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 Oakland, CA after spending a month traveling in Brazil. 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, Portland and Eugene, Oregon, and New Orleans briefly.

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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