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About Me

I was born and raised in northern Alberta, migrated to Edmonton then Toronto. I VJ for bands, djs and all kinds of events, basically creating a live music video using computers, cameras, video mixers and fx units. I also do motion graphics to pay the bills, producing video for product launches, awards shows, corporate events etc. Right now focusing on expanding my business and talents as animator / video artist so that one day I can retire on Vancouver Island. *dream* Just into doing my thing, having fun and pushing the limits of what I can do with the technology at my fingertips. Overall, depressed at the current state of the world, but determined to do my best with the cards delt me, and at the very least ride this fucker all the way to oblivion.

Check out my group! MySpaceVJ's!

Here is a pic of one of my live video shows : hard to capture projected light, but the giant cubes were actually rotating constantly, with projections showing on all 4 sides. I spent 3 days building those things, but the end result was worth it. Afterwards, I had to rip them apart and throw them away, which made it seem all the more special.

Here's another one, a 3 screen setup - thats DJ Craze in the shot. Damn djs, always getting in the way of the visuals.

Here's one from the Juliette and the Licks show I did for Strut Magazine, what a wicked show!

A couple shots from a recent show with Carl Cox, Armin Van Buren and Nu Nrg, at the Guvernment/Kool Haus.

great photo of some old skool slide projection on some sheer fabric.

My Interests

Computers and Technology, videography/animation, snowboarding, Longboarding/skateboarding, live music, dj culture, camping, canoeing, and the outdoors, tattoos, piercing, body modification.

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I'd like to meet:

People you can have an intelligent conversation with, no matter how wasted you get... Any bands / DJs / Promoters in the GTA who are interested in adding a live video component to their shows!

Music:

Punk! eg Transplants, NOFX, Distillers, The Specials, The Descendants, Social Distortion experimental / downtempo, (aphex twin, autechere, coldcut, hexstatic) jazz, big beats, electro, techno and other assorted digital sounds. Lately on the playlist have been DWARVES, Matadors, !!!, Tokyo Police Club, Klaxons, The Knife, The Horrorpops, Anti-Flag, Motion City Soundtrack, Fall Out Boy, Pinback, Interpol, Postal Service, Death From Above 1979, Alexisonfire, LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire to name a few.

Movies:

Personal Favorites include SLC Punk, Trainspotting, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fifth Element, Easy Rider, 12 Monkeys, Platoon, Sin City, Donnie Darko, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Michael Moore, Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Stanley Kubrick.

Television:

Robot Chicken!, Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Colbert Report, Henry Rollins Show, Attack of the Show.

Books:

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King

Most Recently: Bedroom Secrets of Master Chefs - Irvine Welsh, Possible Side Effects - Augusten Burroughs, Nature Girl - Carl Hiassen, Please Kill Me - Legs McNeil, Fury's Hour : a (sort of) punk manifesto - Warren Kinsella, Deadeye Dick - Kurt Vonnegut, Imperial Ambitions - Noam Chomsky, Villa Incognito - Tom Robbins, Dude Where's My Country - Michael Moore, Human Punk - John King, Blast From the Past - Ben Elton

Heroes:

My Father.

My Blog

crazy fucking kids...

So I'm catching a cab home yesterday after a great day skating and a bbq at a friends place when I get a rude awakening : a pack of about 15 kids suddenly assault the cab with rocks and bottles!!! Onl...
Posted by Theo on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:00:00 PST

Son/Lumiere Music & Arts Series Thursday May 3rd

Thursday May 3rd I'll be mixing video at the Gladstone, come check it out!
Posted by Theo on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:49:00 PST

myspace hates macs...

damn myspace! no myspace IM for mac users? bullshit.
Posted by Theo on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:27:00 PST

holiday pics and more

Well, I finally am getting around to posting some pics from vacation - once again an amazing time! Highlight would have to be mixing vids with Shoutout and mstrkrft on New Years: all my old friends th...
Posted by Theo on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:09:00 PST

bloggitty blag, blah blah blog.

so, I haven't written a blog in quite some time... why not now?The past couple of months have been wild, to say the least.I mixed a couple of shows with Shout Out Out Out Out , both of which were supe...
Posted by Theo on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:28:00 PST

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!Just in time for this spoookiest of days, a giant spider died right by my front door. While I'm happy that the days of constantly getting webs in my face every night I come home is ove...
Posted by Theo on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:42:00 PST

Theodore J Bearytales

..So, I've been seeing all these ads for a new kids toy, "Theodore J Bearytales", or something like that... Basically, a next-gen Teddy Ruxpin, an equally creepy toy bear. Anyway, since I share a nic...
Posted by Theo on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 11:06:00 PST

I'm getting old...

so, I'm officially 29... one more year and I hit the big three-Oh. It feels kinda weird, but pretty normal. I know I'm getting older, I just really don't feel it. The only thing I do notice is that I ...
Posted by Theo on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:19:00 PST

pics from vacation

Finally back from my vacation, what an incredible time! After another great weekend in Edmonton, I went back to the folks for more outdoor adventures. Spent one day fixing the dirt bike, then promptly...
Posted by Theo on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 02:32:00 PST

i love being on vacation! I don't want to go home!

Well, I'm mid-way through my vacation, having an amazing time! Did several days camping with the family, my little nephew is so bloody cute and fun to have around. "Who's a monkey?" "Eeep Eeep Eeep!" ...
Posted by Theo on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 02:06:00 PST