards of the Party, Bukowski: Born into this, Condor: The first war on terror, The Corporation, Filth & the Fury, Midnight Movies, Star Wars Dreams, Dogtown & Z-Boys, Z-Channel: A Magnificent Obsession, The Target Shoots First, Uncovered: The whole truth behind the Iraq War, Fahrenheit 9/11, Camp Hollywood, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Unconstitutional, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America, The Big One, Live Forever, Run Granny Run, The Raid on Los Banos, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Unprecedented: The 2000 Election, Tom Dowd: The Music Legend, Chasing Ghosts...
OTHERS - Memphis Belle, I Am Sam, Strangebrew, Empire of the Sun, Chuck and Buck, Grosse Pointe Blank, V For Vendetta, Amelie, American Splendor, Take the Money and Run, The Great Dictator, Kids in the Hall: Braincandy, Bang Bang You're Dead, The Baxter, Dr. Strangelove, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Stalag 17, The Sleeper, The Crow, Shaun of the Dead, Prozac Nation, Heavy Metal Parking Lot, Tommy Boy, The Pianist, Friday, Triplets of Bellville, Multiplicity, Flyboys, The Golden Child, Mom and Dad Save the World, The Mosquito Coast, Almost Famous, Galaxy Quest, Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Election, The Harder They Come, Factotum, Dolemite, Ed Wood, Clue, Pan's Labyrinth, This is Spinal Tap!, What Dreams May Come, Kelly's Heroes, The United States of Leland, The Doom Generation, Moscow on the Hudson, Garden State, The Frisco Kid, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, Bubba Ho-tep, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Young Frankenstein, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Detroit Rock City, Glory, Eddie & the Cruisers, Fear of a Black Hat, Caddyshack, Airplane!, The Ten, Holes, The Blues Brothers, Trading Places, CB4, Last Night, Ark, In The Mood, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Ed Wood, Citizen Kane, The Shawshank Redemption, Persepolis, The Dark Knight, Overlord, August Rush, Gattaca, Morvern Callar, Blast From the Past, The Animatrix, Letters from Iwo Jima, Casablanca, The Jerk, SLC Punk, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Longest Day, Empire Records, Bowfinger, The Big Lebowski, Evil Dead II/Army of Darkness, Fear of a Black Hat, Johnny Dangerously, PCU, The Spirit of St. Louis, Dead Man on Campus, The Money Pit, Major League, Leaving Las Vegas, High Fidelity (I'm often compared to the characters in that film), Without Limits (filmed in Eugene!), National Lampoon's Animal House (also filmed in Eugene!!!)...
Many many many more could be named, like I said I own almost 4,000 films...But just like with my music list, I'm sure you're sufficiently bored by now.
Television
I watch WAY too much TV...So much so that I have two TVs set up next to each other so that I can watch multiple programs at once, which comes in very handy during football season.
I love documentaries, sports, and movies. Chances are my TV is almost always set to one of those.
Aside from that, the Daily Show and BBC World News are consistently on my DVR...and the Simpsons of course, since they're based on my hometown (Eugene, OR). Yes, I said it. THE SIMPSONS ARE FROM SPRINGFIELD OREGON
Books
With all of my time dedicated to film, music, and video games I don't find much time to read. But I enjoy audiobooks and occasionally pick up a few good books.
I like Michael Moore's books, Jimmy Buffett's books, "America: the book" by Jon Stewart, Malcolm Gladwell's "The Tipping Point" and "Blink," Donald S. Passman's "All You Need to Know About the Music Business," George Orwell's "1984" will change your outlook on life, "FUBAR: America's Right-Wing Nightmare" by Sam Seder, the occasional John Grisham novel, and any non-fiction book pertaining to history, aviation, music, or the University of Oregon.
Heroes
MUSICIANS - Curtis Mayfield, Toots Hibbert, Jimmy Buffett, Henry Rollins, Ted Hawkins, Daniel Johnston, David Ford, Bob Schneider, Herb Alpert (for his philanthropy and entrepreneurship as much as his music), Tom Dowd.
AUTHORS - Hunter S. Thompson, Kirk Nugent, Jimmy Buffett, Rod Machado, Donald S. Passman, Chuck Yeager, Michael Moore, Malcolm Gladwell.
SPORTS - Donald Igwebuike, Joey Harrington, Chad Cota, Pedro Cerrano.
REAL AMERICAN HERO - G.I. Joe
OTHERS - Randi Rhodes, Walt Liebe, Yoda, Optimus Prime, Peter Sellers, Chuck Yeager, the fly with balls of steel that attacked my lunch on 12/06/05, and the inanimate carbon rod:
Also George Brownridge, for obvious reasons...
...and Nintendo Fan Boy, along with his trusted sidekick R.O.B., coming to save the day in full 8-bit action!
I work in the LA music biz, and I'm always interested in speaking with individuals currently in, or looking to break in to the music business.
Triumphant return of Kurt the Caucasian Sensation's Companies
Eugene Emeralds Eugene, OR US Peanut Vendor/Program vendor/Speed pitch machine Surprisingly, having work experience with large inflatable speed pitch machines helped get me two jobs later in life...
1994-1997
Friendly Air Service Eugene / Creswell, OR US Intern (Southwork program)
1995-1997
Superior Steel Fabrications Eugene, OR US Temp worker This job royally sucked...Graveyard shift work in a steel mill is not a good career choice.
1998
ERAU Security Prescott, AZ US Shuttle Driver We called it driving the "shame train," taking fellow students from campus to the flightline. Shame train...vomit comet...Loser Cruiser...It had a lot of names.
1999
KFLI 90.5 FM "The Fly" Prescott, AZ US General Manager / Program Director / DJ / Booking I started as a DJ, quickly moved up to assistant music director, then assistant general manager. Within a year I was general manager.
1998 - 2002
Pacific Rim Manufacturing Jasper, OR US Temp worker Working outside at a lumber mill is not fun...
Summer 1999
Eugene Posters, Inc. Eugene, OR US Temp worker I made these stupid little black fuzzy posters all day, and would come home covered in black felt head to toe. Another job that sucked...
Summer 2000
Golden Temple Foods Eugene, OR US Temp worker Natural foods candy/granola/cereal factory. To this day when I smell granola I gag...Though the people who ran the place were very nice, this job sucked.
Summer 2000
Horizons (ERAU's bi-weekly collegiate newspaper) Prescott, AZ US Music Journalist Horizons was awarded in 01' and 02' as the best collegiate bi-weekly newspaper in the country (back-to-back national champs baby!) Though the awards I'm sure had nothing to do with me.
2000 - 2002
Cumulus Communications Eugene, OR US Intern...I did a lot of board ops and remotes KEHK 102.3 FM "The Hawk," KKTT 97.9 FM "Cat Country," KNRQ 95.3 FM "The Q," KZEL 96.1 FM "The Z," KUGN 590 AM.
1999 - 2000
Interscope Records Santa Monica, CA US Intern Radio Artist Development (College radio promotion)
Summer 2001
Capitol Records Hollywood, CA US Staff Assistant Radio Promotion
2002 - 2003
S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Entertainment Group Los Angeles, CA US Independent non-comm radio promotion
2003
Electronic Arts Westwood, CA US Quality Assurance Test Team
2003
Plan-it Interactive Inglewood, CA US Driver / Event Assistant Taking large inflatable games like joust and video game consoles to conferences and parties and other events...Yep, this job sucked.
2003 - 2004
Matchnet Los Angeles, CA US Temp worker I proof-read online dating profiles all day...oh, the horrors I have seen (and read). It was an office job, which is a step up from a factory, but still sucked.
2004
Myspace Beverly Hills, CA, CA US Music Marketing Manager <img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/LogoDotcom.gif">
2005 - 2006
Sidecho Records / Playback Entertainment Signal Hill, CA US I did damn near everything... <img src= "http://myspace-979.vo.llnwd.net/00425/97/93/425883979_s.jpg">
October 2006 - June 2007
Insomniac Games Burbank, CA US QA Tester
July 2007 - Present
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About me:
I'm from Eugene, OR...GO DUCKS!!! I'm a pilot, but work in the music biz to avoid real life.
I live in Los Angeles, where the breasts are fake and the assholes are real.
I majored mainly in apathy while in college.
I have no tattoos, no piercings, never smoked, never used drugs, never used chewing tobacco, never had braces, stopped drinking hard alcohol a couple years ago (though love beer!!!) and proudest of the fact that I have never once worn skin-tight leather pants. I all but gave up caffeine and carbonated drinks, excess sugar, and fast food. Trying to live a healthier life, but it's tough when the best tasting foods are the worst for me...Why, why must bacon make EVERYTHING better???
I attempt to play guitar but do so rather poorly, attend concerts whenever I can manage to get out, enjoy anything to do with aviation, play tennis, sail whenever I can get out on the water, and love all varieties of film (documentaries especially!).
I was a member of the original Nintendo Fun Club (and had the membership card to prove it!!!) BEFORE it changed to Nintendo Power in 1986.
The things I despise most in life:
-Ignorance and anger aimed towards people's religious/political/sexual/racial differences
-ALL "reality" tv
-mushrooms
-high winds (unless I'm sailing)
-raw tomatoes (but I love tomato sauce or sun-dried, go fig? .._(•_•)_/)
-dance clubs
-olives
-Time-Warner cable for taking away the NFL Network
-modern top-40 pop music (which I refer to simply as "free-lance karaoke")
-anyone who watches American Idol (I hate you, American Idol and ClearChannel are destroying the music biz!)
-strip clubs
-people who say 'woot'
-coaches who call pitch plays on short yardage
-coconut
-people who walk way too slow holding up the rest of the crowd (I want to punch you in the back of the head!)
-seafood
-people who talk about what they thought about a movie immediately after walking out of the theater, it's these people that make me sprint for the parking lot the second a film ends
-sportscasters and other media personalities who pluralize the individual followed by "Of the world..." in a very annoying way (example: "The Dan Marino's, the John Elway's, the Joe Montana's of the world..." I want to smack people every time they talk like this, THERE'S ONLY ONE OF EACH YOU JERKS!!!)
-the constant use and incorrect context associated with the word 'diva' (it's a BAD thing people, stop calling yourselves that!)
-LA traffic
-people who applaud at the end of movies in theaters
-endzone celebrations
-and dudes on Myspace with shirtless photos (seriously, ya think anybody gives a shit about your ripped abs??? Stop it jackasses!).
Who I'd like to meet: I've been fortunate to have met many wonderful and inspirational people in my life, and look forward to the next encounter with a random stranger or notable figure.
That said, there are many people throughout history that I would have loved to have met and picked their brain about life, and everything, and the number 42...Ted Hawkins, Curtis Mayfield, Teddy Roosevelt, Charles Lindbergh, Hunter S. Thompson, William Shakespeare, Johnny Cash,
But anybody who can hold their own in discussions of music, film, theater, history, global economy/politics, pop culture, sports, or travel...the enlightened ones, let's talk.
Terrance Kelly...Shot and killed in Richmond, CA, a day before he was to report to training camp for his freshman year in 2004, he was going to be a great one for the Ducks. TK is sorely missed by his teammates, family, friends, and Duck fans around the world. R.I.P. TK, you will never be forgotten.
And Todd Doxey, a sophomore safety at Oregon who tragically drowned during a rafting tubing trip he and teammates take every year on the McKenzie River. R.I.P. Todd Doxey.
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