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About Me

"My life was fraught with angst and turmoil. I ended up homeless, hungry and alone. Through the course of recovery I embarked upon a path of spiritual awakening. A path which has taken me the length & breadth of our nation, as well as into remote and unusual places throughout the world. I've lived in a Bamboo Hut in the mountains of the Philippines, traveled the country back roads of Kazakhstan, and I've been held at gunpoint by a gang of stoned Mexican Army-men. For a man once dead, I've lived quite a colorful life of exploration and discovery.
In 88' I moved from West Palm Beach, Florida to live among the peaceful, rolling wooded hills of East Texas. I now own all that I possess and live a life free from debt.
I was trained in Classical Guitar in my youth, but quit after only two years because it made me a fag within my circle of friends. In my later teens I took up Drums and Percussive, and proved to be a natural at producing complex beat/rhythyms, which I employed in a progressive band for a short while. When our guitar player left for college that ended my dream of headlining alongside Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Genesis & Gentle Giant. He was a rare genius I'd liken to Jocko, Hendrix, Santana and those rare naturals like them. --- I've never met another like him. It was like a miracle passed through my life briefly. But was thwarted from achieving full manifestation.
I had traveled in Christian Missions/Ministry circles for two decades. Though only part of the support staff, I worked for a labeled musician (Jerry Williams; Harvest) on and off over a period of 7 years, which convinced me to pursue the life of a Composer/Musician over public performance. I trained in live sound reinforcement under Wally Dugood, famous also in the Christian industry (mixed for Biily Gram 30 plus years, and has engineered systems around the world). I also trained briefly in the studio under Buck Herring (Second Chapter of Acts), who before entering into the Christian rock scene had to his credit producing for Helen Redding (I Am Woman). (Second Chapter & Harvest are the forefathers of Christian Rock).
Yet during this season my path remained centered on being a servant to the poor, taking homeless and addicted men into my own home, providing them with an opportunity to get their life back on course. Though these opportunities to segue into the music business appealed to me greatly, I was not yet ready to quit doing the things that gave my once diminutive life such great meaning.
After 20 years I became more than a little burned out by the contradictions of Church politics, judgmental attitudes and behavior that so greatly contrasted my heart, thoughts and insistence on a life of love, gentleness, forgiveness and acceptance, which are the cornerstone of the spirit life. So I quit the religion and will never again subject myself to the insanity of it.
In 2003 I invested in the construction and furnishing of an Art & Recording Studio, and set out to capture that previously lost lifelong dream. Last year, I quit my lucrative professional career in the Insurance Industry, and began the process of turning the amazing sounds and music in my mind into an audible reality.
What you will find here, in my work, is the culmination of my life's experience and the realization of that once lost dream."
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Member Since: 14/06/2007
Band Website: http://if-music.9f.com/
Band Members: IF
Influences: A lifetime of interaction with the Spirit World, and Caffeine.
Sounds Like: The magnificent, other-worldly, ever expanding Universe that lives within all of the most beautiful of human minds. --- True artistic exploration & invention must forsake what other mortals have created before their time. This is in point of fact what is so terribly wrong with main-stream music production, and the average American Listener. --- There are 2 forms of Creative, the greater and the lessor: The Inventor, and the Replicator.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

SEEKER FINDER on How You Can End World Hunger at Zero Cost

Throughout the years I, as well as my Publisher Rick Denny (see his Bio) have personally known hunger. And I'm not talking about the everyday variety of "Hunger Pangs" that come upon us all in the c...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:27:00 GMT

SEEKER FINDER - Answers Age Old Question: If God Is Real, Why Are There So Many Denominations?

In my soon to be launched PodCast, I'll be addressing this question and others similar to it --- like: "Why do people call Religious Hypocrates - Good Christians?" in greater detail and clarit...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 11:35:00 GMT

THE CURE FOR CREATOR'S BLOCK

A young Composer wrote to me that he was experiencing Creativity Block. I'll share a little something with you that will help you keep your creative flow "growing," that will allow for ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 09:18:00 GMT

IF STUDIOS DIRT CHEAP MASTERING SERVICE - For The Indie Artist

Professional MASTERING Service for the stone cold broke Indie Artist. All music of every kind MASTERED to Red Book CD quality, at the lowest price in the world.Easily send your wave files to I...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:16:00 GMT

SEEKER FINDER - The amazing Life & Times of a true Modern Mystic

The Physical Domain - A Light Born Into Darkness ATTENTION ALL MEN: This is the first ever Introduction of this man's unique life in publication, beginning with his telling of his person...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:27:00 GMT

The Amazing Wisdom of SEEKER FINDER

The following are from SEEKER FINDERS upcoming PodShow ? Alert: (Man = Mankind. The following excerpts contain no gender specific statements) The spirit of religion has been around since the daw...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:59:00 GMT

Take Complete Control of Your Download Sales

Pro "How To"- Take Complete Control of Your Online-Download Sales & Reach An Untapped Buying Public. Target marketing. Two goloden words when it comes to any form of product marketing, but is of ...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:04:00 GMT

Licensing Your Music & Royalty Income Starter

This is one of the most important piece's of advice any Independent Musician or Band will ever receive. Whereever you are in the world, register yourself and/or your band with the most prestigious Lic...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:08:00 GMT