CURRENT MISSION

keep on keepin on.

ABOUT ME

i live in brooklyn. i try to leave as much as possible. i make music and travel all over to play it. i was born in scotland, grew up in canada, and now live in america.

that's the short version of my life.

PHILOSOPHY

"refuse to be afraid. fear is ruining everything. say yes instead of no."
-cia soro

"we are all just trying to have a little fun before we die."
-a priest i met at burning man

"i want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."
-kurt vonnegut

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i have hosted and surfed and made some great friends!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i have had many bands come through my living room. one time i had two bands that equaled eleven people sleep on my couch and floor. many old friends come visit because they have a free place to stay in new york city.

Interests

music, travel, adventure.

• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES:
everything by david lynch (except dune), everything by p.t. anderson, the 1972 version of the wicker man, picnic at hanging rock, delicatessen, city of lost children, time bandits, rushmore, bottle rocket, everything is illuminated, the station agent, sideways, amelie, in america, the shipping news, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, velvet goldmine, a very long engagement, apocalypse now, little miss sunshine,

MUSIC:
boards of canada, cLOUDDEAD/why?, matthew herbert, my bloody valentine, belle & sebastian, the smiths, blur, busdriver, the good, the bad, & the queen, the waterboys, gogol bordello, morrissey, busdriver, the new pornographers, a.c. newman, adam and the ants, tim love lee, camper van beethoven, dawn landes, hem, lullaby baxter, the boredoms, the pogues, the new white stripes album, the cardigans, andrew bird, blah, blah, blah...

FAVOURITE BOOKS:
the unbearable lightness of being by milan kudera, accordian crimes by annie proulx, jitterbug perfume by tom robbins, pilgrim at tinker creek by annie dilard, group portrait with lady by heinrich boll, a lot of books by jack kerouac, every book i have ever read by kurt vonnegut, lot's more...

FAVOURITE TV (ON DVD):
twin peaks, carnivale, trailer park boys, deadwood, stella, freaks & geeks, degrassi, rome, six feet under, arrested devolpment, the state.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

there have been so many! - from hitchhiking across canada; to touring in bands; meeting people everywhere i go; making music and creating albums; building things; and more!

Teach, Learn, Share

i will share anything i know. just ask.
i will learn from whatever you have to offer. go ahead.

"if you want to be heard, you better learn how to listen." i learned that from some fella one time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United Kingdom, United States