CURRENT MISSION

facilitate career opportunities for DIY indie-musicians, create visuals

ABOUT ME

I work as a consultant in Berlin and develop my little media agency.
It involves booking shows for local and not so local musicians whose music fits into a general broad definition of indie, blogging about music, distribution, management, music visuals etc.
I am also part of an indie band based in Berlin - I sing and play synth and flute.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in going with the flow and extracting the best out of every situation and encounter.
I like to let people I meet influence my ways and interests.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted a couple of people but also enjoyed staying with wonderful couchsurfing members around Northern Europe. It's always been a really fun time and I guess I've just come across really nice people. Looking forward for more!

Interests

music, music business, drawing with pencils / wax pastels, blogging, show booking, analog lo-fi photography, illustration, brand photography

• writing
• singing
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• illustrations
• concerts
• music festivals
• partying
• traveling
• blogging
• drawing
• music
• indie pop
• teaching
• languages
• mathematics
• instagram
• gigs
• flute
• booking
• synthesizers
• songwriting
• branding
• pastels
• smm

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Alvvays, Moon King, Tennis, The Marias, Men I Trust, Ariel Pink and all of his collaborations, Connan Mockasin, Hazel English, Chairlift, Parks, Squares and Alleys, The Bee Gees, Electric Light Orchestra, John Maus, Youth Lagoon, Wild Nothing, Broadcast, Toro Y Moi, Fleetwood Mac, Reptaliens, Morabeza Tobacco, Exit Someone, Laura Groves, Bridal Party, Peach Pit, Jerry Paper, U.S. Girls, Ought, Motorama, Ploho, Wczacy, Dandy Deniz, Braids, Nilüfer Yanya, Austra, Mr. Twin Sister, Belle & Sebastian, Computer Magic, Kali Uchis, Neil Frances, Rubblebucket, Tei Shi, Grimes, Farao, Neon Indian, BEA1991, The Drums, Cyndi Lauper, Pond, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Donny Benet, Hoops, Kevin Krauter, Sports, Porches, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Man Duo, Soccer Mommy, Black Marble, Polica, Part Time, SALES etc. etc. etc.

Movies: Where the wild things are, Nowhere boy, Social Network, Beginners, Watchmen, Place beyond the pines, Moonrise Kingdom, Annie Hall, Limitless, Inception, Interstellar, Boyhood, Birdman, Whiplash, Deadpool,

Books: M. Kundera, F.M. Dostojevskiy, J.S. Foer, V. Kaminer, I. Azimov, R. Bradbury, S. Lem, D. Coupland etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

probably not conventionally special but mean a lot to me. for instance it was special to make my first album cover for one of my favorite bands :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: music theory, experience in music industry, some graphic design, basics of drawing, writing experience, German, mathematics, popular science

Learn: I want to learn something from your language, especially if it's a Nordic language, but any language will do

Share: for what concerns Berlin, I can share the knowledge of the best asian-food places here, cool bars and concert locations, as well as some advice as to what to do here if you're an underground music lover

What I Can Share with Hosts

cooking, experiences and stories about Berlin, music advice :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Russian Federation