Freelance composer and wannabe writer.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking to travel more, but being a self employed musician means my wallet isn't particularly deep. Plus this seems like a great way to meet new people.

Interests

I'm a big fan of long rambling conversations whilst walking places, especially if that place is somewhere beautiful.

I also like to read, and tend to alternative between sci-fi and mainstream fiction, with the occasional fantasy book when I'm feeling particularly masochistic.

I consider 2 for 1 cinema tickets to be the best deal on the planet.

Video games are kinda fun. Currently waging war in 16th-century feudal Japan.

I'm fascinated by politics, although I tend not to get too impassioned by it (so far). I consider myself a sceptical lefty, although I did vote for Corbyn, so I guess that makes me a massive hippy or a communist or something.

• writing
• books
• walking
• politics
• movies
• video games
• traveling
• music
• freelancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Iain (M) Banks - The Culture series/The Crow Road/The Bridge
Patrick Rothfuss - The Kingkiller Chronicle
Ian McEwan - The Innocent/The Child In Time

Movies: The Social Network, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Inside Llewyn Davis, Black Swan, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings trilogy, (some of the) Harry Potter films, Cloud Atlas, Whiplash, Boyhood, Birdman

TV: Mad Men, The Thick of It, Louie, The Office (UK), Louis Theroux documentaries, Girls, Peep Show, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, House of Cards (UK and US)

Music: Pretty much everything they play on this podcast: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/newsounds/articles/new-sounds-podcasts/

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This section is making me have an existential crisis.

Teach, Learn, Share

Play the following chord progression:

Cm, Ab, Eb, Bb

Congratulations, you have just written the music from every 'epic' film trailer

What I Can Share with Hosts

Interesting conversation, I hope, as well as music chatter and advice on working from home/being self employed.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom