MUSIC: Performing, Recording, Writing, Producing, Arranging, Editing, Engineering, Scoring, Remixing, Bastardizing, and generally CREATING both alone and collaboratively. As much as possible...
COMPUTERS: specifically Apple and the Mac OS, my Video iPod and my MacBook Pro. Ableton Live and Reason combined with M-Audio USB and Firewire devices.
PIANO/KEYBOARDS: I am obsessed with my new Nord Stage 88 and my new Motion Sound keyboard amplifiers (Pro145 and KP-200S). For acoustic pianos I prefer Yamaha and Steinway, both of which are thoroughly sampled on the Nord. Lovely...
Music:
Over the years I've been thru WAAAAYY too many styles to try and list everything here.
Instead, here are the current toppers on my iPod play counts (out of order):
Kevin Gilbert: The Shaming of The True & Thud,
Jaga Jazzist: The Stix,
Wilco: Kicking Television Live,
The Beach Boys Box Set, and Brian Wilson: SMILE!
Skalpel: ST,
The Books: Lost & Safe,
Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Live in 1975,
Gentle Giant: Octopus,
Paul McCartney: Chaos & Creation,
Death Cab For Cutie: Plans,
Xploding Plastix: Amateur Girlfriends Go Proskirt Agents,
Brokeback: Looks At The Bird
Prefuse 73: Surrounded By Silence,
Bonobo: Dial M For Monkey,
King Tubby Meets Scientist At Dub Station,
Breakestra: Hit The Floor
ALWAYS
Pink Floyd
Tortoise
Thievery Corp.
Amon Tobin
Ani DiFranco
Frederic Chopin
Stereolab
The Pixies
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Igor Stravinsky
Bill Hicks
Tosca
Frank Zappa
Johannes Brahms
Fela Kuti
Television:
I almost never watch commercial TV. HATE COMMERCIALS!!
But I LOVE storylines and audio/video content in the 30 and 60 minute formats (22 and 44 minute).
....I usually just bittorrent what I want, when I want.
Currently following:
Avatar - The Last Airbender
Numb3rs
Naruto
LOST
Battlestar Galactica
Doctor Who 2.0
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Ghost In The Shell SAC
Megas XLR
Trailer Park Boys
The Office
Eureka
Books:
Gotta say I really have always loved The Silmarillion by Tolkien... massive scale and thorough design. Also I thought Da Vinci Code was pretty darn good... Have you read Frank Zappa's autobiography yet? How about Miles Davis'? Get on that...
