Post #55081 by seamus on Tue, Oct 14, 2003 1:52 PM

I've been a musician of some sort most of my life. I started playing the drums in third grade, and then picked up guitar in my late teens after hearing The Clash and The Ramones. I had a brief career as a singer songwriter where I played mostly around Portland, opening for the occaisional touring act. I even did some British gigs-one opening for Billy Bragg.

I put together a band that tortured Portland audiences for a couple of years with my own brand of heavy dirge oriented tribal postpunk, and when that wore out I joined the Northwests premiere supersonic psychedellic circus known as Hitting Birth for a brief stint. Other projects were The NW Secessionist Choir, The Ed Sisters, and Tour Manager for the L.A. band The Sugarplastic.
I have always toyed with home recording, 4 and 8 tracks,keys, and samplers, and now this f..ing computer that, like others have stated, keeps me hostage and forbids me from playing with others. My music has (d)evolved into soundtrack type wanderings and ambient noise. I am currently attempting to learn the art of lowbudget filmaking in order give my music someone to play with!

When I'm in my shop making Tikis, I am usually listening to The Swank Pad, some sort of Exotica, OR Irish punk like The Pogues and Flogging Molly.