Biography
At the age of 16 I got my first guitar. I was living in a cabin in a small town with my father and working across the street for a husband, wife and a 90 year old preacher woman from the midwest. They were jewelers, and I was their perpetually stoned and confused teenage apprentice.
Sure enough they dragged me off to my first bluegrass jam. This particular meeting had been happening for over 30 years in the same house. The next youngest person to me was in her mid 40's. Man could those people jam, blew my mind. Marilyn's (the wife) brother bobby had been playing guitar for 50 years, he had played with chet atkins and more. He was an amazing musician. I was astounded and listened to everything he told me.
My journey went on from there. In 2003 I was introduced to a program called Reason and to Minimal Techno. I loved it. Made some wonky piano pieces that were completely erratic. Dove headlong into Minimal Techno, Microhouse, etc.
A few artists who have influenced me are Ricardo Villalobos, Dominic Eulberg, Magda, Aphex Twin, Anja Schneider, Richie Hawtin, Wighnomy Brothers, Minor Threat, Voodoo Glowskulls, Dead Kennedy's, Bauhaus, The Cure, Tom Waits, Mike Patton, Billy Holliday, Duke Ellington, Yo Yo Ma, Fugazi, Cherry Poppin Bone Daddies, Skankin Pickle, Chet Atkins, Leo Kattke, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Atmosphere, Sage Francis, RZA, GZA, ODB, Saul Williams, and many more…..
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