Music
Music helps keep me focused as I work through the day. Most recently I've taken to working with semi-modular synthesizers such as the Moog SoundStudio. Growing up I learned to play Piano, Guitar, and Trombone. As an adult I continue to play piano/keyboards/keytars for recreation. My interest in keyboards comes out of interest in synthesizer design. I work with PureData and embedded devices to build synth patches. I've built a custom loop pedal/box using a BeagleBone running PureData which was sponsored and published by Make Magazine and Radioshack.
Concerts attended:
- 09/17/23 The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie - Rochester Hills, MI
- 10/31/22 Bleacher - Fillmore - Detroit, MI
- 03/10/20 Matt Pond PA - At Home - Superior Township, MI
- 10/16/19 Explosions in the Sky - Masonic Temple - Detroit, MI
- 06/30/19 Built To Spill - Detroit, MI
- 12/19/18 Straight No Chaser - Fox Theater - Detroit, MI
- 10/31/18 This Will Destroy You - El Club - Detroit, MI
- 08/05/18 The Smashing Pumpkins / Metric - Little Ceasars Arena - Detroit, MI
- 10/08/17 The National - Masonic Temple - Detroit, MI
- 07/26/18 Dashboard Confessional / All American Rejects - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
- 10/01/16 Sigur Ros - Fox Theater - Detroit, MI
- 09/17/16 Glen Hansard - Michigan Theater - Ann Arbor, MI
- 09/15/16 Explosions in the Sky - Masonic Temple - Detroit, MI
- 07/03/16 Modest Mouse & Brand New - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI
- 04/05/16 The Smashing Pumpkins / Liz Phair - Fox Theater - Detroit, MI
- 10/30/15 Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays music of Danny Elfman - Detroit, MI
- 10/24/15 Run the Jewelz - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak, MI
- 09/29/15 Matt Pond and Chris Hansen - House show - Detroit, MI
- 08/05/15 Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Detroit, MI
- 05/13/15 Interpol - Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
- 04/27/15 Sufjan Steven - Masonic Temple - Detroit, MI
- 04/16/15 Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock - Hill Auditorium - Ann Arbor, MI
- 04/02/15 Big Data - The Shelter - Detroit, MI
- 02/07/15 A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy - Rackham Auditorium - Ann Arbor, MI
- 10/29/14 Slowdive - Majestic Theater - Detroit, MI
- 10/12/14 OK Go - Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
- 07/17/14 Neutral Milk Hotel - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak, MI
- 05/14/14 of Montreal - The Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
- 05/03/14 Matt Pond / The Lighthouse & The Whalers - Black Cat - Washington, DC
- 04/11/14 Tycho - The Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
- 03/28/14 Gary Numan - The Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
- 02/28/14 Into It. Over It/The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - The Pike Room - Pontiac, MI
- 02/25/14 Russian Circles - Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI
- 01/13/14 Crosses/Dawn Golden - The Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
- 12/13/13 Anamanaguchi/Sabrepulse/Tusks - Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI
- 11/26/13 Caspian/65daysofstatic/The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
- 10/07/13 Nine Inch Nails / Explosions in the Sky - The Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI
- 09/13/13 Starfucker - The Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
- 08/30/13 GoTR Stopover - Mumford & Sons, Edward Shape, The Vaccines, Old Crow Medicine Show - Troy Memorial Stadium - Troy, OH
- 06/10/13 The Postal Service - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
- 05/22/13 Fall Out Boy - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
- 05/19/13 of Montreal - The Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
- 04/05/13 Andrew McMahon - Saint Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
- 04/01/13 Sigur Ros - Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI
- 03/08/13 Finch - Saint Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
- 02/12/13 Avett Brothers - Hill Auditorium - Ann Arbor, MI
- 01/31/13 Ed Sheeran - Fillmore - Detroit, MI
- 12/20/12 The Killers / Tegan and Sara - EMU Convocation - Ypsilanti, MI
- 12/08/12 The Starting Line - Saint Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
- 11/06/12 Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers - Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI
- 11/03/12 Wallflowers - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak, MI
- 10/20/12 The Verge Pipe - The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI
- 10/18/12 Carbon Leaf - The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI
- 10/07/12 Taking Back Sunday - Fillmore - Detroit, MI
- 09/18/12 AWOLNATION / Imagine Dragons - Saint Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
- 09/15/12 Glen Hansard / Iron and Wine - Michigan Theater - Ann Arbor, MI
- 07/15/12 Bunbury - City and Colour, Good Old War, Neon Trees, Death Cab for Cutie - Cincinnati, OH
- 07/14/12 Bunbury - A Silent Film, Graffiti 6, Gaslight Anthem, Group Love, Weezer - Cincinnati, OH
- 07/13/12 Bunbury - Scars on 45, Crash Kings, O.A.R, Airborne Toxic Event, Jane's Addiction - Cincinnati, OH
- 06/11/12 Radiohead / Caribou - Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI
- 05/18/12 The Avett Brothers - Fillmore - Detroit, MI
- 05/05/12 M83 / I Break Horses - Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI
- 04/06/12 The Naked and Famous - The Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
- 03/23/12 Fanfarlo - Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI
- 02/21/12 Mike Doughty - The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI
- 01/30/12 Augustana - Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI
- 10/15/11 Smashing Pumpkins - Fillmore - Detroit, MI
- 10/03/11 Future of Forestry - Spring Arbor College - Spring Arbor, MI
- 09/27/11 Jim Ward - Pike Room @ Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
- 09/17/11 Love Drug - Beat Kitchen - Chicago, IL
- 11/08/10 Roger Waters - Wachovia Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 10/20/10 Ataris - Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA
- 10/11/10 Jimmy Eat World - Electric Factory (with 104.5 studio session!) - Philiadelphia, PA
- 09/24/10 LCD Soundsystem - Philadelphia Naval Yard - Philiadelphia, PA
- 09/12/10 Deftones - Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA
- 08/29/10 Lovedrug - Folklore Coffee - Hershey, PA
- 08/06/10 Counting Crows / Augustana - Sands Riverplace - Bethlehem, PA
- 08/02/10 Arcade Fire - The Mann Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 07/06/10 OneRepublic - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 06/27/10 Passion Pit - The Mann Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 06/26/10 Lovedrug - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA
- 06/25/10 Interpol - Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA
- 06/06/10 Broken Bells - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 06/05/10 The National - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 06/04/10 Matt Pond PA - First Unitarian Church - Philiadelphia, PA
- 05/29/10 Of Montreal - Theater of Living Arts - Philiadelphia, PA
- 05/07/10 Taylor Hawkins / Lovedrug - The Note - West Chester, PA
- 05/03/10 OK Go - Theater of Living Arts - Philiadelphia, PA
- 03/09/10 The Ataris - Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA
- 02/20/10 Editors - Trocadero Theatre - Philiadelphia, PA
- 01/30/10 Lovedrug - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA
- 12/14/09 Rooney - The Note - West Chester, PA
- 12/12/09 Dashboard Confessional - Trocadero Theatre - Philiadelphia, PA
- 11/15/09 Star Wars In Concert - Wachovia Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 11/14/09 Brand New - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 11/06/09 The Get Up Kids - Theatre of Living Arts - Philiadelphia, PA
- 10/30/09 Finch - Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA
- 09/26/09 Snow Patrol - Tower Theater - Upper Darby, PA
- 09/20/09 ZZ Top - Sovereign Performing Arts Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 09/18/09 Rhett Miller / Jim Ward - World Cafe - Philiadelphia, PA
- 09/16/09 Our Lady Peace - Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA
- 08/04/09 Third Eye Blind - Sands Riverplace - Bethelehem, PA
- 08/02/09 Yes/Asia - Sands Riverplace - Bethlehem, PA
- 07/23/09 Gin Blossoms - Penn's Peak - Jim Thorpe, PA
- 07/02/09 The Wallflowers / Augustana - Keswick Theatre - Glenside, PA
- 06/24/09 The Fray - Susquehanna Bank Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 06/17/09 Better Than Ezra - Trocadero Theatre - Philiadelphia, PA
- 06/06/09 The Decemberists - Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA
- 06/05/09 Nine Inch Nail's / Jane's Addiction - Susquehanna Bank Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 05/17/09 The Shins - The Wellmont Theatre - Montclair, NJ
- 05/13/09 Straylight Run / Lovedrug - The Note - West Chester, PA
- 04/19/09 Eve 6 - Tink's Entertainment Complex - Scranton, PA
- 04/18/09 Third Eye Blind - Johnston Hall Moravian College - Bethlehem, PA
- 04/07/09 Death Cab For Cutie - Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA
- 03/15/09 Butch Walker - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philiadelphia, PA
- 03/14/09 Modest Mouse - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 03/06/09 OK Go - Thetre of the Living Arts - Philiadelphia, PA
- 02/25/09 Jimmy Eat World (Clarity X10) - Trocadero Theatre - Philiadelphia, PA
- 02/23/09 Lovedrug - Khyber Upstairs - Philiadelphia, PA
- 02/13/09 Bloodhound Gang - Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA
- 10/25/08 One Republic / Augustana - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 08/08/08 Stone Temple Pilots - Straub Dodge Riverplace - Bethlehem, PA
- 08/04/08 Boston - Straub Dodge Riverplace - Bethlehem, PA
- 08/02/08 Live / Collective Soul - Straub Dodge Riverplace - Bethlehem, PA
- 07/19/08 Linkin Park / Chris Cornell - Susquehanna Bank Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 01/05/08 Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Wachovia Arena - Philiadelphia, PA
- 07/06/07 Built To Spill - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 06/30/07 Videogames: Live - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Washington, DC
- 06/23/07 Straylight Run / Sparta / Lovedrug - The Fillmore at the TLA - Philiadelphia, PA
- 06/17/07 Chicago / America - Tweeter Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 05/23/07 Modest Mouse - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 05/19/07 Gin Blossoms - American Music Theatre - Lancaster, PA
- 04/27/07 The Killers - Tweeter Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 03/25/07 Ben Folds - Memorial Hall, Muhlenberg College - Allentown, PA
- 11/26/06 Styx - Penn's Peak - Jim Thorpe, PA
- 11/10/06 Imogen Heap - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 10/09/06 Flogging Molly - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 10/07/06 Built To Spill - Trocadero Theatre - Philiadelphia, PA
- 08/31/06 The Flaming Lips / Sonic Youth - Allentown Fairgrounds - Allentown, PA
- 08/27/06 Shiny Toy Guns - The Balcony/Trocadero - Philiadelphia, PA
- 08/04/06 Muse - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 06/14/06 Nine Inch Nails - Tweeter Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 04/22/06 The Strokes - Borgata Casino & Spa - Atlantic City, NJ
- 11/05/05 Nine Inch Nails - Wachovia Spectrum - Philiadelphia, PA
- 08/07/05 Coldplay - Tweeter Center - Philiadelphia, PA
- 06/18/05 Modest Mouse - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 05/12/05 Breaking Benjamin - Crocadile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA
- 11/07/04 Interpol - Electric Factory - Philiadelphia, PA
- 11/19/04 Story of the Year & Something Corporate - Johnson Hall, Moravian College - Bethlehem, PA
- 10/05/03 Dave Matthews Band - Tweeter Center - Philiadelphia, PA