Hello online dating world, my name's Brian. I'm a musician; my main focus is classical piano, but I also do some song-writing on the side. I got my degree from Rice University, and now I'm back in the bay area, rocking people's socks off.

www.soundcloud.com/brianconnor - for song demos as I release them. Planning on finishing a full album soon.

www.youtube.com/brianconnormusic - for my classical piano performances and music videos

As far as my personality goes: I'm a reserved guy who loves to be rowdy. I'm a fantastic listener, and with the right people, I have a lot to say. I value (in myself and in others) compassion, honesty, humility, and a sense of humor.

I prefer savory to sweet, fruits to vegetables, long-sleeves to t-shirts, physical media to digital, hot showers to cold ones, hot showers to warm ones, football to baseball, and late nights to early mornings.

I love my friends and going out, but sometimes there's nothing better than staying in every once in a while. I'm happy with who I am, though I believe that modesty is one of my greatest strengths, and sometimes, weaknesses.

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I'm trying to make a living as a musician through teaching, performing, and competing. In doing what I love, I hope to use my creativity to help others along the way.

In between music, I'm exploring the city with friends, exercising, finding new restaurants, and doing my best to stay young for as long as possible.

I'm a pro at looking at reddit and facebook :P

9 times out of 10, I will win a chugging/shotgun/carbomb contest.

Magic tricks. Give me a deck of cards or a few coins and I'll blow your mind.

I dominate at Mario Kart 64.

Not really something they notice, but a lot of people aren't sure what my racial background is.

Music:
American Football
At the Drive-In
The Avett Brothers
Bach
Beethoven
Blood Brothers
Brahms
Brand New
Chopin
Colour Revolt
Cursive
Debussy
Desaparecidos
Elliott Smith
Emery
The Get Up Kids
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Happy Body Slow Brain
Heatmiser
Holy Fuck
The Impossibles
Manchester Orchestra
The Mars Volta
O'Brother
Owen
Puccini
Rachmaninoff
Rocky Votolato
Rage Against the Machine
Sainthood Reps
Schumann
Simon and Garfunkle
Slint
Stone Temple Pilots
Straylight Run
Sunny Day Real Estate
Taking Back Sunday
Texas is the Reason
This Will Destroy You
Thrice
....just to name a few

Shows: Louie, South Park, Archer, Blue Bloods, Daily Show, Touch, Real Time

Movies: Memento, Die Hard, Bottleshock, Tombstone, The Fifth Element, Waking Ned Devine, Superman, Heavyweights, Scarface, In Bruges, My Cousin Vinny, Gattaca, Team America, Hook, Super Troopers, Zoolander, Men In Tights, Taken, Matrix Trilogy (yes, all 3), High Noon

Authors/writers: John Grisham, Billy Collins, Stephen King, James Agee

Food: Good

My asshole

Being an idiot with my idiot friends. Always a good time.

Sometimes I write poetry I'm the shower:

"As I personify the trees,
They stare sweetly down at me,
Second-glancing at my feet,
Roots not how they ought to be.

For though we move freely above the ground,
We struggle to feel what trees have found–
Simple truths to which we're bound:
That we are small as Earth is round;

That we are wise as Earth is old;
That future is the now untold;

That hate is ego overgrown;
That love is simply hate unknown."

you think we'd be a good match and you actually want to meet up.

Or maybe you play music and wanna jam.