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D4V3

all those years in conservatory...

About Me


Durham filmmaker Eleni Vlachos' new documentary Backpack Drumset is only 12 and a half minutes long, but it manages to cover acres of territory. The film, a sequence of conversational clips and music-making montages between Vlachos and Durham resident and All Your Science band member David Z, focuses on the local musician's adoption of the "all bicycle lifestyle" and the transportation problems that lifestyle poses for moving equipment to and from shows. With an amazing creative spark, David Z turned his problem into a solution by dissecting his own drum set and transforming it into a smaller, more manageable kit that fits snuggly in a backpack. His creation is perfect for piling on your back and hitting the open road on two wheels. Vlachos' documentary illustrates the struggles and successes of maintaining an eco-friendly lifestyle as a musician... -Kathy Justice, Independent Weekly (article)

My Interests

collaborative knowledge production (wikis), gift economics in the digital domain (free open source software, creative commons licensing), awareness of the multiplicative effects of our everyday actions (vegetarianism, not owning a car), skillshare and mutal aid based collectives to address the means of everyday life (bike co-op!), the possibilities of carnival in/as everyday life (rovers!). expanding the notions of whats possible (welding tall/art bikes!). cooking exorbitant breakfasts in cast iron cookware.

Music:

current groups/projects:

The Scene of the Crime Rovers
(rag-tag street orchestra)

all your science
(rock duo)

y2kbunker
(noise collective)

Oyster Destroyster
(sea shanty collective)

Heroes:



E Mare Libertas

Nomadic Research Labs

Ran Prieur

Nora the Piano Cat