CURRENT MISSION

Live to Love

ABOUT ME

I am a musician/producer/guitar teacher that is inspired by the endless adventure that the road provides. I'm currently living in Santa Rosa, CA. I am originally from the beautiful Chicago, Il.
I have performed as a guitarist and bassist with original electric bands and also a solo acoustic guitarist.
Here's some music I've produced -

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2cEoWWQ63S2xm4YmMuqMpp?si=1842132d3cd34cbf
https://soundcloud.com/matthewjames-6/sets/sync-music-2023

I have also lived in Los Angeles, Tampa, Maui and Hawaii, Portland and Eugene, Oregon, and New Orleans briefly.
I want to travel to Brazil soon!

I've travelled to Colombia, Mexico, Canada and through Europe to England, Spain, Portugal and Italy.......

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I love traveling and meeting new people. I think couch surfing is a great way to get a more localized experience of a new place. I've had great experiences on couchsurfing!

I've couch surfed in different places throughout the U.S.A. - California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, North Carolina and New Orleans and they've all been super positive experiences.
I also couch surfed in a couple places in southern Italy that was amazing!

Interests

Guitar, drums, bass, music production.......cooking, farming, hiking, camping, yoga, .......Hawaii, Europe, South America, Asia

• cooking
• yoga
• music
• guitar
• drums
• hiking
• camping
• teaching
• software
• spirituality
• bass guitar
• ableton
• logic x

Music, Movies, and Books

I like to play acoustic and electric guitars- Soul/R&B, Jazz, Classical, Rock, electronic, Brazilian Jazz and are some of my favorite styles of music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was able to work and live in some amazing places in Hawaii; A Yoga retreat farm in Maui, a permaculture center on the Big Island and a fruit farm on Kauai...

Teach, Learn, Share

Artist, Musicians, Hikers, Cooks

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you guitar, bass, drums or even music software instruction....Logic , Pro Tools, Ableton..... I also teach English.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Colombia, England, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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