Music and wildlife.
Music is what keeps me sane, whether it is listening to music, creating music, or performing music.
As much as I love music, wildlife is my life. It has been my goal since I was a child to be a wildlife biologist and I am there. I am an enivronmental consultant/biologist that works for an environmental management and engineering firm in the Orlando area. I now can work to protect and manage the wildlife that I and so many others enjoy. I personally enjoy everything about wildlife, whether it be ecology, photography, taxonomy or anything else, I love it all.
I'd like to meet:
-Jean Baudin, Ryan Martinie and Victor Wooten
-Musicians looking to collaborate on music. I am always open to new music, regardless of style.
-Any interesting people who I can relate to: anyone with an interest in politics, the environment, music, or basically anything else.
Music:
Insignifica
Ion Dissonance
Between the Buried and Me
Job for a Cowboy
Beneath the Masacre
All That Remains
Zao
I listen to a wide range of music, everything from metal to classical to jazz. I mostly listen to metal, but appreciate all forms of music.
The bands that I enjoy the most are: Insignifica, Between the Buried and Me, Protest the Hero, All That Remains, Mudvayne, Tool, Killswitch Engage, Opeth, The Acacia Strain, Taproot, Job For A Cowboy, Meshuggah, Lamb of God, Ion Dissonance, Element of Surprise, The Messiah Complex, Flaw, deftones, Zao, The Leo Project, A Perfect Circle, Rage Against the Machine, Cake, System of a Down, Jean Baudin, Victor Wooten, and others like those listed.
As a bassist I am heavily influenced by Tom Ray ( Insignifica ), Jean Baudin (Nuclear Rabbit/Element of Surprise/Solo Artist), Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne), Phillip Lipscomb (Taproot), Justin Chancellor (Tool), Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me), Robert DeLeo (STP), Ryan Jurhs (Flaw) and Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones/Solo Artist).
As stated earlier, I am the bassist in the band My Conviction. The picture above is a link to My Conviction's myspace site.
I was the original bassist for Arsenic Dream. I had to leave the band, but they are still my boys. The picture above links to their myspace site.
I also want to give a special word to my friends in Insignifica, an amazing band. They are great musicians and are the best band of whom you've never heard. Click on the picture above to go to their myspace site.
Movies:
Comedies and music dvd's.
Television:
M*A*S*H, Adult Swim, Spongebob and Football (go Chiefs)
Books:
Any book by Al Frankin or Steven King and books giving insight about the different religions of the world.
Heroes:
Harry S. Truman, Dave Salmoni, Jeff Corwin, Austin Stevens, Charles Darwin, Bill Clinton and Steve Irwin.
I would also like to thank my parents, Wiley and Maryellen, and my aunt and uncle, Paula and Alan, for all that they have done for me. Without their help, I don't know where I would be in this world.
