Biography

Music seemed like Christmas to me when I was a kid. My presents were discarded records from a local 50's rock radio station, thanks to my mom. She cleaned their offices and asked if she could take the old records that were headed for the dustbin. I swear I must have listened to "Rock Around The Clock" five-hundred times.

Junior high through high school I played violin and in the orchestra met a guy who played the cello and who was deep into music and electronics. His influences were all the 80's new wave music, Kraftwerk, and Yaz. I'd heard him called one of the few people talented enough to both "play AND build a synthesizer". We recorded music and made Super-8 movies that were demented masterpieces of low-budget film-making.

After my years of playing the violin and making it to 'second string', I decided to quit the violin and take up drums as a venue for my frustrations. I had a lot of fun, but I think my father had constant headaches.

About ten years ago, all I could afford was a drum machine and a Tascam four-track, so I referenced the music of Adam & The Ants for inspiration (heavy vocals and drums), but somehow I always ended up sounding ike the Beach Boys. Many tapes later, I bought a Roland synth to add to my growing list of equipment.

I've had the good fortune to play with a variety of strange and wonderful musicians... during art-school, I played drums and sang with a very interesting guy who was always drunk and totally into South African music, and I was one half of a minimalist punk/blues duo, another friend and I jointly invented a sub-genre of music we called "techno-Latino", and I also enjoyed having many philosophical discussions and recording sessions with a semi-famous surf guitarist.

Now, with my Mac, GarageBand, Soundtrack (and several synths and a 4-track in storage), I'm still having fun exploring the universe of sound with all of you creative people here on iCompositions.

Onward iCompers!

Music rss

Title Genre Released Plays
Waxxx Other Apr 29, 2004 1913
Yaknow Other Apr 29, 2004 1212
Unfinished Business Other May 1, 2004 1584
Night Tendrils Jazz May 2, 2004 914
Shnazzy Other May 9, 2004 2689
Unibody Other Jun 5, 2004 868
The Mind Feeds On Itself Other Jun 5, 2004 991
Bullet Train Other Jun 6, 2004 1273
Disrepaired Other Jun 6, 2004 834
Grudge Match Other Jun 7, 2004 868
Venus Goes To Mars Other Jun 26, 2004 849
Phatnasty Other Jun 27, 2004 1000
In A Pig's Eye Other Jul 22, 2004 1087
Salt Other Jul 25, 2004 1090
Inverter Other Aug 15, 2004 952
Thinkbox (Mechatronic Mix) Other Aug 29, 2004 962
Abandon Starship! redux Other Sep 6, 2004 981
The Ghost Effect Other Sep 7, 2004 1506
Wack Daddy Other Sep 9, 2004 898
Rockfish Other Sep 10, 2004 1635
Go-Go Zombie Distortion! Other Sep 13, 2004 1309
We Gotta Keep Movin' Other Sep 18, 2004 1323
Descent Other Sep 21, 2004 1113
The Killers (the song, not the band) Other Oct 3, 2004 7853
Eastworld Other Oct 18, 2004 770
Mirror House Other Nov 7, 2004 807
Doctor M Other Nov 30, 2004 862
Trash Trove Other Dec 2, 2004 852
Dead End Street Other Jan 1, 2005 811
Counting Quarters Other Jan 11, 2005 1038
Scrape Other Jan 22, 2005 731
Psychic Detective Other Feb 1, 2005 766
Floor 13 Other Feb 15, 2005 758
Miss Badness Other Feb 27, 2005 729
Tasty Pudding Other Apr 10, 2005 619
Lipsmacka Other May 28, 2005 579
Shamalamabang Other Jun 3, 2005 587
Destroy All Supermarkets Other Jun 11, 2005 724
Roman Candle Afterglow Electronica Jun 18, 2005 748
Louis Antoine de Bougainville Other Jun 18, 2005 657
Celestial Other Jun 19, 2005 578
Ready Steady Bump Other Jun 19, 2005 655
Deep, Deep, Deep Undercover Other Jun 26, 2005 731
Ain't Half Bad Other Jul 4, 2005 629
Sad Day Other Jul 8, 2005 793
Deep Down Delta Blues Other Jul 24, 2005 603
Touch Other Jul 25, 2005 624
Nightbirds Other Aug 6, 2005 656
Sick Waves Other Aug 7, 2005 611
Brass Knuckles and Goldtooth Other Aug 13, 2005 650
Go Girl Other Aug 20, 2005 779
Skin Games Other Oct 11, 2005 703
Orbiting Denver Other Oct 22, 2005 600
Petrified Other Oct 23, 2005 695
The Dead Sea Other Oct 24, 2005 669
A Close Shave Other Nov 20, 2005 573
Thick Rock Jan 15, 2006 607
Knockoff Other Feb 18, 2006 601
Torn Other Apr 12, 2006 538
The Best Song I Never Wrote Collab Rock Apr 18, 2006 664
Back To The Front Rock Apr 19, 2006 541
My Bad Rock May 6, 2006 575
For Real Electronica May 28, 2006 503
Bee The One Music Video Collab Music Videos Jun 15, 2006 1193
Waxxx Music Video Music Videos Jun 17, 2006 503
Head For The Shed Music Video Collab Music Videos Jun 28, 2006 734
Baby of Mine (with solos) for Geechi by oldblueday-less noise Collab Folk Jul 15, 2006 644
Baby of Mine Music Video Collab Music Videos Jul 16, 2006 698
Down The Path by Illuminator (Neumuzik Mix) Collab Alternative Jul 16, 2006 565
Urban Fashion Customer-Slight Remix Collab Rock Jul 29, 2006 711
Fangs Other Aug 22, 2006 428
Presto Electronica Sep 1, 2006 396
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Other Sep 25, 2006 786
The Queen Is Coming (Remix) Collab Folk Nov 15, 2006 489
Riding Jazz Nov 30, 2006 388
Fast Approach Rock Dec 10, 2006 440
All I Think About Is You (Again) - by borris Collab Rock Dec 24, 2006 427
Vulnerable Electronica Jan 28, 2007 526
Sobering Other Apr 8, 2007 278
Cuz I'm Dedicated Electronica Apr 9, 2007 294
Half-Truths and Heartache Other May 6, 2007 247
back at the pad Other Jun 6, 2007 204
Deep End Edit Other Jun 21, 2007 207
Behind Sorrow (Neumuzik Mix) Collab Other Aug 30, 2007 1071
Funktangle Funk Nov 4, 2007 302
Swamp Thang Other Nov 4, 2007 215
Bizazzy Other Nov 11, 2007 198
Santo Shaitan Latin Nov 25, 2007 154
Articulate Other Jan 26, 2008 151
Cage Rock Mar 13, 2008 140
Sun's Burnin' Up Other Apr 12, 2008 191
Wide Open Spaces Other May 31, 2008 142
Touchy-Feely Other Jun 23, 2008 150
Standards & Measures Other Aug 10, 2008 83
Sturm und Drang Other Aug 21, 2008 59
The Bad, The Good and The Beautiful Other Aug 21, 2008 60
Split the Diff Other Aug 22, 2008 60
Soul Transfer Other Aug 23, 2008 68
Wiseguy Other Aug 28, 2008 62
Melt In Your Mouth Other Sep 8, 2008 85
Tiny Heart Attacks Other Sep 12, 2008 104
F to the G Other Sep 21, 2008 60
Sugarneck Other Sep 22, 2008 116
The Seams Other Oct 22, 2008 103
Day of the Lipids (The War Within Expands to Dr. Yang's Exoskeleton) Other Nov 29, 2008 21
Body Mod Other Nov 30, 2008 26

Collaborations

Title Genre Released Plays
The Best Song (Neumuzik mix!) Rock Apr 18, 2006 670
Baby Mine (new and improved) Folk Jul 18, 2006 3866

Favorites

Title Artist Genre Plays
Crackman (v 2.0) deputydoofy Electronica 2882
I'll Be Back joel8x Rock 1587
When Mermaids Cry ttucker512 Rock 1474
You are holy ttucker512 Other 1391
Freak Beneath Delusions Of Grandeur Rock 991
Maggies' Cafe Candorwien Alternative 2259
Naked Flyer jibes Rock 1265
Where 'y Goin' jibes Rock 1006
Beautiful So myopic Rock 925
Serious Girl (remix) myopic Rock 858
Find Me on the Back Roads jobu Rock 1495
Gone are the days jibes Rock 1214
Short Song About Being Content (ver. 2) jobu Rock 1095
Don't Need It joel8x Rock 1530
Growing Up mccello Inspirational 1635
Going to the Doctor rovert10 Rock 1645
COME 2 SAINT TROPEZ,I'M WAITING 4 U bananakiller Electronica 1119
There's Always Yesterday Nolan Rock 839
The Nature Of You annbi Rock 767
Lost in the dark annbi Rock 902
Roadsigns annbi Rock 925
Project - You Will Dance To This TorbX Electronica 1063
Summer Fling ellsworthpc Other 848
She's Got It Goin' On Delusions Of Grandeur Rock 950
Spain (Cover version) mccello Jazz 1827
It Ain't Love network13 Rock 3315
We Go Irie (Island Version) snailshel Ska/Reggae/Dub 1629
System Failure TENSE Metal 1382
Agent Orange pooey Metal 1815
Trust jimbit Rock 763
call me a pessimist athrowawaysociety Rock 737
we were a new breed athrowawaysociety Rock 723
Delicia Uptempo 5A eDrew Electronica 814
Planet Lydia network13 Alternative 1018
BBF:07 another time (feat. 4IM) ponkey Alternative 1322
Waning Moon network13 Rock 865
Malfunktion, or The Rise and Fall of the Robot I Came to Love Bazil Electronica 1034
Bad News (Thin Lizzy spoof) GreenStation Rock 1508
CR: the walrus song ponkey Alternative 2885
Memory (featuring Alimar) SlimGirlFat Electronica 2872
CR: this is my world ponkey Alternative 1101
CR: 79 ponkey Alternative 1049
Nothing On But the Radio (dub) RedLunarSkywalker Ska/Reggae/Dub 3131
I can't wait (JHarley/vibegeist collaboration!) JHarley Alternative 935
Schrodinger's Cat Paradox borris Rock 2027
Profoundly Deaf borris Other 1445
Metro Morning borris Electronica 1309
UP TO THE LEVEL Slappytwac Electronica 717
Rollin' In The Hoopty (Compton, CA) borris Hip Hop/Rap 2574
Inside of You RickyWilson Rock 929
Lucky Silver Dollars RickyWilson Rock 549
Wait For The Weekend (open heart mix) marksaund Alternative 904
Archie's yohmar smokes cigar yosL [+1] Electronica 1756
If Rose Were Cubed.... (feat Lilichi) JHarley Alternative 1021
MUSIC borris Other 1228
here we are / cricket jongraybeal Alternative 761
did it for no one, part 1 freshbigmouf Electronica 698
did it for no one, part 2 freshbigmouf Electronica 665
Maybe I Should Go Now? JHarley Alternative 3050
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas etgilles Holiday 3220
Love's suicide Didier Rock 2820
Our Secret Hole ReverendBlack [+3] Alternative 1487
Home From Timber Cove futzpucker Jazz 1060
Twentyafterfour (drum and bass) RedLunarSkywalker Electronica 958
Someday Baby (Diversion and Villhelm23) ReverendBlack [+2] Alternative 1057
For You Mystified New Age 1865
QAA: why kill? (vaporman cover) ponkey Alternative 954
Cutting up a corpse JHarley [+1] Alternative 1280
Revelations lilichi [+1] Alternative 2975
Jewel Thief borris Electronica 1445
Bud Get's a Drum Set borris Other 629
QAA: wolf's sun ponkey Alternative 885
Disposable lilichi [+1] Blues 1432
QAA: (don't you touch my) acrylic slacks ponkey Alternative 1040
Beyond the Sea Didier Rock 3404