CURRENT MISSION

Recording the sounds of North America

ABOUT ME

I love sound, music and film.
I'm currently travelling around North America recording sounds and making sonic diaries http://northamericansounddiaries.tumblr.com/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've previously hosted several times and surfed in France, Canada and the US.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A really great network of people.

Interests

I love the outdoors and spend a lot of time hiking, cycling, sailing and windsurfing. I also like to experience nature and urban environments through listening. I love music and art which take up a large amount of my time. I compose and perform as well as listen to as much new and live music as possible. Recently I have become very interested in creative coding which lead me to begin a blog called Code Poetry - Code artworks, inspired by zen poetry and haiku. Celebrating the simplicity and beauty that can be found in code. http://visualcodepoems.tumblr.com/

• wildlife
• arts
• poetry
• performing arts
• beauty
• walking
• traveling
• blogging
• coding
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• windsurfing
• camping
• sailing

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to a lot of music a lot of it is field recording work or electroacoustic composition but also a lot of pop, folk and electronica too. Heres a cursory view:
folk: Peter Broderick, Fionn Regan, Joni Mitchell, Fairport Convention, Incredible String Band, Circulus, Joanna Newsom
Electronic/Experimental: Leafcutter John, Apparat, Tim Hecker, Efterklang, Boards of Canada, Plaid, Simon Scott, Clark, Caribou
alt/rock: silversun pickups, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Smashing Pumpkins, Animal Collective, the antlers, Goat, Grouper, Sufjan

Film/TV: Berbarian Sound Studio, The Prisoner, Archer, Bojack Horseman, Walking Dead, Grand Budapest Hotel, 30 Rock, How to Train your Dragon, Inherent Vice

Books: Tracks, The Chronicles of Amber, lord of light, wild seed, His dark materials, English Passengers, John Muir, Tolkien
- Graphic Novels: Fables, Watchmen,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycling from Inverness to Edinburgh - Scotland, camping through the Cairngorm national park.

Exploring the wildlife of Sequoia national park and walking amongst the Sequoias.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share the recordings of my travels with you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United Kingdom