Hi!

I'm a 25 year-old guy from the Midwestern United States. I studied business in school and graduated in May of 2016. Since then, I've started a longboard company with my siblings (BlackCraft Boards), toured the continental US with the 2 bands I actively play in (The Wise Man's Fear and Whale Bones), and have started a career in video editing and YouTube management/SEO (Lexicon Media).

I love meeting new people and experiencing new places and things!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I used couchsurfing to find places to stay for a 5-week European solo trip in fall of 2017 and it was a life-changing and truly positive experience. I'm on this site now because I want to pay it forward by hosting, and I cannot imagine a better way to meet genuine, interesting people that are local to their environment or travelers with experience to share.

The couchsurfing community really is special and I'm so glad I found out about it!

Interests

• books
• reading
• music
• business
• entrepreneurship
• youtube
• drumming
• social media marketing
• youtube marketing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
- The Name of the Wind/The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
- The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
- The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

Music:
-Northlane
- Kai Engel
- Jorge Mendez
- Blessthefall
- Jason Richardson
(and about a thousand others)

Music I'm part of:
- The Wise Man's Fear (drums and lyrics)
- Whale Bones (drums)
- Island Effect (solo)

Movies:
- Donnie Darko
- Inception
- About Time
- Indiana Jones

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was on the Ellen DeGeneres Show with my older brother (Click here, skip to about 1:00 https://youtu.be/41yhZv04PUw?t=61)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach drums, how to program piano/ambient music using ProTools, YouTube optimization/SEO, how to make money as an independent musician, Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop.

I can also provide consulting for small businesses in virtually any field.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach drums, how to program piano/ambient music using ProTools, YouTube optimization/SEO, how to make money as an independent musician, Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop.

I can also provide consulting for small businesses in virtually any field.

I'm also able to help with chores and writing assignments in English.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States