About Me
Who the fuck is this guy anyway?ChaotiQueer first got his start in the mid-80's as a lead vocalist in a number of pop, death, and glam metal bands that went absolutely nowhere but which gave him his foundation in music. From the really bad cover bands doing five sets for five hundred for hicks, to the 'artistic & introspective metal shriekfest,' ChaotiQueer sang it all. And all of this as a closeted fag playing it straight.Needless to say, things changed.The early nineties landed him in Seattle, where he not only explored an open sexuality for the first time, but was when he picked up his second instrument, keyboards and sampling. He recorded some demo releases with another queer artist and violinist, Tony Bonjorno, in a duo called Margin of Error. Though short lived, ChaotiQueer still plays material from them in his sets to this day.The late nineties landed him in Portland where he first explored just his keyboard playing in a couple of bands, the first being Ginger Snapt, an alternative souhding darkpop glam outfit that recorded one demo release in 2001 called Already Flying Above Us. After some drummer failures [of which there were many] they split ways before a full release could be recorded.Then things changed again.ChaotiQueer then became fascinated with DJ'ing and saw it as a way to get his music to a wider audience than a band could get on it's own. To that end, after a brief collaboration with another queer artist Charlie Vazquez, Rough Trade Unlimited was born. A project that sought to explore the darker side of queer love, lust, and real life. Gritty and real. Fluff and substance.Out of this collaboration grew a monthly event called Queer Fetish in late 2004, which featured Spittles the Butt-Spankin' Clown, Splendora Gabor, and other queer artists and BDSM presentations and installations that ChaotiQueer promoted and DJ'd at for over two years. Being a fellow leatherfreak himself, it became natural to meld all sides of being into one. During this time Splendora Gabor, one of the co-hosts of the event, developed his new act, Splendora & The Gender Fluids, which ChaotiQueer became and continues to be a musical contributor to.2007 sees him releasing a new demo from Rough Trade Unlimited called Service which featured 5 new songs that are all written, recorded, and composed by ChaotiQueer. Later a full release titled Boats and Vines is scheduled for '08.In his sparetime he walks his jack russell terrier, enjoys really hot nasty sleazy leather sex, and enjoys geeky forms of entertainment like role playing games.
