I started my first business when I was 22. I have been happily self-employed ever since!!!
Music has always been a hobby, but it's becoming so much more. I'm in the process of launching an indie record label, with the focus on signing and promoting bands that are based in the Pacific Northwest. I am also building a small studio in my house and plan to spend a lot more time working on my own writing and recording projects.
I enjoy doing a lot of things. I especially like travelling and doing things outdoors. I like hiking, hang gliding, snorkel/scuba diving, and rock climbing. I like the moutains, the ocean, volcanos, rivers, and everything that nature has to offer in between. I should have my pilot's license and my own plane by the end of the year, which will make it much easier -- and more fun -- to travel to my favorite vacation and adventure spots!
I'm especially interested in meeting other musicians, song writers, engineers, producers, music industry execs, indie label and studio owners, etc. But if we have other common interests, I'd love to hear from you!
2005 Bretty Awards
While just about everyone
else in the world was enthralled in the Grammy drama of Kelly Clarkson
vs. Mariah Carey, I realized that neither earned a spot on my iPod
playlist. So I decided to have my own Grammy Bretty
Awards to spotlight the Portland artists that brought me the most listening pleasure over the last year.
Album of the Year
" The Sound of Something
Breaking "
Morgan Grace
Give Morgan Grace a thumbs up!
Record of the Year
"Reality TV"
The Superficials
from " Suberbia "
Give The Superficials a thumbs up!
Song of the Year
"Flat Tax"
Kleveland
Give Kleveland a thumbs up!
Best Performance by a Band
"Gone"
I Can Lick
Any SOB in the House
from " Menace "
Give I Can Lick Any SOB a thumbs up!
Best Male Vocal
"Will You"
Geoff Byrd
from " Shrinking Violets "
Give Geoff a thumbs up!
Best Female Vocal
Oh I Want You
Morgan Grace
from " The Sound of Something
Breaking "
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Best Vocal by a Group
"Christmastime"
The Superficials
from " Suberbia "
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Best Guitar Performance
"Million Dollar Hustle"
Lovely
Guitar: Johnny O'Deed
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Best Bass Performance
"Got No Soul"
Lovely
Bass: Ellen Hiheelz
Give Ellen a thumbs up!
Best Drum Performance
"My Favorite Sin"
Morgan Grace
from " The Sound of Something
Breaking "
Drums: Sam Henry
Give Sam a thumbs up!
Best Piano Performance
"High Maintenance/Low Tolerance"
Amoree Lovell
from " Sadistic Songs for Children "
Give Amoree a thumbs up!
Best Video
"Fat Girls on Bicycles"
The Punk Group
Give The Punk Group a thumbs up!
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