CURRENT MISSION

same as it ever was....letting the days go by

ABOUT ME

Born in Malibu California, I have been involved with music and fashion since the late 70's as manager of the seminal LA band The Surf Punks. After studying communication Theory and International Affairs at Pepperdine University, I left LA in 1992 to settle in Vienna, working as a music journalist, and later forged a career as a music video director. Afterwards, I shifted my focus to an underground anti-fashion label which became well known for its outrageous multimedia performances in lieu of the traditional catwalk. It was here that I first started performing with real time video manipulation software leading me to a career as an internationally booked VJ. Since 1998, I have performed with the likes of Jamiroquai, Ladytron, John Digweed, Carl Craig, Richard Dorfmeister, Sven Väth, Stereo Total and over 150 other DJ's and bands in Europe, South America, and The Middle East. I am represented as a video artist and photographer by Pi Artworks, Now i live in Vienna in my artist's atelier, where i also work.

If you want to see 'what i am into', check my website, http://artificialeyes.tv or check me out on twitter at http://twitter.com/exiledsurfer.

PHILOSOPHY

the more i learn the more i realize how little i know.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

havent surfed a couch yet, but grew up in california riding a longboard

Interests

video art, birds, politics of dissent, music and anything i dont know something about yet

• birds
• arts
• fashion
• politics
• tv
• music
• swimming
• journalism
• software
• beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

sat on a beach with timothy leary and burgess meredith and watched a school of dolphins swim up on the sand and sit at our feet.

spent a week with the mayor of saigon who grew up with ho chi minh and was one of the founders of modern vietnam

spent a week driving around the desert in turkey with video projectors mounted on my car projecting video on the landscape

Teach, Learn, Share

happy to pass on any knowledge i have gained in the arts and my travels. i teach seminars on video art.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Turkey