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The Artful Dodger ♫ ♪

...they must have taken my marbles away...

About Me



I'm a junky for the creative...I'm an actor, filmmaker, musician, writer (see my blog), photographer (see the above slideshow)...all around, I'm extremely driven, both professionally and artistically. My bills are paid by teaching voice privately (been in practice for 10 years and counting) and singing & acting jobs.

I'm currently in production with "THEMES and INTERMISSIONS," a feature film that I wrote and am directing. Shooting and editing are going great so far! Rough cut scene samples are posted online; if you want to check them out, message me for the links...

I'm also working on material for an upcoming album by my band project, "Red On Black Sky". Keep an eye out!

My Interests

Music, Acting, Photography, Writing (screenplays, poetry, music), Movies that break the mold, Going to the gym and torturing myself (yes, that which I once mocked has now assimilated me, and I'm addicted), Theater, Exotic Foods, Making new friends, Exploring the unexplored

I'd like to meet:

Jesus H. Christ. I've always wanted to ask him what the hell the "H" stood for. Also, anyone who can appreciate who I listed as my heroes, and what I put for my hometown. A gold star goes to you if you can finish my profile quote... ***Hey! Check out my Vocal Instruction MySpace page:
www.myspace.com/VocalInstruction

(this is also included in my "Top 15" below)

www.VocalBrilliance.com

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Music:

Stevie Wonder, Suicidal Tendencies, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Portishead, Metal Church, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Bela Fleck, (Old) Metallica, Tesla, Tori Amos, Faith No More, Lovage, Cyndi Lauper, Nine Inch Nails, Megadeth, Mr. Bungle, Yes, (Old) Chicago, Chick Corea, Frank Zappa, Cake, Phish, Incubus, Fates Warning, Testament, Sunny Day Real-estate, Ella Fitzgerald, Kings X, Dream Theater, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Sam Cooke (the list goes on and on and on and on and on...and is essentially endless)

Movies:

Spinal Tap, The Hustler, The Godfather, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Search for the Holy Grail, Secretary, The Big Lebowski, Memento, Raging Bull, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Barton Fink, Bleu, Akira, Abre Los Ojos, Taxi Driver, Broken Flowers, Dogville, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Airplane I&II (they are really just one long movie, aren't they?), Midnight Cowboy, You Me & Everyone We Know, Mullholland Drive, The Squid & The Whale, 11:14...
(again, the list is infinite)

Television:

Six Feet Under, Lost, Arrested Development, Sopranos, The Office (British version!!), South Park, Honeymooners, Cheers, Twin Peaks, X Files, Carnivale, 24

Books:

ANYTHING by Neil Gaiman, The Glass Managerie, Jitterbug Perfume, Mother Night (or anything Vonnegut), Flowers For Algernon, The Science of the Singing Voice, Get On The Bus (by Henry Rollins), Memnock The Devil, Ghost Rider (Neil Peart)... (again, a very long list that I don't feel like diving into at the moment)

Heroes:

Mr. Furious, The Blue Raja, The Shoveller, The Bowler, The Invisible Boy, The Spleen...and the couragious woman who spawned the Bastard Son of Jenny Fields.

...oh, and these three ladies here. I don't know whether to be turned on or freaked out. Be sure to watch until at least the ONE MINUTE mark...~~(-:

...and these two guys. Definitely more interesting than any fight I've ever been in...

...and of course, these guys. What a great opening act!

...and finally, this little bastard.
There's nothing else to say...
I'm impressed.
Guess he really likes the Simpsons...

My Blog

The Annual NYC Pantsless Subway Ride!! (;

So, 900 people arrive in a location downtown. They split off into groups, then subdivide, then subdivide again, and then yet again.Each person covertly gets into the car they are assigned. With each s...
Posted by The Artful Dodger k j on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:23:00 PST

New song: "MUSIC FOR THE DEAD"

So...about six or seven years ago, I was band-slutting around, playing with lots of musicians, trying to find an original project I could sink my teeth into. There was one band I played with for about...
Posted by The Artful Dodger k j on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:57:00 PST

Nearing the 3 year anniversary of my father's death...

So, a casual friend of mine posted a MySpace blog the other day about still dealing with the death of her father, almost four months after its occurance. Upon reading her blog, it made me realize tha...
Posted by The Artful Dodger k j on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:20:00 PST

POEM: Crying...

A few months ago, I was privvy to something very sponaneous and unexpected.  It prompted this poem.  I've been kicking it around every once in a while since then... _________________________...
Posted by The Artful Dodger k j on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:44:00 PST

HEAVY METAL SHREK. BRILLIANT. That is all that can be said.

Yes. You heard me. Heavy Metal Shrek. Never in history has such a brilliant concept been conceived...http://riff2matt.blogspot.com/
Posted by The Artful Dodger k j on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 04:42:00 PST

The Perfect Online Dating Profile Response...

Dear Potential Online Match,Okay...so, here's where we decide what would be the most interesting, thought provoking, and alluring thing to say to express our own initial interest, and possibly entice ...
Posted by The Artful Dodger k j on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 11:47:00 PST

Poem: "Fearless"

I sat down early this morning to freewrite, for no reason.  About 10-15 minutes later...  Fearless She's dainty as her little softwormy fingersfind a tiny light gripbetween the lit...
Posted by The Artful Dodger k j on Wed, 24 May 2006 05:49:00 PST

Poem: Lagoon

This came to me whilst (yes, I said whilst!)  I pondered a particular moment from this past week's trip to a small resort on the Gulf of Mexico.LagoonIt flows around every inch of meevery poreswi...
Posted by The Artful Dodger k j on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:58:00 PST

A little Q&A with yours truly...

Ok, so...you read each unfinished line, and you finish it.  So, the first line is what I was given, and the second was what I wrote.  Feel free to respond to me with your own answers, if you...
Posted by The Artful Dodger k j on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 06:37:00 PST

This quote is fantastic...

Ok...currently reading "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.  I read the below paragraph and laughed out loud at the awesomeness of it. Enjoy: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "...
Posted by The Artful Dodger k j on Fri, 09 Dec 2005 01:34:00 PST