birth: 1974, Philadelphia, PA, USA
marital status: divorced, without children
employment:
- sfu-ma-to - co-founder, songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Autumn 1996 - present.
- www.oberoi.me - editor. København, Denmark. Autumn 1998 - present.
- purr mama resistor records & books - founder. Fall 1993 - present.
- Calyx English Boarding School Pvt Ltd - English teacher. Saldanda, Syangja District, Nepal. Winter 2011.
- Udflytterbørnehaven Nordstjernen - substitute assistant kindergarden teacher. København, Danmark. October - November 2008.
- Prasada restaurant - dishwasher. Silver Lake, Los Angeles CA. Fall 2004.
- Cykeltaxi - cycle taxi driver. København, Denmark. July 2002 - May 2004.
- inkblot magazine - freelance record critic. San Francisco CA. Summer 1999 - Summer 2003.
- Fanehaven børnehaven - substitute assistant kindergarden teacher. Damme, Denmark. October 2002 - July 2003.
- central casting - film & television extra. Burbank CA. 2002
.
- Sande Alessi / the casting couch - film & television extra. Los Angeles CA. January
- April 2002.
- C-NTV - film & television extra. Los Angeles CA. January - April 2002.
- børnehaven Ryesgade 60 - assistant kindergarden teacher. Østerbro, København, Denmark. February - November 2001.
- California Institute of Integral Studies - research assistant. San Francisco CA. Spring - Winter 2000.
- California Institute of Integral Studies - PCC student assistant. San Francisco CA. Spring - Winter 2000.
- California Institute of Integral Studies - student greeter. San Francisco CA. Spring - Winter 2000.
- Nordic house - cashier & shop
assistant. Oakland CA. Summer - Winter 2000.
- DMS/city sprint - bike courier.
San Francisco CA. Fall 1999 - Summer 2000.
- børnehaven Tingbjerg - assistant kindergarden teacher. Husum, Denmark.
Winter 1998 - Spring 1999.
- Sundby nord assisted living center - assistant. København, Denmark.
Spring - Fall 1998.
- Paolini's restaurant - busboy. Bryn Mawr PA. Summer 1995.
- drug emporium - associate.
St. Davids PA. Summer 1995.
education:
- CIIS (California Institute of Integral Studies) - MA in philosophy, cosmology, and consciousness. San Francisco CA. 2001.
- Rampen multimedia school - 5 month
course in film & video production. Vesterbro, København, Denmark.
1998.
- McGill University - BA in Political Science. Montréal, Québec, Canada. 1996.
- DiS (Denmark's international Study program) - exchange student. København, Denmark. 1994.
- Radnor High School - high school degree, with honours, national scholarship award. Radnor PA.
1992.
activism:
- The Jerusalem Hug - co-organizer. Global. Spring 2006 - present.
- FredsVagten Christiansborg (Peace Watch)
- co-organizer & member. København, Denmark. Fall 2001 - present.
- NORML - member. 2002 - present.
- SERVAS - member. 1994 - present.
- DMS action team - co-organizer. San Francisco CA. 2000.
- Forests Forever - field canvasser. San Francisco CA. 1999.
- PennPIRG - field canvasser. Philadelphia PA. Summer 1996.
- MAC (mcgill action committee) - co-organizer. Montréal, Québec, Canada. Spring 1996.
- Trevor's campaign for the homeless - organizer. Radnor & Philadelphia PA. 1990 - 1992.
languages:
- English
- Danish
- French
- HTML
travel experience:
- Eastern Europe, Turkey, India, & Nepal. September 2010 - present.
- Eastern Europe, Turkey, & India. February - June 2010.
- Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, & Senegal. Autumn 2009.
- Eastern Europe, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt. Summer 2009.
- USA & Canada. September 2008 - January 2009.
- UK & Western Europe. June - July 2008.
- Jordan. June 2008.
- Eastern Europe, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Hong Kong, China. November 2007 - June 2008.
- Eastern Europe, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, & Eastern Europe. Spring - Fall 2007.
- USA, Canada, & Mexico. August - November 2006.
- Austria, Italy, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Jordan, Israel, West Bank, & Egypt. February - July 2006.
- South Africa. December 2005 - January 2006.
- Germany, Spain, Portugal, & France. August - December 2005.
- Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey, & Eastern Europe. May - June 2005.
- USA & Canada. July 2004 - March 2005.
- Netherlands, Danmark, & U.K. June - July 2004.
- Danmark, Germany, & France (by bicycle). March 2004.
- Morocco & Spain. January 2004.
- Turkey, Syria, Kosovo, Eastern Europe, & Germany. March - April 2003. individual humanitarian expedition for Iraqi refugees.
- Egypt. January 2003.
- USA & Canada. November 2001 - July 2002.
- Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, & Turkey. August - September 2001.
- Greece & Cyprus. Summer 1998.
- Western Europe. December 1997 - February 1998.
- Western Europe. Autumn 1994 - Winter 1995.
- South Africa. Winter 1984 & Winter 2006.
- Danmark. Summer 1982.
papers:
- The 'Superman' in Aurobindo & Nietzsche in JOY: The Journal of Yoga.
art exhibits:
- "No Disk" - Galleri 555. exhibit with Brian VON KUBA. Porto, Portugal. October 2006.
- "Buy More Junk" - Enformsak. exhibit with Brian VON KUBA & Carl Christian TOFTE. Malmö, Sweden. March 2003.
- Galleri Chaund Pattela. København, Denmark. January - February 1998.
- McGill University Art History Department. group show. Montréal, Québec, Canada. 1996.
film & television appearances:
- Six Feet Under - TV background actor. Los Angeles CA. 2002.
- CSI - TV background actor. Santa Clarita CA. 2002.
- Providence - TV background actor. Los Angeles CA. 2002.
- The Oath (pilot) - TV background actor. Los Angeles CA. 2002.
- Birds of Prey (pilot) - TV background actor. Los Angeles CA. 2002.
- Politically Incorrect - television show extra. Los Angeles CA.
2002.
- Street Smarts - television show extra. Los Angeles CA. 2002.
- Win Ben Stein's Money - television show extra. Los Angeles CA. 2002.
- Skyggen (The Webmaster) - feature film background actor. København, Denmark.
1998.
record reviews et al:
- Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
- The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Blonde Redhead - Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
- Bonnie
'Prince' Billy - I See A Darkness
- Broadcast - The Noise Made By People
- Cat Power - You Are Free
- Cat Power interview
- The Concretes - Boy You Better Run Now
- The Delgados - The Great Eastern
- Flaming Lips - Zaireeka
- Fugazi
- Repeater
- Fugazi
- In On The Killtaker
- Fugazi
- The Argument
- Hrsta - L'eclat du ciel etait insoutenable
- The Jesus Lizard - Bang
- Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Orange
- Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Xtra Acme USA
- Mogwai - EP+2
- Palce
Brothers - Days In The Wake
- Panama - Panama
- Paul Newman - Machine is Not Broken
- Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
- Pavement - Major Leagues EP
- Pavement biography
- PJ Harvey - Dry
- PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
- R.E.M. - Murmur
- R.E.M. - Reckoning
- R.E.M. - Document
- Bill Ricchini - Ordinary Time
- Royal Trux - Pound for Pound
- Shellac - 1000 Hurts
- Silkworm - Developer
- Silkworm - Blueblood
- Silkworm - Lifestyle
- Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One
- Sloan - Between the Bridges
- Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising
- Sonic Youth - Dirty
- Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
- Sonic Youth biography
- Touch & Go 25 (parts 2, 3)
- The Vines - Highly Evolved
musical projects:
- sfu-ma-to - guitarist, singer, & songwriter. 1996 - present.
- navratilova - drummer & songwriter. 1998 - present.
- proxy kicky tricks - musician. 2001 - present.
- the quadrature - drummer. 2002 - 2008.
- obstinate esther - drummer. 2001 - 2002.
- pa'vo' yi'JAH - drummer & guitarist. 1996 - 2001.
- LAMPshADe; - bassist, singer, & songwriter. 1992 - 1996.
- garden party - bassist. 1991 - 1992.
- communal gym shorts - musician, singer, songwriter, & general anarchist. 1988 - 1992.