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in brief :
i'm a dj, musician, and artist.
addamidiom.com

in not-so-brief :
as a resident dj/coproducer of Haven , on rotation at Ceremony , and featuring at ManRay i spin a broad mix of gothic and industrial favorites, blended with 80's new wave, triphop, synth/futurepop, and modern electro. i've been a professional dj for a decade, playing general business events (weddings, corporate parties, colleges) to subsidize my nightclub and touring endeavors... i've also played strip clubs, hip-hop and house clubs, progressive electronics nights, festivals - with over 2000 gigs in dozens of cities under my belt, i've seen a lot!
my primary focus is on musicianship and danceability - i tend to shy away from playing "dj tracks", preferring to play songs and mixes that are danceable, intelligent, and/or fun. i'm a strong supporter of independent music and local talent, and often include unreleased or new material in my sets, whether at Haven or while on tour. download some mixes here!
a musician myself (though currently not performing), i've worked with a number of acts producing and promoting live concerts, benefit events, and more recently, remixing. some bands have included the Cruxshadows, Rasputina, Ego Likeness, the Dresden Dolls, Voltaire, Sister Machine Gun, Razed In Black, ThouShaltNot, Incus, Imperative Reaction, Battery Cage, Bella Morte, Fluttr Effect, and, of course, many more... recently i've acted as personal manager for You Shriek , a Boston based "synthpop" act (tho' it is unfair to classify them so narrowly).
i've also recently released one of my original songs, as produced by Owen Tate - "Could It Be", which features on the "Owen Tate 06/06/06" compilation cd (BoyBall Records). the disc is a limited release, features 13 tracks, and is available online at the-blessed.com for $10. other featured artists on the release include Stasi Glenn (Montreal), David Lawson (TX), V.I.R.G.O. (NYC), Rainbow Frite (NYC), Danika, Scotty the Blue Bunny, Six-Toed sara, and Tom Peep.
artistically (visually), my primary medium is photography (black and white, silver gelatin). while i'm most recognized for my fine art nudes and erotic beauty works (such as "photo noir" ), i also enjoy shooting abstracts, live music, and couture/alternative fashion. additionally, i've been working in oils, performance art, and other mediums, as time and money allow. i don't do "commercial" work, but am always interested in collaborations with select designers and models.
my work has been featured in exhibits at the likes of CBGB's 313 Gallery, ManRay, and Vibes Gallery (among many others), in numerous online fine arts publications, and as section covers in the Boston Phoenix. i've also curated a number of nightclub, special event, and gallery art shows drawing from the top talents in the New England underground.
for bookings, print purchases, and other inquiries, please make contact !
other stuff :
i'm an avid reader, especially books that are very literary and/or charecter driven (ie Irving, Dahl, and Nabokov), socially conscious (Orwell, Bradbury, Robbins, Vonnegut), and/or constructually ground breaking (Quinn!). i also enjoy a great deal of "nonfiction" - anthropology, true histories, mythology, environmental sciences, progressive ideaology, psychology, music, world cultures, occasionally a biography, and art art art art art.
...and the pulp fiction stuff that my mother gives me. spy novels, my version of brain taffy. i read everything by Ian Flemming by the time i was 10, Tolkein too (but the Silmarillion was boring as hell). i probably read a couple of hundred books a year, given the books to read (and reread), and the time (can't fall asleep without a book or a cuddle - or both). so send me a book that means something to you! ;)
speaking mostly painterly, my top 5 favorite artistic idioms (past) are the bauhaus, the impressionists, the symbolists, the surrealists, and the expressionists (der most holy Blau Reiter). also the f64 group and early Vogue, to include some photography other than bauhaus and surrealism, and art noveau as a tie with something. my favorite photographer/printmakers so far are Edward Weston, Clarence John Laughlin, and (surprise!) Alphonse Mucha. i could list on for ages, as could i with painters - my favorites at this writing lean to Franz Marc, Wassily Kandinsky, Charles Sheeler, Gustav Klimt, Paul Delvaux...
i'm a practicing vegan with noticable influence of macrobiotic theory, which is one of the many reasons i love Northampton, Massachusetts. there's a vegetarian menu at nearly every restaurant in town, and to top all of them - Bela! :D before you ask - my main reasons for eating vegan are based on industry practices, environmental impact, and chemical additives (pesticides, gmos, rBGH). i won't eat anything with saturated fats either, or msg, or high frustose corn syrup, or most preservatives. yes, i also like "eating healthy", and i am also a believer in animal rights, the latter from a more non-speciecentric gaia theory position than a PeTA one.
i love the cities and nightclubs and all, but i suffer without regular exposure to organic lifeforms other than humans... by which i mean trees, mostly. i love the ocean but won't go in unless the water is warm, which never happens in new england... so i don't do much snorkeling.
politically, i registered as green party voter because i wanted to vote for Nader a couple of elections ago. i'm still registered "green/rainbow" now, but i voted for Nader anyway (as a write in). i'm not big on corporate agendas, i'm big into long term vision. i'm very concerned about issues like human over population, enviromental toxicity, the extinction catasrophe, the carbon cycle, corporate controlled government (wto, monsanto, haliburton, etc), dissemination of information (clear channel), invasion of privacy and civil rights (patriot act), military spending, the swallowing of local economies by massive chain discounters, and well, lots of stuff like that.
it all adds up.
favorite numbers :
12:34 (wish number) and phi.
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Haven at Diva's Nightclub
492 Pleasant St Northampton, Ma
[gothic/industrial/new.dark.culture]
every tuesday with resident dj's addambombb and Miss Penelope
more info : http://www.thehavenclub.com