Bikram Ghosh, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Zakir Hussain, Ali Akbar Khan...Monolake, Amon Tobin, Radiohead, Neutral Milk Hotel, Bach, Danny Elfman, Aphex Twin, Bjork....Here's the trailer for Like Moles, Like Rats. A film by Jim Torres, music score by myself and John Heitzenrater check it out....
I Love to play: Tabla, Didgeridoo, Djembe, Darbuka, Udu, Kanjira, Moorsing (JawHarp), Nose Flute and Bullroarers....
Multi-instrumentalist / audio engineer/ sound designer/ composer and producer with over 15 years experience covering a diverse range of projects from live performances and workshops to his most current project producing the score for an upcoming independent film with co-composer John Heitzenrater.
From an early age, I was an audio enthusiast, constantly gathering and editing sounds along with my many voices to produce would be "radio shows" with the help of two portable cassette recorders. Throughout Middle and High School, I pursued my love of all things musical and taught myself guitar, bass, piano, violin and with the help of a Webster's dictionary as a practice pad, drum rudiments.
As a multi-instrumentalist, I've has spent the last 10 years expanding my knowledge and performance skills on instruments from around the globe. Included among these are a handful of the many percussion instruments from India such as dholak, kanjira, moorsing and pakawaj with an in-depth study of the Delhi and Lucknow style of tabla in the tradition of Taranath Rao and Swapan Chaudhuri. I've has also been a maker and teacher of the Australian aboriginal instrument, the didgeridoo, for 13 years and have performed with many different artists in both live and studio situations.
Recent projects include regularly performing tabla along with North Indian classical musicians in the Triangle area, percussionist in a Bollywood film music ensemble, producing scores for video and film and performing with Triangle based Hindugrass East with John Heitzenrater and Ryan Cavanaugh.
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Yay! You are my first and only myspace happy birthday wish! Thank you, my sweet baby! I guess I was passed out on the couch when you sent this..... oops.
Tu me manque.... that's french for 'I miss the hell outta ya!'..... kitty's in the tipi.....puppies are on the couch....i'm on the floor eatin ice cream. what's wrong with this picture? you're not here to share my ice cream!
How-dy-doo Tabla Ninja?? I wanted to inform you that I am back in the States now. I really would like it if you and I could work out a time, sometime real soon, to actually get together and chill out. I have many a question to ask you 'bout transfering some of these beats. I dont know how to do that stuff yet. I wanna bounce some beats to YOU, Stout and Giles, for creative input. Please hollaback at me whenever you can. MUCH LOVE to You and Madonna!!!!!! I MISS Y'ALL!!!!
What's new in your world, monkey brother?? It has been a little too long since we last talked or hung out. Please help me to change this very soon. How is life treating you and Maddie?? Brother, how do I plug this mic into my computer to do some phatty recordings?? By the way, where the frack is your "Big Honkin' muthafu*&in' 4x4" song?!?!?!?!?!???
