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Beck

I realized that all I can do is music and that music has always been my life, and still is.

About Me

Well, I'm just an average person trying to live my dream. My greatest passion is live sound, but I also play bass, guitar, drums, and viola. I'm a complete dork, of course, and I love music of all types. In school, my strongest subjects are foreign languages. I speak Japanese relatively well and I can also read Latin. Who knows where life will take me, but, hey, there's only one way to find out.
"People don't realize how hard the music business is. It's like climbing uphill while rocks are flying down at you...I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, but if it's really something you want to do and it's really something that you feel in your heart you have to do, you've really got to give it your all." - Dyer Knight
I am a sound tech looking for work in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding area. I've already gotten a far greater response than I could have ever hoped, which just goes to show that hard work really does pay off! I'm always open to a new adventure, so, bands, please don't hesistate to contact me. Last, but certainly not least, THANK YOU to all the musicians who have helped me get my name out there. You rock!
Check out the Lehigh Valley Rocks! trailer made by Lisa!

My Interests

Bass guitars, audio equipment, music and anything related to it, vans, cats, art, tattoos, and foreign languages.

I'd like to meet:

Any band in need of a sound tech. Also Jason Becker, Scotti Hill, Scott Rockenfield, Ozzy Osbourne, Ringo Starr, Beau Hill, and Sawada Taiji.

Music:

I love music. Listening to it, playing it, whatever. My roots are in classical music, of course. I started playing the viola when I was in elementary school and I've been in love with it ever since. Tchaikovsky is my favorite composer. Other than that, I grew up on the Beatles. I accidentally came across Japanese music a good number of years ago and it completely changed my life. I started getting into a lot more hard rock, punk rock, and pop. Bands like X Japan and Loudness became my biggest inspirations and, thanks to X's Yoshiki and hide and Loudness' Akira, I started playing guitar and drums, as well. I'd always wanted to play bass, and once I got to know Dyer and the rest of Wicked Sins, my next instrument was obvious. Since I got my bass, I've barely been able to put it down! When I'm not playing, you can usually find me at local hard rock and metal shows, either on sound or just hanging out and listening to some great tunes.
Wicked Sins - "Between the Sheets"
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Movies:

The Crow, Moon Child, The Exorcist, the Omen trilogy, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle.

Books:

Les Mis, The Killer Angels, Killing Yourself to Live, A Tale of Two Cities, The Catcher in the Rye, The Shadow of the Wind, The Dante Club, and many more.

Heroes:

I've gotten to meet a lot of people most people will never meet and have gotten to do a lot of things most people will never in their lives get to do. Through it all, there was one person who truly left an impact on my life. That person is, of course, Dyer Knight. If I can ever be a tenth of the person Dyer is, I'll be proud.

My Blog

End of the Beginning

Well, that's it.  All my college applications are in.  There's nothing left to do but wait. I am so completely indebted to so many people now...  Everyone who wrote recommendations...
Posted by Beck on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:56:00 PST

May 2nd

Matsumoto "hide" Hideto13 December 1964 - 2 May 1998~ever free~
Posted by Beck on Wed, 02 May 2007 03:00:00 PST

"Last Exit in Pennsylvania"

...is not exactly the sign you want to see at three in the morning when you're trying to get home from Allentown. Haha, good times last night.  Jeff, Dave, and I had way too much fun......
Posted by Beck on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:41:00 PST

"Ima, nanji nanfun desu ka?"

"...Goji yonjyuu gofun goro desuyo." Well, at least I answered the question...  Kind of. (I really love saying "goro."  And it really came in handy, haha.) I got first place in the Japanese ...
Posted by Beck on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:01:00 PST

Mentorship and All That

First off, I'd like to give a big thank you to everyone who is helping me out with my Mentorship project, through interviews, advice, and anything else.  The response I've gotten in tremendous.&n...
Posted by Beck on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:26:00 PST

Merry F'ing Christmas

"Merry fucking Christmas!  Who wants a prophylactic?!" I did, apparently.  My loot from the Twisted Sister show. As for Christmas... From my mom.  We had a good laugh about this ...
Posted by Beck on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:54:00 PST

A Very Twisted Christmas

Man, do I have stories from that.  Awesome show, and I caught one of Jay Jay's picks! I hope everyone has a great Christmas.  See ya.
Posted by Beck on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:48:00 PST

We're Not Gonna Take It

Has anyone noticed the increased frequency with which this song is being used for commericals?.. Pretty strange... Anyway...Twisted Sister tour final tonight!...
Posted by Beck on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:33:00 PST

"Let's have a sausage party!"

School's going pretty well.  Japanese is, of course, crazy.   We had this reading quiz about a "sausage party."  And Sensei started talking about fish sausages. ...
Posted by Beck on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:00:00 PST

Update

Not much has been going on lately.  THE KILLER ANGELS has been scrapped.  No hope, at least for right now.  Currently, my life is mostly dominated by schoolwork, followed by A...
Posted by Beck on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:01:00 PST