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Overview

  • 8 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • musician/ video editor
  • columbia college
  • From st.louis missouri
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Live for today

ABOUT ME

I live in wicker park Chicago. It's the best hood in chicago and has the best bars music venues and shops close by. I sing and play guitar in a band called the personals. Check us out at www.myspace/thepersonals. Chicago is the best I ride my bike 20 minutes to work everyday and all my fav bars are a ten minute walk from my place. In the summer its like a music mecca with all the festivals that come here. I have a pretty sweet dayjob and work as a videographer and video editor downtown. I mostly shoot and edit educational videos for students but I also work on commercials and I shoot awesome interviews for pitchfork.tv. Check out the interviews with U2 and the flaming lips. I am a creative fun guy with a good sense of humor and i can def party haha.

PHILOSOPHY

live for today

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host people go to some of the meetings and I surf.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

went to europe two years ago met lots of awesome people and had a great time. Going back for more in May.

Interests

music and film anything to do with art.

  • arts
  • singing
  • festivals
  • partying
  • tv
  • music
  • guitar
  • cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

pink floyd, the verve, blur, radiohead, tv on the radio, the black lips, the beatles, the rolling stones, the jesus and mary chain, flaming lips, sonic youth, the shins, the dandy warhols, my bloody valentine, portishead, mgmt, justice, brian jonestown massacre, leonard cohen, grizzly bear, m83, public enemy, dan deacon, beck, postal service, bird names, neko case...if its weird and psychedelic I'll probably like it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Touring across the u.s was the most amazing thing I've ever done.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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