ABOUT ME

I am an improvisational musician (hand percussion, Turkish and Arabic flutes (kaval, nay), oud, etc), audio engineer (mixing), vegetarian, non smoking, non alcohol d rinking, (non judgmental! - of course I`m ok if you are not veg or if you d rink, although I try to avoid breathing cigarette smoke), relaxed personality.

You may check my website for more www.ericzang.com.

PHILOSOPHY

Just be genuinely nice, considerate, and smile :-) , the golden/karmic rule.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To have a more personal connection during travels and also meet other musicians. I've found this to be more enriching than sight seeing.

Interests

music (especially traditional and fusion), learning about culture, finding reverberant spaces to do group improvisational singing in, dancing (but I don't know any styles, I just like to have fun with it), walking in interesting environments and nature areas, healthy simple food...
audio "engineering" (mixing)

• culture
• singing
• performing arts
• dancing
• vegetarian
• music
• world music
• nature
• baroque music
• musician
• musical instruments

Music, Movies, and Books

traditional music from around the world (especially Middle Eastern, African, also Balkan, India, East Asian), baroque chamber music, fusion of old and new, abstract and peaceful music (traditional and contemporary), groovy, rhythmic, ambient...

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share hand percussion techniques (bongos, cajon, conga, etc) or share flute techniques (I don't play the silver transverse flute though) I am an experienced accompanist on hand percussion and I may perform with you if you want.
I've done a lot of mixing and audio work, so perhaps could help with some aspects of that (I mostly use Reaper).

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Philippines, Qatar, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States