fun ! . dancing . anything that's visually or audibly interesting / MUSIC and ART - all mediums . camping & being outside . learning new things that i like . finding the beauty inside of everything . good sound systems with proper bass . macintosh computers . organic food . triple five soul . partying . positive attitudes . triko . the effect of technology on music and overall the music industry . ketel one & ginger ale and makers mark manhattans with extra bitters . the internet . creativity . original ideas, people coming up with things you never thought possible and making it work . ice cream . the smell of rain . handmade clothing . sushi . underground music esp. hip hop and dnb . movies but not scary ones . meeting new friends . google . interesting conversations . silence . wearable art . meekus, the cutest cat ever . herb . coconut mango sticky rice . vinyl toy art . breakdancing, soccer, and baseball - watching, not playing . laughing . good times !
people who are nice to other people for no reason than just to be nice .
anyone who can have a good time without concern as to what others think .
people who be about it, not just talk about it .
party people .
the following qualities go far with me as well : positive attitudes and good vibes , honesty , sincerity , self-motivation , good hugs , smiles , the ability to attack problems nicely and without drama , drive , strength , super creative juices , uninhibited dancing attitudes , an open mind , proper spelling , fellow organized peeps - and of course, intelligence is always appreciated.
i don't produce music myself. i do, however, help get it out to the masses. i just launched my own company doing artist bookings and press in the greater electronic music realm: Backline Media. so i suppose i'd also like to meet people who'd like to book our artists, go to shows they perform at, buy the releases we're promoting, and writers who want to cover my clients ; ). if you are adding me for these type of reasons, please also add the Backline MySpace profile to. my day job is at Neumos , a great venue you should come see shows at, and Moe Bar, which has the best happy hour in town. have drinks with us!
COME TO THE BACKLINE & SUNTZU HALLOWEEN PARTY!
costumes are fun ; ).
fun lineup, fun people, fun party!! come out and drink at lo-fi on oct. 27th. limited capacity so remember to BUY TICKETS early. hope to see you there!
anything that grabs my attention and makes me move or think.
i have mad respect for people who can make their personality show through in the music they create and don't stick to just one style; original ideas strongly encouraged. also props to those who are both good producers & excellent performers/djs/live acts. i am constantly learning and checking out new music; it's the best.
for the politics of it : download music for free if you want, but buy it if you like it and show some support for the work of the people you are diggin.' that's how to keep the music industry alive. word.
i'm a sucker for a deep bassline and good beats, purr for well done sound systems, have frequent crushes on bleeps, clicks and glitchiness, and am starry-eyed in love with live electronic music production. good songwriting, talented vocalists / singers / bands, and experimental music also give me butterflies. bpm range is anything from super dubbed out to drum 'n bass craziness with a good techno dose and all kinds of things in between.
see my 'tv' area for particulars.
movies:
earth to meekus, friday, office space, breakdancing competition videos & mc battles, the usual suspects, reservoir dogs, pulp fiction, shawshank redemption, the godfather trilogy, casino, scarface, scratch, zoolander, run lola run, happy gilmore, trekkies, my nkotb animated full length vhs movie, koyaanisqatsi / powaqqatsi / nagoyqatsi, can't buy me love, dirty dancing, kill bill volume one, ninja tune music videos.
directors:
spike jonze, pes, martin scorsese, francis ford and sophia coppola, stardust, david lynch, tim burton, george lucas, guy ritchie, quentin tarantino, steven soderburgh, the malloy brothers, michele gondry, steven spielberg.
more:
claymation, 35mm film, after effects, interesting camera angles, motion graphics, cgi, pixar, most types of animation, stop motion, 3-d, black & white, silent films.
MUSIC:
The Decibel Festival www.dbfestival.com
the contents of my ipod:
2pac , 4hero , a-sides , a skillz , a tribe called quest , aceyalone , adam freeland , aeroc , airborn audio , al green , alchemist , alex reece , ammoncontact , amon tobin , amy winehouse , andreas horlen , andreas tilliander , aphex twin , apparat , atomsphere , audion , bahamadia , barrington levy , bass kittens , beatnuts , bjork , blackalicious , blockhead , boards of canada , bob marley and the wailers , bola , bonobo , booka shade , boom bap project , brazilian girls , breakestra , brian eno , bugz in the attic , caribou , cepia , cex , charizma , chase and status , christian fennesz , christopher willits , claude von stroke , css , cut chemist , dabrye , damian marley , dangerdoom , de la soul , dead prez , deceptikons , del tha funky homosapien , depeche mode , deru , desmond dekker , detalles , digital , differnet , dillinja , diplo , disco d , dizzy gillespie , dj shadow , doc scott , dynamite mc , eek-a-mouse , egon , elektronauts , ellen allien , evil nine , b & rakim , feist, folie , four tet , freestylers , fujiya & miyagi , game , gang starr , gnarls barkley , goldfrapp , goldie [timeless] , green velvet , gregory isaacs , grizzly bear , grouch and eligh , guru , gza , helios , henrik schwarz , herbaliser , hi-tek , hive, ilkae , indelibel mc’s , j dilla , j majik , j.rocc , james brown , jamie lidell , jan jelinek , jaylib , jazzanova , jeff samuel , jill scott , jimmy cliff , john coltrane , johnny cash , jose gonzalez , junior boys , jurassic 5 , justin timberlake , kate simko , kid 606 , kool keith , koushik , krafty kutz , kruder & dorfmeister , lady sovereign , landau , leonard cohen , lifesavas , loscil , lusine , machinedrum , madvillian , massive attack , matmos , matthew dear , mazzy star , mercir , mikael stavostrand , mobb deep , mochipet , mos def , mr. projectile , mr. oizo , mr. scruff , murs , nas , norah jones , the notorious b.i.g. , nouvelle vague , one self , part 2 , philip sherburne mixes , peanut butter wolf ,percee p , peshay , peter tosh , the pharcyde , photek , pit er pat , plastikman , plump djs , pole , the postal service , pras , prefuse 73 , proem , quasimoto , the ramones , ray charles , richard devine , richie hawtin , roots manuva , the roots , rufige kru , saigon , scarub , sci-clone , scissor sisters , slum village , snoop dogg , soft cell , spank rock , the specials , speedy j , sublime , talib kweli , telefon tel aviv , thom yorke , thomas fehlmann , tim hecker , violent femmes , the visionaries , vitamin d , xela , zack de la rocha , zion i .
albums in the ipod:
ghostly intl - idol tryouts two, a merck mix cd, lyricist loung vol. 1, , tigerbeat6 - paws across america , attitude - another tigerbeat comp, matthew dear - leave luck to heaven , violent femmes - add it up, hawtin - decks, efx & 909 , the roots - do you want more?, photek - form & function , many xlr8r incite cds & atm dj mixes, plastikman - musik , ninja tune & bigdada bluffers guides , lusine - serial hodgepodge , mazzy start - she hangs brightly , stones throw 101, prefuse 73 - surrounded by silence . new: detalles - micros morning , lusine - podgelism , 4hero - play with the changes , nas - hip hop is dead .
LOCAL MUSIC favorites:
truckasaurus, foscil, blue scholars, one.be.lo, onset crew - ceaserelli, grym, doc schmikyl and flatlyne, kristina childs, jerry abstract, logical audio crew - az-1, decca and tizzer, laptop battles, kris moon , nordic soul, kid hops , riz , rebecca west , old school 360BPM crew - zacharia, nitsuj, & demo, rama , syzygy , boom bap project , suntzu sound , lusine , greg skidmore , randy jones , paul edwards , ndcv , reversible djs , fourthcity , bumbershoot , slantooth, kj sawka , seattlednb.com , t.z.a & polyrhythm , stuck under the needle , reggie watts and all his related projects , neumos / moe bar / vip room / baltic room / chop suey / lo-fi / the war room / temple billiards , and tons more . big up all the local seattle djs & producers & bands.
TV that's well done:
the daily show , weeds, the colbert report , the office , the sopranos , comcast on demand , mr. show , scrubs , little britain , ali g (but not the movie) , the independent film channel , friends , the travel channel , lost , project runway , bbc channel/news , arrested development , lost , saturday night live , vh1 hip-hop honors , the discovery channel .
books:
bitter with baggage, can't stop don't stop, all crews, hip-hop files, bedroom rockers, mindfullness in plain english, all things wise and wonderful, kick ass photography & poetry books, he's just not that into you, modulations, the zine yearbook, the gansta rap coloring book, my sweet audrina, the hungry little caterpillar, if you really loved me, the worst case scenario handbooks esp for dating & sex, ecology, anthropology and geology books, the berenstein bears.
magazines:
high fructose, the wire, xlr8r, beautiful decay, juxtapose, wonka vision, knowledge, signal to noise, remix, adbusters, stash, atm, rinse, creativity, mixmag, all nation, res, giant robot, all zines.
online:
the onion (!), stylus, dusted, pitchfork [sometimes], igloomag.
blogs:
aknowledge, agree and repeat, another big riot, blissblog, genericide, hallucinations & antics, interim lover, meekusgirl (ha!), woebot.
my dad . jon stewart . those that help others in times of need . people who truly live life .