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Afton

Kid, you're gooda lookin' but you dunna know what's cookin'

About Me

I was Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma and I started playing music at the age of 5. I started with piano lessons, then violin, flute and piccolo, guitar, and hand-bells and melodicas. I started singing since I could gurgle any sound and was professionally and classically trained for 6 years. I graduated from the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in August of 2006 with a technical degree in Audio Engineering. I moved to Huntington Beach, Ca. in August and interned at the Compound Studio in Long Beach, Ca. until Nov. of 2006. While my stay at the Compound, I got to work with Stinkeye, Greater California, Ikey Owens, Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, The Long Beach Southern Aires, Amtrak, Marc Ford with Burning Tree, Steve Carson Band, Stan Dewitt, and many more. I also had the pleasure of spending time and helping a bit with the mighty Spock’s Beard and visit the Mouse House studio owned by Rich Mouser. I’m currently working with Gruno, renowned radio DJ and Jack of All Trades, on the soon to be released “Guilty Pleasures: Volume 1” CD which will feature the likes of, Spock’s Beard, Nick D’Virgilio, Stimulator, Kathy Valentine, Powder, Half-Zaftig, Richard Haitz, Bubba, Yogi, The Drills, Bryan Beller, and many more. Go to Studio Gruno for more info. Also, stay tuned for more news on my news page. More recently I've been working around with different artists for live shows and just got back from a tour with Spock's Beard. I freelance engineer and will offer any artistic opinions if needed ;).
Well, that's the Reader's Digest verison....here are my closing cliché quotes:
"Love many trust few and paddle you're own canoe"
"Some people make things happen: Some people watch things happen; Some people wonder what just happened."
"Everyone has talent at 25.....the challenge is to have it at 50."
"The greatest risk of all is the risk of going unnoticed."
Flow gently and sweet yall!
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My Interests

Music (listening and playing/singing/writing/production/equipment/instruments), Drawing, Reading, Psychology, Astrology, family, friends, socializing, live music, exploring So. Cal....
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I'd like to meet:

David Bowie, Roland Orzabal , Curt Smith ,Tim Curry, Sally Field, Susan Sarandon, Chritopher Walken, Ellen Degeneres, Craig Ferguson, Charlotte Church, Jon Cryer, Maggie Smith, Gene Simmons , Paul Stanley , Abe Laboriel Jr. , Joseph Arthur , Mick Mars , John Taylor , David Gates, Robert Plant, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Steve Buscemi, Gail Ann Dorsey, Billy Idol , Dio , Judi Dench, Peter Gabriel, Bootsy Collins , Nancy Wilson , Jack Nicholson, Brian Eno, Wayne Coyne, Michael Stipe, Steven Tyler, Beck, Allison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory, Howard Stern, Conan O'Brien, my grandad, oh the list goes on.

Music:

Oh boy this is a doozy.
Tears For Fears,
Roland Orzabal,
Curt Smith,
Spock's Beard---thanks G for introducing me,
Nick D'Virgilio,
Led Zepplin,
The Flaming Lips,
Depeche Mode,
Gorillaz,
Massive Attack,
David Bowie,
Peter Gabriel,
Bjork,
Emiliana Torrini,
Goldfrapp,
Gail Ann Dorsey,
Feist,
Beck,
Nick Drake,
Ian Brown,
The Chemical Brothers,
Adam and the Ants,
Rainbow,
Paul Oakenfold,
Joseph Arthur,
LITTLE FEAT!,
Mercury Rev,
Coldplay,
Modest Mouse,
Polyphonic Spree,
Rufus Wainwright,
The Blue Nile,
Talking Heads,
Aimee Mann,
Echo and the Bunnymen,
Alanis Morissette,
Melissa Ethridge,
Duncan Sheik,
Faultline,
Heart,
India Arie,
The Hollies,
Kings of Convenience,
Kevin Gilbert,
ZZTop,
Judas Priest,
Marc Broussard,
N.O.H.A.,
Frou Frou,
Telepopmusik,
DB Boulevard,
Elliot Smith,
Aqualung,
Shakira (yeah yeah),
Radiohead,
Jeff Buckley,
James Brown,
Prince,
Nellie McKay,
Keane,
The B52's,
John Legend,
Spiraling,
The Roots,
Martha Wainwright,
Amy Winehouse,
Samamidon,
Scissor Sisters,
Incubus,
Thievery Corporation,
The Streets,
XTC,
Tricky,
30 Seconds to Mars,
Paul Weller,
The Doors,
Death Cab for Cutie,
Jill Scott,
The Killers,
Razorlight,
Camille,
Kaviar,
Aha,
Damien Rice,
Jackie Wilson,
Blondie,
Texas,
Eddie Kendricks,
Sugarhill Gang,
Tone-Loc,
Pharell Williams,
Sia,
Zero 7
Emitt Rhodes,
Dido,
Jamiroqui,
Bread,
Curtis Mayfiled,
Bootsy Collins,
The Spinners,
Willie Hutch,
Steely Dan,
Marvin Gaye,
America,
Koop,
Morcheeba,
The Plim Souls,
Under the Influence of Giants,
Kunek,
C.J. Amato
Jefferson Airplane,
Guster,
The Art of Noise,
The Electric Music,
Elvis Costello,
Intermix,
John Hiatt,
Little Axe,
Synaesthesia,
Tin Machine,
Stevie Wonder,
Black Sabbath,
Leon Russel,
Deee-Lite,
Jim Croce,
N.E.R.D,
Paul Simon,
Outkast,
The Eels,
Brian Eno,
Human League,
Fatboy Slim,
David Gray,
Pink Floyd,
Johnny Cash,
Willie Nelson,
Bonnie Rait,
Hanson,
the Clash,
Sex Pistols,
The Cure,
Rolling Stones,
Michael Jackson,
Bob Dylan,
Waylon Jennings,
Aerosmith,
Charlotte Church,
REM,
Magnet,
Portishead,
The Beatles,
Queens of the Stoneage,
Audioslave,
Nin Inch Nails,
David Byrne,
Keane,
INXS,
Foo Fighters,
Oasis,
The Kinks,
The Who,
The Pretenders,
The Moody Blues,
Jethro Tull (yeah yeah),
Michael Jackson,
The Mamas and the Papas,
Robert Wyatt,
Living Things,
Jem,
Kaiser Chiefs,
Doves,
The Arcade Fire,
Bloc Party,
CONGRESS OF A CROW!,
Earth, Wind, and Fire,
Electric Light Orchestra,
Hall and Oates,
Franz Ferdinand,
Hard-Fi,
The Prodigy,
Stereophonics,
Mannheim Steamroller rocks my socks
There are many more but, that's all I can muster up for now

Movies:

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Chocolat, Motorcycle Diaries, Secretary, Being John Malkovich, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Sybil, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, Swimming Pool, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Sleepy Hollow, The Goonies, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the first one), Beetlejuice, Heavyweights, Billy Elliot, The Ten Commandments, The Great Santini, Aeon Flux, Pretty In Pink, Fearless Freaks, Scences From the Big Chair, Going to California, Swimming With Sharks, Blazing Saddles, The Count of Monte Cristo, Election, The Boys From Brazil, The Boy Who Could Fly, Planet of the Apes, Galaxy Quest, Almost Famous, Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titons, Frida, The Green Mile, Amadeus, The Island At the Top of the World, The Rocky Horror picture Show, Secret Garden, Dr. Doolittle, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, About Schmidt, A Love Song For Bobby Long, Ladies in Lavender, The Family Stone, Little Miss Sunshine, Day of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead (1978 and 2004), Shaun of the Dead, Land of the Dead, The Mummy, Goodbye Lenin, Candleshoe, Domino, My Summer of Love, Charade, Requiem for a Dream....

Television:

VH1, Pop Up Video, Real World, Absolutely Fabulous, Desperate Housewives, I Love Lucy, Two and Half Men, Grey's Anatomy, Law and Order: SVU, Jeopardy, Scrubs, America's Next Top Model (lol), anything on OETA (Oklahoma station), Unsolved Mysteries, Miami Ink......

Books:

Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins, Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, The New Primal Scream by Dr. Arthur Janov that's right I read that lol, Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (still reading this one but loving it), And I Don't Want To Live This Life by Deborah Spungen, The Planets by Dava Sobel, Who's Afraid of Schrodinger's Cat, Alas Babylon, Travelling Mercies by Anne Lamott, Go Tell Alice, Fierce Invalids from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins, Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins......

Heroes:

Mimi, Momma and Daddy and Briana, Gruno, Patsy Stone, Edina Monsoon, Finney, Kelli Heathmeister, NDV, and Cheryl Thompson . The best bit from Ab Fab starring Eddie and Patsy....... ....

My Blog

Hit the road Jack....

Greetings again-I should be packing right now but, writing a blog update sounds much more appealing at the moment. "Packing for what?" you may ask yourself? For a trip. I'm going to the East Coast ...
Posted by Afton on Wed, 02 May 2007 09:32:00 PST

Wicker Man

Wow.....the Wicker Man with Nick Cage is probably, by-far, the WORST movie I've seen. Wow..........The Piano Teacher was better......The Lion King 2 was more entertaining and had a better story line....
Posted by Afton on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:31:00 PST

Bayleigh Kendall Boles

Well, I spoke too soon!!!!I just got a call from my friend and they had to do a C-section......She is a healthy, small, beautiful girl (well I haven't seen her but, I know it).She was born around 3 PM...
Posted by Afton on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:26:00 PST

Auntie Afton

It has been a very eventful 3 weeks. I got to go to my first NAMM with the fellow Jack of All Trades Mr. Gruno himself. It was awesome. I haven't had so much fun in a long time. I ran into so many...
Posted by Afton on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:02:00 PST

Au Revoir 2006!

1) DRINKING BUDDY OF THE YEAR?Ashley or Chuck.2) LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD - LONGEST FRIEND(S)?Lindsay Megan Fox-Bowles!3) NEWCOMER AWARD - NEWEST FRIEND?Stephanie Hudacek and Kelli Heath3) HIGH POINT OF...
Posted by Afton on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:34:00 PST

It was the best of times....it was the worst of times.....

Well, here is my end of the year blog post......I can't believe I have been out of Oklahoma for a full year now. This time last year I was in Arizona with my dad looking for an apartment and touring ...
Posted by Afton on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:40:00 PST

I'm a self proclaimed Jack of all trades....

Well, howdy do! Its been a while...again....This probably wont be a long post but, it shall suffice.California is great. Living with Ashley is great. Getting to see friends out here is great. Work...
Posted by Afton on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 03:37:00 PST

to quote Jesus: "It is finished".....

Well, boy howdy it's been a while! It's been a crazy journey these past 8 months! I think this has been the most eventful year of my life.......Since the last time I posted even more has happened......
Posted by Afton on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:08:00 PST

7 Oddities

Oddities:Here goes the rules. Once you've been hit up, you have to write a blog with 6 weird things or habits about yourself. Afterwards, hit up seven people and list their names. Those people should ...
Posted by Afton on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:52:00 PST

10 Layers of Me

10 LAYERS OF MELAYER ONE: ON THE OUTSIDEFull Name: Afton Hailey HefleyBirth date: June 22,1985Birth place: Tulsa, OklahomaCurrent Location: Phoenix (area), ArizonaEye Color: BrownHair Color: Golden Bl...
Posted by Afton on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:52:00 PST