All of these are questions I have really been asked at some point. What’s a faq? FAQ stands for "Frequently Asked Questions". It is a way for me to answer questions people ask me a lot. Foreigners in Korea get asked a lot of the same questions everyday. This is okay, but sometimes I wish I could simply give someone a link to a faq that would answer all of their questions without having to explain for the thousandth time that yes, I like kimchi, or that no, I am Canadian, not American. So, I created this faq.
My Musical Background
Music’s been a big part of my life since the middle of seventh grade, when I decided that if my sisters could play the flute (and get a lot of attention that way) then I could bloody well do as well on some instrument. My mother rejected my first instrument choices (drums, electric guitar, bagpipes) and finally, after hearing the horn player in INXS, I settled on saxophone. I wanted to be a rock’n’roll sax player because damn, I was sure that women were crazy about that guyÖ
Apocrypha Live ’98 excerpt
Right now I only have one music download for you of my own. It’s from Apocrypha Live ’98, by Apocrypha, the last band I played (semi-)regularly with in Saskatoon; one of our last live shows (in summer ’98) at a rave hosted by my friend Mike (aka DJ Dekoze) was recorded and actually mastered, produced, la la la. Some of it is bad, some is good. It’s kind of a mix of ambient music, free jazz, and spoken word. Accordingly, some bits sound like the Bladerunner soundtrack and some of my soprano sax work reminds me of Jan Garbarek. The …
Busy Busy Busy
Busy Busy Busy This is where I spend 2 minutes in the morning posting how damn busy I am. I have interviews and then a lunch meeting (which may or may not happen depending on whether a film crew that is making a documentary about my band shows up and scares off my friend), followed by some hardcore web page design because I want my webpage (here) to be working by Monday, and then tonight I will go to Jeonju for a gig and documentary/interview at Led Zeppelin. I don’t know what time we play, but I know it’s in …
On My Birthday…
… I miss most of all the people I miss all year round. My family, my girlfriend (who can’t be here this year), my old friends flung into their faroff places all over the face of the planet.