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I started getting into music pretty young. I boug
ht my first cassettes in 4th grade, BoyzIIMen’s cooleyhighharmony and Ace of Base’s The Sign, and it was over, I have pretty much been obsessively collecting music ever since. After getting burned out on the pop tracks I began searching for something harder I found myself spending a lot of time in the Los Angeles DIY and punk scene. My involvement performing, throwing shows, and continued OCD album purchases, lead to hosting a radio show at KXLU Los Angeles, where I also ended up serving as that station’s General Manager.
ht my first cassettes in 4th grade, BoyzIIMen’s cooleyhighharmony and Ace of Base’s The Sign, and it was over, I have pretty much been obsessively collecting music ever since. After getting burned out on the pop tracks I began searching for something harder I found myself spending a lot of time in the Los Angeles DIY and punk scene. My involvement performing, throwing shows, and continued OCD album purchases, lead to hosting a radio show at KXLU Los Angeles, where I also ended up serving as that station’s General Manager.After college I found myself holding down various positions at record stores, music venues, promotion companies and with some music supervisors but when I was offered a chance to move to New York working with RockCorps I jumped. We were throwing concerts for MTV, but the only way to get tickets was earning them though community service. It was great until they ran out of money, but I had had a taste and was too excited with everything the city had to offer, there was no way I could turn tail and head back to LA. I have been able to continue my service-oriented work by helping found two youth arts biased non-profits RepresentingNYC and The Trinity Project both centered in northeast Brooklyn.
When I am not with the kids or here at Virtual Label you can probably find me playing records on WFMU or at your local bar, maybe exploring the world of sound New York has to offer, or doing my best to pretend to play various instruments in a few different groups.
