80s, Attrition, Between the Waters, britpop, eighties, electro, electronic, experimental, goth, Henry Rollins, indie, industrial, Ishtar, Laurie Andersen, live band karaoke, New Order, new wave, Patricia Wake, post-rock, punk rock, Rasputina, shoegaze, techno, The Dresden Dolls, trip hop, digi-folk, twee pop, death metal, black metal, Lacuna Coil, Fear Factory, Flight of the Conchords, melodic death metal, progressive
Movies
Pan's Labyrinth, Legend, Bladerunner, The Duellists, Mirror Mask, Star Wars, The Princess Bride, Beetlejuice,
Television
Dexter, Dead Like Me, My Name is Earl, The L Word, Lost, Farscape, Babylon 5, Red Dwarf, The Young Ones, Absolutely Fabulous, Black Adder, Project Runway, The Daily Show, Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, Rome, Iron Chef, Dr. Who, Battlestar Galactica, House, Breaking Bad, Weeds,
Books
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, HP Lovecraft, A Shadow of Gulls, Patricia Finney, speculative fiction, Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood, The Accidental Buddhist, Dinty Moore, Emily Dickinson, TS Eliot, 19th c. Romantics, Neil Gaimen,
Heroes
Henry Rollins, Laurie Andersen, Patricia Wake, Martin Bowes, Amelia Erhardt, Mario Lemiuex, Jon Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne, Martin Atkins
Point Park College
Pittsburgh, PA
Graduated: 1993
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Psychology
Minor: Journalism & Communications
Studied various styles under various teachers for 8+ years, including: Zafira, Ultra Gypsy, and Fat Chance Bellydance. Currently available to teach in Pittsburgh, PA.
Looking to fulfill my ultimate fantasy of becoming a singer for a punk/rock band. Influences: The Donnas, Hole, The Dresden Dolls, Siouxsie, Heart, Bon Jovi, The Sex Pistols, Marlena Dietrich.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
TBA
"With Patricia's passionate voice and Megan's [Mirvana] superbly crafted violin, "Patricia Wake" are an act worth spending time with..." - Martin Bowes of Attrition
I play violin for an experimental-electronic-ambient group known as Nyarlathotep, The Crawling Chaos--that's a reference to the works of HP Lovecraft and the Cthulu mythos. I also back up singer-songwriter Patricia Wake, and I've sat in with local bands such as Ishtar, Bonfire Night, and the Wild Geese, to name a few. If you need a violin arrangement with an exotic flavor, or a melody that just weeps melancholy, I'm your man.
Some highlights from my music career:
July 2006 - (with Nyarlathotep) opened for The Brides
July 2007 - (with Nyarlathotep) opened for Attrition at The Rex Theatre
Aug. 2007 - (with Nyarlathotep) featured in an "Electronic music showcase" at the Sphinx lounge
Aug. 2007 - (with Nyarlathotep) opened for Android Lust at Cyber Wars, Pegasus
Nov. 2007 - (with Patricia Wake) opened for The Last Dance, Pegasus
Feb. 2008 - (with Patricia Wake) featured at Jeff Mach's Wicked Faire, Edison, NJ.
March 2008 - (with Patricia Wake) opened for Baby Dee @Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
April 2008 - (with Patricia Wake) opened for Voltaire and Ego Likeness at Pegasus
I also play airsoft and co-own a retail business that caters to that sport. Check out our street team here on myspace:
My other interests include Pennsic (SCA), independent film, photography, sewing, costuming, corsetry, knitting, karaoke, and trying new things.
I'm mostly here just for the bands, but meeting new people is good. I'm not real good about keeping up with the bulletins and messages here, so contact me directly if it's timely or urgent.
Note: my opinions expressed here are mine and are not endorsed by my employer or my business associates. Standard disclaimers apply.
Hey! Are you coming to EMPIRE WHITE PARTY tomorrow night? It's the official kick-off to Pittsburgh Pride 2009 and the last BLOWPOP party of the summer!
The event is moved to Zen Social Club (125 W. Station Square Dr.) @ 10 pm
Here's the entertainment for the night: VH1's Becky Buckwild ("Charm School", "Flavor of Love") DJ Seth Gold (SPLASH NYC) DJ Shift (Las Vegas) DJ Bonix/96.1 KISS FM + a live aerial show by Lucas Derr (Tony/Grammy winning browdway show BLAST!)
EMPIRE White Party is about celebrating who we are and our right to BE who we are! Phillip and I hope you can make it out :D
Come and party with Squonk Opera on Friday May 22nd at 8:00 pm at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room for the Galaxy Premiere of Astro-rama!
Astro-rama is a joyous large scale outdoor event that unifies an audience in creating humanity’s message for far-flung galaxies. The show features live music, dynamic video, 3 stories of scaffolding, a 40' radio telescope, cherry pickers, scissor lifts and a giant robot. Astro-rama was filmed over 2 chilly nights in October 2008 at Pittsburgh's Schenley Plaza.
Astro-rama premiere and party with the Squonkers. Friday, May 22, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. for $25 Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room 477 Melwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Thanks for the add :) Positive Mental Trip has lots of love for myspace friends if you'd like a free c.d. message us your address or come to a show and we'll hook it up. Thanks/Peace-luke
Thanks for the add :) Positive Mental Trip has lots of love for myspace friends if you'd like a free c.d. message us your address or come to a show and we'll hook it up. Thanks/Peace-luke
Vipers Soul Club with special guest J. Malls (The Big Throwback)
Friday, Feb. 27th, 10PM
SHADOW LOUNGE (5972 Baum Blvd. , East Liberty)
$4 at the door / 18+ / smoke free
Hey, wassup? Just dropping by to say hey and spread the love bro.
Just so you know though, if you want extra networking opportunities, exposure, fans who can subscribe to your tracks, the chance to run remix contests for free promotion, get tons of feedback on your music you should sign up for a free profile @ our website http://groundzeroprojects. ning. com
Squonk Opera and the Lively Arts College of Fine Arts Performance Plus present Indiana County: The Opera.
Come celebrate Indiana County with a new installment in our ‘Hometown Series’, a show that has been called “noisy, colorful, funny, outrageous” by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and “a quirky, playful, music- and image-driven piece of performance art “ by the Tribune Review.
Our show is not exactly ‘opera’, but a multi-media live concert that weaves music with video projections, props and puppets. To see more of what we do, check out our website at http://www. squonkopera. org.
Indiana County: The Opera includes amazing Indiana based dance and choral groups, and lots of video interviews with Indiana County residents.
Friday, January 30 at 8:00 pm Fisher Auditorium IUP Performing Arts Center
Tickets are available in advance at the Hadley Union Building, at iuptickets. com, the door starting at 7:00 p.m. or call (724) 357-2547 for information
Come join us and say Hi! Hope to see you there! Squonk Opera
VIPERS SOUL CLUB presents THE WILD PARTY II
9pm, Sat., May 30
Shadow Lounge, (5972 Baum Blvd. East Liberty)
18+ / 21+ to drink / $4.00 ($3 before 10)
