a friend suggested it many years ago. there's a larger meaning behind it, but i don't often bother to explain.

it's a solo project that exists solely in my basement. well, and digitally.

people besides my friends can now hear my music. i don't know that it changes the industry exactly, but it certainly allows music nazis such as myself to more easily satisfy their appetite for new, original music.

only if they'd pay me to sit in my basement and crank out cds, which they wouldn't.

classically trained on piano from age 6-15. violin lessons for my 2 junior high years. self-taught on drums since i was 16. guitar came along 3 years later and ever since. bass followed naturally. i guess i started singing when i was 5 or something like that...my music today is simply...what it is.

meshuggah, opeth, helmet, king crimson, yes (bruford era), genesis (gabriel era), gojira, jawbox, mastodon, coprofago, radiohead, tool, mahavishnu orchestra, intronaut, the ocean, and many many more.

in the basement. i'm a hermit i guess.

akai dps12
(4) mxl 603
audix d6
line6 podxt live
line6 bass pod
akg perception 200
cad m177
(2) shure sm57
tama starclassic performer custom 7-piece kit
pearl masters custom maple piccolo snare
mapex black panther premium snare
ziljian cymbals
aria pro electric guitar
schecter diamond series c-1
alvarez acoustic/electric
martin 12-string acoustic
squier p-bass
roland rd700-sx
studio projects vtb-1
(2) m-audio dmp-3
m-audio bx5a monitors
akg c1000s
akg d550
crate and acoustic amps
alesis sr16 (strictly for click tracks these days)
harman kardon cd burner
lots of homemade broadband absorbers

your mom.