I'm a musician and multi-disciplinary performer; my main instrument is bass, usually with electronics, and my current passion is immersive media. I work at an escape room and hope to design more of my own interactive experiences moving forward. I recently graduated from CalArts (where I got bitten by the immersive bug) and now have more time to travel!

For examples of my work, check out my website: https://www.jamesvw.com

I'm an avid nudist. At school, I organized many clothing-optional social gatherings (skinny-dipping, board games, body-painting, dance parties). I'm always interested to learn more about nudist culture in other cities, so if the weather is nice, I'd love to see the beach!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Now that I'm out of school, there are so many places I can visit! I find the best way to get to know a city is by hearing it from someone local - tell me about the music/art scene! What's the weirdest thing that's happened in the area? Which nude beaches are the best?

Interests

Jamming
Going to shows
Making weird art
Dancing , socially or performatively
Swimming when it's warm/we're allowed to skinny-dip
Existential conversations
Casual drinking

• arts
• culture
• design
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• cheese
• partying
• drinking
• technology
• board games
• traveling
• painting
• music
• swimming
• beaches
• nudism
• nudist
• naturism
• naked
• queer
• naturist
• clothing optional
• gayfriendly
• nudity
• gays

Music, Movies, and Books

I try to listen to as many genres as I can - there's so much to learn! I'm really into live music, especially when there are acoustic and electronic components. I also am very into ambient experimental music. Alongside these, some of my favorites are: Janelle Monae, Son Lux, They Might Be Giants, Esperanza Spalding, Tim Hecker, Beardyman, Jon Hopkins, Kiasmos, The Punch Brothers, Paolo Pandolfo, Radiohead, Cake, The Bad Plus, etc.

I'm really into complicated movies. But I always get down to a good action film, too. Some that come to mind: Memento, Serenity, Interstellar, Let The Right One In, Kick-Ass, Frank, pretty much all Marvel films, Cloud Atlas,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Designed a choose-your-own-adventure performance with an original sci-fi narrative inspired by Black Mirror (think prequel to San Junipero). In the show (titled IncorpoReality), the participants entered the performance as if they were new employees and had to decide if they wanted to impress the CEO with good behavior, or break the rules and help free the test subjects.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a lot of experience as an audio engineer, can help with sound editing+mixing if that's something you're interested in!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My other part time job is a bakery, but most of the baking I've learned came from my partner. I can bake a mean blueberry pie with common ingredients!

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States