I'm a newly graduated Masters of Arts performer, who has performed around the world, as poet, performance artist/musician/improvisor/conductor/ teacher/actor and generally a renaissance man in all forms of trades/fields.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy meeting new people, story-swapping and traveling the world over, by getting to know the human race, one person at a time.

Interests

My interests are varied, including musical excursions into the punk rock realm, jazz, improvising and a whole slew of other stuff, as well as a local and world traveler. I like everything and when I say everything, i mean everything, as I am an extremely open-minded person who has tried many things once and some stuff 2 or 3 times. i do like talks over tea/coffee and cider, older movies, local haunts, etc.

• arts
• writing
• singing
• performing arts
• acting
• coffee
• movies
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• camping
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite music is every kind! It varies from punk, to jazz, to Beatles, to improvising to Frank Zappa to John Cage, to...well, I could write a laundry list I suppose, but that list would change everyday, as I am always listing to noise or whatever else is on my radio or in the universe. I'm also a big fan of film scores/soundtracks. Leonard Bernstein/Bernard Hermann are my 2 favorite composers.
As for books, now that I have graduated and have some real time to read, I have been currently reading Volume 1 & 2 of Vaudeville: Old & New, which is a passion of mine, though I might have been born 100 years too late, though i am happy with where i am and where I am heading to.

I like musicals on film, but also a fan of the older black and whites, before 1965. I like comedies, adventure and drama and a good film to give me something to think about.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The greatest achievement I can think of that I did do in modern personal history was to tour eastern Denmark for 2 and a half weeks with 4 Danish guys in a camper van during spring 2010. It helped me define what band touring is all about and it gave me a lot of life experience, positives and negatives, but the negatives were short-lived.

Ask me about other "amazing" stuff I have done; for that, I do have a laundry list for and it is pretty long.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've taught writing workshops in the past/present, throat singing and song-writing skills with a different approach.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A happy positive attitude.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, England, Germany