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Dave Cool

Yes, that's my real name!

About Me

Music and movies are pretty much my life. I started playing music (mostly drums) when I was about 3, but stopped about 6 years ago because of a severe ear condition (wear your earplugs people!). Instead of quitting music altogether, I started my own record label "Stand Alone Records" to help out indie artists, then a couple of years ago, basically by accident, I made a documentary film about indie artists called "What is INDIE?" ; because you know, having never taken a film class, I figured it was a good idea :P The movie was released on DVD in May, 2006, and has kept me pretty busy ever since. Here's the trailer:

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My Interests

Music, movies, politics, boxing, spirituality, sk8boarding, people, life.

I'd like to meet:

I set up this personal profile to separate myself a little bit from the film (basically so I could goof around with my friends a little more easily), but I'm always up for meeting new people...

Music:

Adama, Alanis Morissette, Andrea Revel, Annabelle Chvostek, Athena Reich, Bad Flirt, Bad Religion, Ben Harper, Bloodshot Bill, The Breeders, Cinematic Orchestra, City and Colour, Coldplay, Ember Swift, Emily Haines, Etta James, Evan Stone, Everclear, Face to Face, Flaming Lips, Foo Fighters, Fugazi, Gary Jules, George Harrison, Gina Kaz, Green Day, Johnny Cash, Lindy, Major Maker, Matthew Good, Mazzy Star, Mike Doughty, Minor Threat, Moby, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, NOFX, Our Lady Peace, Paul Cargnello, Patrick Watson, Pearl Jam, Pete Yorn, Pixies, The Platters, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Ray Charles, Regina Spektor, Rob Lutes, Rob Szabo, Rocket From the Crypt, Sarah Harmer, Smashing Pumpkins, Snow Patrol, Soundgarden, Tiny Green Specks, Tom Petty, Zero 7

Movies:

An Inconvenient Truth, Anchorman, Borat, Bowling for Columbine, Chasing Amy, Clerks, Clerks II, Comedian, Dogma, Dogtown and Z-Boys, Fight Club, Garden State, Godfather I & II, Good Will Hunting, Grosse Pointe Blank, High Fidelity, The Hustler, Jackass (both), Mallrats, Mumford, Ocean's Eleven, Old School, Scent of a Woman, Serendipity, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Stoked, Super-Size Me (my all-time favorite doc), Swingers, The Last Kiss, Zero Effect.

Television:

CBC, Chappelle Show, CSI (Vegas), Ed, Family Guy, House, Jackass, My Name is Earl, Seinfeld, Simpsons, 30 Days, 30 Rock (I think I'm in love with Tina Fey)

Books:

Audacity of Hope (Barack Obama), Blink (Malcolm Gladwell), Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama), Fast Food Nation (Eric Schlosser), INDIE POWER (Peter Spellman), How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie), Purple Cow (Seth Godin), Never Eat Alone (Keith Ferrazi), Tipping Point (Malcolm Gladwell)

Heroes:

Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Borat.

My Blog

New Film in Production :)

Hello everyone, Well, I can finally say that I am working on a new film, but it is not a follow up to "What is INDIE?". As many of you know, I actually spent most of my life so far as a musician, mos...
Posted by Dave Cool on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:16:00 PST