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About Me

Just your average FLY GIRL.. Soaring around your neighborhood..I founded Synapse Productions in 2001,in the lovely town of Girdwood, Alaska. Synapse Productions is a concert production/promotion company that has been dedicated to bringing high quality acts up to Alaska from all over the country. Mt. Alyeska has made a beautiful backdrop for many of the shows, which have all been ground breaking in the realm of hip hop in AK. Synapse has presented shows in Anchorage, Girdwood and Homer, at the Sitzmark bar(Alyeska Resort), Maxs (now Maxines), The Alley, Chilkoot Charlies, Hilltop Ski Area, the Egan Center,The Alibi in Homer, Rumrunner's,Bitoz & the "O". Some of the acts brought up include: Latyrx, Greyboy, DJ Radar, Abstract Rude & Tribe Unique,The Grouch & LuckyIam (The CMA), Awol One, BusDriver, Medusa and DJ Suprema, Blackalicious, Myka Nyne, Bukue One & DJ Zac Hendrix, Pep Love and Domino (Heiroglyphics), Jennifer Johns, Grayskul, Pigeon John, the Crown City Rockers, Sage Francis & Buddy Wakefield, Eyedea, The Cunnin Lynguists, Scarub & Eligh of Living Legends, brought up legendary painter MEAR ONE, Atmosphere & Brother Ali... and have worked with local DJs Solo & Systematic as well as Hip Hop Anonymous, Arctic Flow & Corrina Delgado.About me... see interests

You are one of the most balanced people around
Motivated and focused, you are good at getting what you want
You rule at success, but success doesn't rule you.
When it's playtime, you really know how to kick back
Whether it's hanging out with friends or doing something you love!
You live life to the fullest - encorporating the best of both worlds Do You Have a Type A Personality?

My Interests

Promoting, Paragliding, Music, snowboarding, photography, media, doing my radio show(FM 88.9 KEUL Girdwood), current events, reading, cooking, hip hop culture, tattoos, art, staying busy, sleeping in(love hitting snooze), bookstores, coffee shops, criticizing advertising, being around creative people, decorating, films, making collages, travelling, having great ideas, writing them down! conspiracy theories, sea monkeys, good food, smoothies, soy lattes, snorkeling, crown & ginger, dreaming, shooting pool, making things happen, information, light and sound, float tanks, red vines, dragonflys... interests may vary

Music:

(in no order)..Bjork Led Zeppelin Abstract Rude Aceyalone Shadow Living Legends Haiku D' Etat Aesop Rock Jedi Mind Tricks Kanye West The Roots Curtis Mayfield Pigeon John Beastie Boys Nina Simone Immortal Technique Frank Sinatra Sage Francis Non- Prophets The Grouch Miles Davis Joni Mitchell Latyrx The Perceptionists Latyrx MR Lif Blackalicious Atmosphere Brother Ali Eyedea & Abilities Dose One Amon Tobin GFE The Shapeshifters Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers The Herbaliser Blondie Roots Manuva J5 India Arie Pink Floyd Common KRS-1 Danger Doom Murs RJD2 Zion I Sweatshop Union Karl Denson Janes Addiction Michael Franti Paris Ozomatli Nina Simone Kool Herc Zap Mama Paul Simon Madlib Nightmares on Wax J5 The Grouch BusDriver Project Blowed Mc's cLOUDDEAD The Coup Jay Z Concrete Blonde Dilated Peoples Hendrix Dj Drez Philip Glass Eminem Talib Queli Common Tracy Chapman Pep Love Mf Doom J5 GreyBoy Diverse PPP Mos Def Bahamadia Jean Grae Medusa Frank Sinatra Tom Waits C Rayz-Walz Binary Star Portishead Tool Kool Herc Sweatshop Union Talking Heads Bob Marley Saul Williams Cunnin Lynguists Ursula Rucker Sage Francis Quasimoto Shapeshifters Medeski Martin Wood Underworld Public Enemy Tribe Called Quest Zap Mama Beth Orton Mr. Lif Guru Freestyle Fellowship St. Germaine Maazy Star Jack Johnson Jimi Hendrix STS9 Michelle Shocked SquarePusher Tracy Chapman Portishead Apsci My Dad plus hearing rain, thunder, lightening & wind

Movies:

The Qatsi trilogy, Baraka, What the ..@!? bleep do we know??,Kundun, The Breakfast Club, The Color Purple, Fahrenheit 911, They Live, Throw Mama from the Train,They Live, Goonies, Labyrinth, The Princess Bride, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Wild Style, Scratch, Waking Life, Mind Walk, Napoleon Dynamite, Dolemite(The Human Tornado!), Back to the Future, Edward Scissorhands, Halloween 1, Ferris Buellers day off, Frida, Blade Runner, Fight Club, Heathers, Paper Moon, E.T, Carl Sagan Cosmos PBS series (all), Close Encounters, Breakfast Club, To Kill a Mockingbird, Caddyshack, The EduKators, V for Vendetta

Television:

passive observation is for sheeple

Books:

Televisionary Oracle, Right Where You Are Sitting Now, Lullaby, Everything you Know is Wrong, Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy, Enders game, Einstein's Dreams, Bush Junta, Food of the Gods, The Scientist an Autobiography of Doctor John Lilly, Archaic Revival + lots of mags (Adbusters).. check out the culturejammers network.

My Blog

Inspired...

I'll elaborate more soon on this, but I have to say I'm very inspired to incite change. This last weekend's conference with Hip Hop Association from New York (Hip Hop Association's website) was so ins...
Posted by Synapse.Heather on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:36:00 PST

Hip Hop Student Leadership Conference 4/12-14 @ UAA-FREE!!

The Hip-Hop Student Leadership Conference focuses on how the power of the Hip-Hop movement can inspire activism, empowerment, and exploration. Conference participants are immersed in an intensive, th...
Posted by Synapse.Heather on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:10:00 PST

Synapse is back in action...

Just a heads up to anyone who cares:I've resigned from Red Bull.Continuing running my own company and following my dreams are more important to me at this point in my life... Synapse is back in action...
Posted by Synapse.Heather on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:09:00 PST

Lady Sovereign

In Seattle.. super rad show!..">..">..">">..">...
Posted by Synapse.Heather on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:52:00 PST

SAUL WILLIAMS in Alaska!! Don't miss-this is amazing.. Fri. OCT. 13th

It's true.. Saul Williams will be coming to UAA to do a spoken word show.. If you don't know about this man.. (Saul's Site)Friday, October 13th @ UAA & Saturday, October 14th @ UAF..">(By Julia Scott)...
Posted by Synapse.Heather on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:18:00 PST

Atmosphere pictures from Girdwood

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Posted by Synapse.Heather on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 01:23:00 PST

ATMOSPHERE & Brother Ali..AK Sept 1st & 2nd..

Synapse Productions Presents..ATMOSPHERE & Brother Ali & DJ JBird of RhymeSayers Entertainment2 nights in Alaska:Friday, Sept 1st @ Wendy Williamson Auditorium @ UAA all ages doors @ 7Saturday, Sept 2...
Posted by Synapse.Heather on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:14:00 PST

Pics from Legends @ the "O"

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Posted by Synapse.Heather on Sat, 27 May 2006 07:02:00 PST

Cunnin Lynguists w/ToneDeff 4/28 & 4/29 Bitoz/Rumrunner's

CUNNIN LYNGUISTS with Tone Deffvisit Rumrunner's website& Bitoz site & Cunnin Lynguists' site2 nights in Anchorage :Friday, April 28th all ages @ BitozSaturday, April 29th @ Rumrunner's..">...
Posted by Synapse.Heather on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:15:00 PST

Thanks to all who came for MEAR ONE..

I almost don't need to thank you if you came, you got thanks enough in what was made before your very eyes!! But, anyway, THANKS!! Incredible.....
Posted by Synapse.Heather on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:26:00 PST