i have been creating electroacoustic
music since 1981. my main instrument for many years was the electric bass
played through successively larger and larger amplifiers and lotsa FX pedals. i play small percussion such as bells, hand drums,
shakers, chimes, tibetan and quartz crystal bowls, and synthesizers and effects devices
some of which i built. i am creating sounds primarily with computers until i set up a proper hardware jamspace.
. my musical creations are electro-acoustic, space
drone, psych*delic, trance inducing, improvisational, noise & sound sculptures. i am
mostly involved in very loosely structured improvisational jamming and novel uses
of new sounds.
Since 1994 i have
been involved professionally in the trade of aromatics, essential oil
blends and perfumes. my original interest in aromatics began
with incense which i sampled extensively from the time i was 14 years
old. in the summer of 1994 i started making custom blended
massage oils and selling them at concerts and music festivals .
i entered the essential oil trade with about 12 oils,
then 20, and onwards (100s). extensive study of essential oils, perfumery, and aromatherapy became part
of my daily life. i am still studying and formulating, i've been involved in natural perfumery since the 2000s.
GOSD
Gemstones and mineral
specimens
i was
very much involved in gems and mineral trading, buying, selling, and gifting and
receiving pieces. i became interested in minerals in
the summer of 1994. i'm still somewhat puzzled by how deep i've gotten.
GEMS and Minerals page
i'm redoing this whole section
As a preteen i
spent a lot of time drawing, coloring, and painting. space-aliens, witches,
mushrooms, ufos, and dragons were common themes in my early drawings. many years later i
started to do mandalas with ink, colored pencil and some watercolor. memories of going
into the city for supplies and scoring a few more pencils still makes me smile.
breathwork, gemstones, yoga, psych*delics, meditating, hiking, and
watching the sun and moon rise almost every day
contributed to my artist vision at this point of my life. ART