CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy the world! Visit places, soak up culture, learn new things, get new perspectives and possibly learn new languages!

ABOUT ME

Ok, I'm still pretty new to couchsurfing - I've surfed a couple of couches and had nothing but good experiences...! Hopefully there are some great experiences and people to look forward to.

Currently I'm studying Music, Technology and Innovation at University in Leicester. I've just finished my first year. I write, play and produce music in my free time too - so most of my life seems to be taken up by music. I actually love music a crazy amount!

I'm an open minded chap, and can see the funny side of most things.

PHILOSOPHY

Well, the plan is to travel around a bit and then find out a bit more about myself. Hopefully that'll make this easier.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed a few couches when I went backpacking for 3 weeks.

Interests

Music, noise, musical instruments, food, language, culture, circuit bending, making things.

• culture
• concerts
• dining
• electronics
• technology
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• violin
• drums
• opera
• backpacking
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies -
I really love David Lynch's films... Mulholland Drive especially. I found an amazing cinema in Brussels which shows black and white silent films while someone plays piano.

Music -
I'm into rock, experimental, electronic, alternative and indie, including:
Queens of the Stone Age, Mark Lanegan, Melvins, Faith No More, Nine Inch Nails, The Flaming Lips, Gorillaz, Sonic Youth, Tool, The Dandy Warhols, Mr. Bungle, Ween, Massive Attack, Secret Chiefs 3, Kyuss, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Boris, The Prodigy, Black Sabbath, Radiohead, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Screaming Trees, Nirvana, Fantômas, Justice, Soundgarden, Puscifer, Desert Sessions, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, Mike Patton, UNKLE, Tomahawk, Mastodon, Eagles of Death Metal, Audioslave, A Perfect Circle, Them Crooked Vultures, Lovage, Primus, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Mondo Generator, Jel, end., Peeping Tom, Aphex Twin, Slowdive, 65daysofstatic, Elysian Fields.
Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/baacardi

Books -
I don't really read books. I read the Kurt Cobain Biography 'Heavier Than Heaven' and enjoyed that.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've played some awesome concerts, which I've been extremely lucky to do!
I did the electronics as part of an orchestra for an opera once... It was absolutely brilliant!
I played a concert with Chris Carter from Throbbing Gristle too.

Other than that, I've been lucky enough to meet some of my favourite musicians - Adam Jones from Tool, Buzz Osborne from Fantomas and The Melvins, Nick Oliveri from Queens of the Stone Age and Mondo Generator, Mark Lanegan from Queens of the Stone Age, Screaming Trees and Gutter Twins...

Teach, Learn, Share

I know how to play mandolin, guitar and bass, so that's something I could teach.

I would love to learn some other languages and brush up on my French... I'd love to be able to speak Icelandic and Russian. I would also love to learn to play any other musical instruments (especially sitar, violin and drums).

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom