Japers

I am a carbon-based life form. I can usually be found in front of my trusty Mac Pro ("My Uber-computer", if you will) writing or editing video footage in my office. If not perched behind the Mac, I prefer to be behind my drum set, behind the lens of a Super16MM or 24p HD motion picture camera, directing TV commercials, music videos, or most any other little movie I might like to make. I'm also the Chairman and CEO of my couch (when I manage to find a little extra time, I bask in the glory of HBO, Showtime, NBC, AMC, and FX as well as contribute to my ever-expanding collection of sonic landscapes and quality cinema. I also enjoy motorcycle riding (on road and off), and reading by the pool at ODR. Nocturnally, I frequent local cinema or music venues in Chicago or LA. I love the art of storytelling as much as the art of rocking...and telling your mother, "I love her."

Those who are full of ideas, laughter and inspiration.

Oh, you know....

Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Bob Dylan, Sarah Holtschlag & the Crosscuts, Frazey Ford, Bright Eyes, M. Ward, Radiohead, Ani DiFranco, The Dandy Warhols. Pearl Jam, Tom Schraeder & His Ego Wilco, oh my god, Trainwreck, Company of Thieves, Jay Bennett, Bumpus, Funkadellic, Hendrix, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, The Stones, Floyd, Zep, The Verve Pipe, The Karlz, Beck, Julia Klee, Sarah & The Crosscuts, Grammar, Steve Rogowski, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Queen, Billy Joel, Mumford and Sons, The Raconteurs, Floggy Molly, The Toadies, The Avett Brothers, London Wainright III, Ryan Adams, Conor Oberst, Weezer, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, The Man In Black and JR Cash!

Almost Famous, Clerks, High Fidelity, The Big Lebowski, True Romance, Pump Up the Volume, Dream a Little Dream, Pulp Fiction, Red State, The Conversation, Old School, Fight Club, Lost in Translation, Super Troopers, Die Hard, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Easy Rider, Heist, Hudsucker Proxy, Boogie Nights, The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Unforgiven, Jay and Bob Strike Back, 40 Year Old Virgin, and Chasing Amy, Ghostbusters, Back To The Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Walk The Line, Stand by Me, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Dodgeball, Say Anything, Ocean's Eleven, The Ice Harvest, Raising Arizona, Rushmore, Leathal Weapon, Four Rooms, Dusk Till Dawn, Zach and Miri Make a Porno, Love and Other Drugs, Gran Torino, Good Will Hunting, Shawshank Redemption, and the list just goes on and on...

John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Kevin Smith, Johnny Cash, Scott Mosier, Roger Deakins, Conrad L. Hall, Walter Murch, Quentin Tarrantino, Cameron Crowe, The Coen Brothers, Clint Eastwood, John Pierson, Bukowski, my grandpa and his son-in-law, my cast and crew...too many more too list.