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About Me

Just so you know, I dont do random Adds. If I add you to my friends list its for a reason.
Describing oneself is waaaaaay too ostentatious but so sayeth the Beasties- like Don King, I got a crazy hair do. Beyond that, I exist on i subsist on electronics, sounds waves and searching for the meaning of existance (someone message me if youve already found it so I can move on with this scavenger hunt). I tend to be shy but highly social at the same time (walking contradiction anyone?) If you have something to say Im a very good listener. Ive been into electronic music well over half my life. The first keyboard patches ive ever written were on a Juno 2. My first sequencer Dr T's KCS. I understand digital audio from its conceptual basis to sonic reproduction which makes me somewhat of a mad scientist. I used to compose 12 tone algorhythmically derived pieces on a program called M but now rarely delve in such esoteric ventures. I was a raver, then clubber, now not sure what I am but thank god i haven't gone deaf. The only time I can reeeeeally dance is when I have my big pants on (which may never come out again) but I'll flow liquid like im aquaman and beat down any kid that thinks he's cool waving a couple glowsticks around. No strings attached. Dont even talk about photons cause Im the one who lit that fire pre 2000. After all these years I still party like a rock stahhh and keep all sorts of bizzare hours. Ive traveled all over the country and now working on traveling the world. I believe age is a state of mind, not a number and I *definitely* dont wanna grow old.

Ive got installations that Ive worked on all over the country. This is one of my crazy projects from the 2005 Bonnaroo festival. Artist is Christopher Janney, I designed and programmed it.
The following was a performance of the Visual Music Project at Avalon durring Eli Wilkie's set Friday the 13th in January 2000. I snuck up to the DJ booth while Chris was working visuals. Its a little blury and distorted because this came from my camera phone.
My World Visitor Map!

My Interests

Music, Art, Museums, Ballet, Beaches, Clubbing (no seals please!), House, Breaks, Trip hop, Hip hop, Glow sticks, bright lights, liquid, plur ism, Ufo's, Free Energy, Alternative fuels, Digital Audio, Digital Video, Graphic Design, Spinnin Rekidz, writing beats, good wine, exotic liquor concoctions, pondering existance, searching for gadgets, finding ways to turn technology into art, traveling whenever possible and as far as possible. The end and the beginning arent nearly as interesting as the path between.

I'd like to meet:

Aliens (not the illegal kind) "Kitties" - the club kind and just about anyone else with a twisted cynical spin on the worlds goings on. People who are into music, people who are into art. People who have something to say. People who are intrested in changing things. People who are seeking enlightnment and balance. People who just wanna chill out and have a drink and wax on social, economical and political rhetoric. People who interact beyond physical apperance. People who are up too late at night and dont know why. Ultimately, that would be. . You.

Oh, and apparently I act. .

You Are 20 Years Old
Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.

13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.

20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.

30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!

40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax. What Age Do You Act?

Music:

Music is just compressions and rarefractions of air pressure, but a lil breakbeat never hurt anyone. . To name names: BT, Hybrid, Fat boy slim, Daft Punk, The Crystal Method, Rabbit in the Moon, Deep Dish, Danny Tenaglia, King Britt, Prodigy, Faithless, Imogen Heap, Frou Frou, Everything but the girl, Ben Watt, Gus Gus, Satoshi Tomiie, Sting, Alicia keys, Sarah McLachlan, Astrud Giberto, Stan Getz, Bebel Giberto, St Germain, Filla Braillia, DJ Collette, Esthero, Moloko, Seal, Masters at work, Cafe Del Mar, Jazanova, Thievery Corporation, Talvin Singh, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Zero 7, Bjork, Photek, B.B. King, Billie Holiday, Suzanne Vega, Dido, The Sundays, George Clinton and P-Funk, James Brown, Prince, Tower of Power, Maceo Parker, The Black Eyed Peas, Jurassic 5, The Basement jaxx, Jamiroquai, The Killers, Barenaked Ladies, The Beastie Boys, The Roots, Kanye West, Pharelle, N.E.R.D. , Spearhead, A Tribe called Quest, Sade, Brand New Heavies, Maxwell, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott. . If I keep going ill run out of space (and time) but theres so much more. .

Movies:

The Godfather I II and III, Once upon a time in America, Heat, Oceans Eleven, Sideways, Hotel Rwanda, City of God, Blade Runner, The Matrix, The Dark Crystal, Akira, Run Lola Run, The Professional, Killing Zoe, True Romance, Reservoir Dogs, Momento, The Killer, Hard Boiled, Ray, The Lord of the Rings Trillogy, Motorcycle Diarys, Constant Gardner, Big Fish, The Saddest Music in the World, Donny Darko, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Roman Holiday

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Television:

Adult Swim, Aqua Team Hunger Force, Futurama, Family Guy, Sealab 2021, Harvy Birdman, Inuyasha, Cowboy Bebop, Naruto, Teen Titans, The Chappelle Show, Smallville, 24, House, Dragonball Z, SG1, Trading Spaces, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, anything on the Discovery Channel ie Myth Busters, Words Dirtiest Jobs, TLC and even occasionally the History Channel.

Books:

Machavelli's The Prince, Sun Tzu's Art Of War, Paradise Lost, Dragonlance, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The DaVinci Code, and more manuals than you can shake a stick at

Heroes:

Ive thought long on this and have great respect for the following people. If you know who these people are, then you understand a great deal about me. Dr. B (Dr. Richard Boulanger), Dr. T (Emile Tobenfeld.) and David Zicarelli.

My Blog

Use Max MSP and lose your girlfriend!

Read this interview with Leafcutter John about the programing language I use to code my interactive projects and I just had to pull it into here because it couldn't be said any better.Did you have a b...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:25:00 PST

Music from nothingness

I remember when I young, I would walk and bike all over my sleepy suburb of Minnesota. Sometimes Id have my cassette walkman kickin' but for the most part it was in silence. Something abou...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:16:00 PST

Best of Show Results

So a month has pretty much passed and we have our results! We did it! Quin Quimby and the Itchy Scourge made the Best of Boston Show for the 48hr film contest. One of the 13 best out of 93 (qual...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:51:00 PST

Quin Quimby and the Itchy Scourge

Quin Quimby and the Itchy ScourgeLast weekend I participated in a 48hr film project as a sound mixer. The premise of a 48 hour film is that you have 48 hours to write, shoot, and produce a short...
Posted by Mark on Wed, 09 May 2007 07:45:00 PST

Check out this video: GRIN

Oh my, the pioneering days! I got this from the bulletin that Mike had sent out and man, it really does date things doesn't it? Im not exactly sure what to say about it but why can't we have time ma...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:28:00 PST

a wee update

Hello all, its been a looooong time since ive updated. . I wont get into specifics, but im in Chicago for the holidays and it seems to be music packed so i feel the need to update! The day I got...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:09:00 PST

Bonnaroooooooo, Woooot!

Yes boys and girls, its that time again!! Can we say Radiohead? Beck? Sasha? I know you can! Heading off to Bonnaroo! If your coming out, come find me!! You know where i...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 04:30:00 PST

What would you do for the flying car?

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Posted by Mark on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:29:00 PST

Programming via Osmosis

So friday I had been working heavily on programming the logan airport central parking garage project Rainbow Cove Green. I worked up to the point where A) I couldn't figure something out and B) had t...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:49:00 PST

Did I mension I love whacked out cartoons?

http://www.hellolove.tv/media/promos/cr_wamono.movHeisted from Dales blog ...
Posted by Mark on Sat, 18 Feb 2006 09:47:00 PST