Music:
I'm definetely a big fan of music considering I want to devote my life to it! I listen to and love every kind of music. I'm a music major in college at the New World School of the Arts- the college division. I play the piano, guitar, bass, and a little drums though I can read and play best on the piano. I'm studying in hopes that I can one day write and arrange for orchestra, big band and all types of settings. When I'm casually listening to music, I like to listen to alot of live recordings or whatever recreates that live experience. Lots of orchestral, jazz, world music, popular music. I don't listen to much music for lyrics. I'm usually trying to a find a listen with good, diferent harmony. The more interesting the harmony, the more I'd probably like to hear it! :-)
Movies:
movies- i have to work on teh list since i cant remember too many: Sin City, Saving Private Ryan, Kill Bill, Life is Beautiful, Hero, Schindler's List, Requiem of a Dream, Pulp Fiction, Last Samurai, Gladiator, The Truman Show, Braveheart(!!), Passion of the Christ, A.I. (artificial intelligence), BIG, Jurrassic Park, Minority Report, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind, Wedding Crashers, The Village (halfway i guess- everyone hates it, i only saw a little bit), foreign films, documentaries, anything that looks like its directed well. sometimes i'll watch a movie just for its musical score. actors: Daniel Day Lewis, Dustin Hoffman, your... dad? ..'bwah???
Books:
The great 'Ary' book of 'Diction', "DON'T JUMP!", "Chicken Soup For People Who Were dropped On their heads As babies".. to name a few
Heroes:
to name a few: Christopher Walken- "Waow", Vince Vaughn, John Mayer(the best pop artist these days), Richard Simmons, Tiny Tim (the music artist, does anybody know who that is?), whoever invented the paperweight, Ray Cremata, O, Elman, 'X to tha Z' puente, The Merida's, The Serra's, Mr.Barroso, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Keith Jarrett, Edgar Martinez, Mikey Wood, Chick Corea, Brad Mehldau, Danny Perreira, Danny Ferrer, Nick Partagas, J Lope-s, like father like son: Ricardo "Edito" Martinez & Eddy Martinez, My mom, dad and my bad-ass sisters, my abuela and all immediate & extended family and finally, my grandfather Lino & Leo Fiad- may they rest in peace. I think of them every day.