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About Me

Hi! I'm Olivia. One of the first things people (and you...well, I guess you would fall under the category of "people"...) probably notice about me, either by being around me, or by the simple look of this page, is that my music is my life. Maybe not my music...as I've only ever seriously recorded 3 songs on my own...none one of which I wrote personally...but the music I enjoy is what makes my world go 'round. Check out my background for some of my recent favorites, and my "Music" section for favorites with MySpace pages, and then quite a detailed list of what I enjoy...to every extent.
I was an intern at Reflection Sound Studios in Charlotte over the summer, and I also ran sound for Bill Hanna's Vintage Dance Band at Grand Central Events. This summer was one of the most amazing I've ever had. I'll never forget the experiences I had and the people I met and all of the fun I had!
I'm back at school now, though! I go to Columbia College. It's a women's college in Columbia, SC. So no, there aren't any male students...and it's not that bad. Even for straight women like myself. School's enough to keep one busy, anyway. We are the Columbia College Fighting Koalas. Yes, it's hilarious, I know. But I like being a cute little ferocious beast. It's misleading...which is sometimes a good attack strategy. I don't even know what I'm talking about anymore...
Oh yeah, school...I'm now officially a business major. As crazy as I might be, I feel like I'm definitely getting myself on the right track for what I want to do with my life. I didn't abdandon music completely, though...still a music minor. But I want to be in music business...and we don't quite have a "music business" program here, so that seems like my best option. Getting involved in the music business around here drives me nuts...but it drives me...and that's the point.
One of the greatest experiences I've had so far was helping one of my favorite people in the world, Randy Franklin, coordinate the Spongetones tribute show that happened on October 6th in Charlotte. It was a lot of fun, stress, happiness, and excitement, but overall it was one of the greatest learning experiences I've ever had in my life. Not only the night of the show, but the months of work leading up to it have given me more direction in my life. Now, onto the next project...:-).
I also run (or have started, or help maintain) several MySpace profile pages for musicians, so if you need some help with that, feel free to contact me. Also, something I enjoy doing that a lot of people might see as a burden is transferring old media to digital files. (And yes, I realize this is making me sound like an ultra-nerd.) I can transfer cassette tapes and vinyls to digital MP3s (or other audio file types). Ever need help with a project? I'll see what I can do!
If you really want to know anything else, send me a message on here, or an IM. My Yahoo! Messenger and AIM IDs are both homonymgirl .
One thing I'm getting involved in now is helping to organize and promote Charlotte Pop Fest. This is a 2-day indoor event showcasing pop and powerpop music from the Carolinas, and even some national acts. Here's the line-up in no particular order:
James Deem (Charlotte, NC)
Ed James (Harrisburg, NC)
The Saving Graces (Winston-Salem, NC)
Frank Royster (Charleston, SC)
The Vinyl Strangers (Athens, GA)
Tim Anthony (Syracuse, NJ)
Cool King Chris (Charlotte, NC)
Leisure McCorkle (Charlotte, NC)
Crisis (Charlotte, NC)
The Fire Apes (Charleston, SC)
Analog Daze (Charlotte, NC)
Steve Caraway (Gloucester, MA)
The Dukes of Stratford (Winston-Salem, NC)
Barry Holdship (Los Angeles, CA)
Carl Rosen (Charlotte, NC)
Jerry Chapman (Mt. Airy, NC)
The Stellas (Charlotte, NC)
Lindy Dobbins & The Red Velvet Manx (Charlotte, NC)
The Smith Bros. (Columbus, OH)
Myracle Brah (Baltimore, MD)
gogoPilot (Charlotte, NC)
The Young Sons (Charlotte, NC)
Chad Mackey (Charlotte, NC)
Michael Guthrie Band (Athens, GA)
U-Phonik (Charlotte, NC)
Finnegan Bell (Charlotte, NC)
Tim Lee 3 (Knoxville, TN)
The Sammies (Charlotte, NC)
Click the poster for more information!
Click to check out merchandise for the Spongetones and show everyone how much you love Charlotte's fab four!

My Interests

Music is pretty apparent...I go to as many live shows as I possibly can. Many times, two per weekend. I do enjoy a good book every now and again. Even ones that frustrate me, I consider good sometimes. I like art, as well, especially graphic design and that sort of thing, and even painting and drawing I have recently discovered are quite enjoyable if you put enough effort into them. And as cliche as it might sound, spending time with good friends is always pretty soothing. Or disrupting...whichever way you want to look at it...it's always a good time.

I'd like to meet:

I'd really like to meet someone who can explain to me what life is all about, and have it make sense to me. But until that happens...good people who are into good music, people who want to get into the music business, like me...

Music:

Aardvarks.
Aerosmith.
The Aerovons.
Afro Celt Soundsystem.
Al Green.
Al Jarreau.
Alanis Morissette.
Alice in Chains.
The Alternative Champs.
The American Breed.
The Animals.
The Anniversary.
The Anthony Wayne Sound.
Arcade Fire.
Arctic Monkeys.
Arrogance.
The Association.
AstroPuppees.
The B-52's.
B.J. Thomas.
Backstreet Boys.
Bad Checks.
Badfinger.
Bait Shop Boys.
Band of Joy.
The Bangles.
The Barracudas.
Barry Holdship.
Beach Boys.
The Beatles.
Ben Folds.
Ben Harper.
Betty Drake.
Bill Lloyd.
Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas.
Bing Crosby.
Blackgirls.
The Blind Dates.
Blind Melon.
Blue Cheer.
Bob Lind.
Bob Marley.
Bobby Fuller Four.
Bobby McFerrin.
Bobby Sutliff.
Bobby Vee.
Brett Schieber.
Brian Hyland.
Bruce Springsteen.
Bryan Shaddix.
Buddy Holly.
The Byrds.
Carey Sims.
Carl Rosen.
Cat Stevens.
Chad & Jeremy.
Cheap Trick.
Chris Stamey.
Chuck Berry.
Clay Walker.
Cleaners from Venus.
The Coastal Cohorts.
Coheed & Cambria.
Collective Soul.
The Come Arounds.
The Connells.
Cool King Chris.
The Cranberries.
Cream.
Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Crisis.
The Cult.
The Cynics.
Darius Rucker.
The Darkness.
The Dave Clark Five.
David Ball.
David Bowie.
The dB's.
Del Amitri.
Devo.
Dexter Freebish.
Diamond Rio.
Dion and the Belmonts.
Dire Straits.
Dog Breath.
Dominic Jennings.
Don Dixon.
The Doors.
Doug Davis.
Drake Bell.
Dream Syndicate.
Dream Theater.
The Dukes of Stratford.
The Dukes of Stratosphere.
Edwin McCain.
Eight or Nine Feet.
ElectroLUXE.
Elevator Action.
Elvis Costello.
Elvis Presley.
Eric Clapton.
Everclear.
The Everyday Things.
The Explorers Club.
The Fabulous Knobs.
Fastball.
Fetchin' Bones.
The Fire Apes.
The Fixx.
The Flamin' Groovies.
The Fleshtones.
Flogging Molly.
Foo Fighters.
The Fortunes.
Foster & Lloyd.
The Foundations.
The Four Seasons.
The Fourmost.
Frank Sinatra.
Freddie & the Dreamers.
Gene Krupa.
Gene Pitney.
George Harrison.
Gerry & the Pacemakers.
Gil Rose et les Hydropathes.
Gin Blossoms.
Glass Moon.
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly.
The Guess Who.
The H-Bombs.
Hanson.
The Happy Eggs.
The Hard Soul Poets.
Harry Nilsson.
Henry Pharr.
Herman's Hermits.
The Hollies.
Holsapple & Stamey.
The Honeydogs.
The Honeydrippers.
Hoodoo Gurus.
Hootie & the Blowfish.
Hot Hot Heat.
Incubus.
The Jackson 5.
Jamie Hoover.
James Deem.
Jefferson Airplane.
Jellyfish.
Jerry Chapman.
Jet.
Jimi Hendrix.
John Lennon.
John Paul Jones.
Johnny Cash.
Johnny Mathis.
Johnny Rivers.
Juanes.
The Kinks.
Klaatu.
The Kooks.
Kyle Davis.
The La's.
Lamb Handler.
Led Zeppelin.
The Lemon Pipers.
Let's Active.
Let's Get Mikey.
Locksley.
The Long Winters.
Lou Rawls.
Louis Armstrong.
The Lyres.
The Mars Volta.
Marshall Crenshaw.
Marti Jones.
Martin Newell.
The Matches.
Matthew Sweet.
The Mavericks.
The Mayflies USA.
Michael Jackson.
Mickey & the Milkshakes.
Mike Greer.
Miles Davis.
The Millennium.
The Minus 5.
Mitch Easter.
Modest Mouse.
The Monkees.
MXPX.
Neil Sedaka.
Nick Lowe.
The Oohs.
The Othermothers.
Otis Redding.
Page & Plant.
Paul Collins.
Paul McCartney.
The Peaks.
Pepper's Ghost.
Peter & Gordon.
Peter Holsapple.
Phenomenauts.
Places to Park.
The Plimsouls.
The Police.
Poppermost.
The Posies.
The Proclaimers.
Queen.
Queensryche.
R.E.M.
Rain Parade.
The Ramones.
Randell Kirsch.
Raquel's Boys.
The Raspberries.
Ray Henderson.
Redd Kross.
The Redwalls.
Reid Mansell Overdrive.
The Rewinds.
Richard O'Brien.
Ricky Nelson.
Rittenhouse Square.
Rob Zombie.
Robert Crenshaw.
Robert Johnson.
Robert Kirkland.
Robert Plant.
The Rolling Stones.
Roy Orbison.
Rufus Wainwright.
Rush.
Sacred Irony.
Sam Moss.
Santana.
The Saving Graces.
Seal.
Sean Lennon.
Shalini.
Shoes.
Sloan.
The Smithereens.
Snagglepuss.
Sneakers.
Snuzz.
Southern Culture on the Skids.
Sparklejets UK.
Spin Doctors.
Spongetones.
Spoon.
Star Town.
Steve Caraway.
Steve Stoeckel.
Strawberry Alarm Clock.
Susan Cowsill.
Swingin' Neckbreakers.
System of a Down.
Systems Theory.
The Talk.
Talking Heads.
Tanuki.
Teenage Fanclub.
Terry Anderson & the Olympic Ass-Kickin' Team.
They Might Be Giants.
The Tickets.
Todd Rundgren.
Tommy Roe.
Tool.
Train.
The Transplants.
Traveling Wilburys.
True Rumor.
The Turtles.
U2.
The Unknowns.
The Van DeLecki's.
Van Halen.
Van Morrison.
Vendetta Red.
Vinyl Kings.
Walter Clevenger and the Dairy Kings.
Weezer.
The Who.
Will Rigby.
The Winnerys.
Wondermints.
The Woods.
X-Teens.
XTC.
The Yardbirds.
Yes.
The Youngbloods.
The Zombies.

Heroes:

Jamie Hoover
Don Dixon
Mitch Easter
Jim Brock
Rob Thorne
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My Blog

Whale in a Blanket

So I was sitting in my management class this afternoon & I guess I dazed off and was staring at the recently-erased chalkboard. Not that I've ever seen such a sight, but the first thing I saw in the ...
Posted by Homonym girl on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:11:00 PST

Finally an update

Hey everybody! I figured it was about time I should update this thing...since it's only been about 5 1/2 months. Thought now would be a good time because I got my wisdom teeth out this mo...
Posted by Homonym girl on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:29:00 PST

Spongetones Tribute Show information!!

Spongetones Tribute Band InfoGreeting bands, musicians, artists, and supporters of the Spongetones Tribute Show -We appreciate all of you and your expressed interest in this special event. Please mak...
Posted by Homonym girl on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:26:00 PST

A Short Storm

A SHORT STORM OLF 6/30/07A clap of thunder starts it allIt sounds like the neighbors installed a bowling alleyI open the blinds and stare out the windowI always thought watching storms was somewhat ...
Posted by Homonym girl on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:35:00 PST

Quite a fun summer

So this summer (even though the season hasn't officially started yet) has gotten off to a wonderful start. Though I was sleeping all day every day for a while there at the beginning, those days are o...
Posted by Homonym girl on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:58:00 PST

Happy!

Today has been GREAT! For the simple fact that I finally got to talk to Bob at Reflection and I'm going in for a "little chat" on Tuesday! Woo hoo! Looks like I may be spending some ...
Posted by Homonym girl on Wed, 16 May 2007 01:38:00 PST

Stuff, stuff, & stuff

So this weekend was pretty crazy! I came home Friday night, planning to go see the Spongetones at the Double Door. I got up there and was asked for my ID and they told me I had to be 21. So I had l...
Posted by Homonym girl on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:50:00 PST

New blog! Music stuff...

Okay, so thanks to my lovely friend Savannah I discovered this site called Pandora. It's amazing!!!!! You tell it what artist or song you like, and it'll give you other music it thinks you'll like b...
Posted by Homonym girl on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:26:00 PST

Quite an amazing weekend (Originally posted 04 Dec 2006)

MAN, this weekend was awesome! Really, there aren't many words to describe it! It was just so much fun!! My best bud Anna came down to Columbia to pick me and my friend Sarah up to take us home for th...
Posted by Homonym girl on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:32:00 PST

My very own Amazing Journey/Sparks (Originally posted 26 Nov 2006)

Yeah for real, this has to do with DREAMS and the SUPERNATURAL. Let me tell you...if any show I've ever been to has been supernatural, it was this one.This past Wednesday, Turkey Day Eve, I travelled...
Posted by Homonym girl on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:27:00 PST