CURRENT MISSION

Keeping the torch lit for freedom and the new.

ABOUT ME

Professional musician, currently working in a recording studio in Charlotte, North Carolina. Enjoying the local vibe at sessions and shows..In my free time, I like to teach guitar, and use my studio to record some of the local acts in my town. I also love to read.

PHILOSOPHY

You can conceive yourself. Not conceive, but feel yourself, not as a stranger in the world, not as someone here on sufferance, on probation, not as something that has arrived here by fluke, but you can begin to feel your own existence as absolutely fundamental. What you are basically, deep, deep down, far, far in, is simply the fabric and structure of existence itself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far the few experiences have been great!

Interests

Late 90's Rave, British Invasion Garage Rock, Zen Buddhism, Esoteric Christian Philosophers, and Japanese TV.

• tv
• music
• guitar
• buddhist
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Alex Chilton Akira Kurosawa Arthur Lee Babybird (Stephen Jones) Barry Gifford Beatles Bee Gees Ben Harper Bob Dylan Brian Eno Brian Wilson Byrds Danger Mouse Daniel Lanois David Bowie Doves Durutti Column Ennio Morricone Flying Burrito Brothers Go Nagai Grant Lee Phillips Gus Gus Guillermo Del Toro Hayao Miyazaki Jack Kerouac Jimi Hendrix Joe Henry Johnny Marr Joseph Arthur Joy Division Leiji Matsumoto Lloyd Cole Massive Attack Murakami Haruki Miles Davis Noel Gallagher Ray Davies Robert Fripp Stax/Motown Television T-Rex Tom Petty Tony Visconti U2 Velvet Underground Verve William Gibson Warren Zevon XTC Yoko Kanno Los Angeles 1966-1974 New York 1975-1980 Manchester 1977-1989 New York (again) 1998-2001

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I opened for Blue Oyster Cult when I was 21..the cowbell was absent. Lived in New York City for almost seven years.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've been a good guitar teacher for people in the past. Also basics of recording and arranging music.