I am shy, musical, and vegan.
My Self-Summary
I'm an artist/musician who loves to eat, sing, dance and play. I
grew up in Montreal and although I've spent most of the past 6
years away, I love this city with all my heart.
I've sung and played music most of my life and now the Ukulele is
my instrument of choice. There's nothing like a sunny day in the
park with good company, my uke and a vegan friendly picnic.
other interests include: cooking, ART, photography (especially
polaroids), collecting records and old cameras, learning new
languages, hugging, making people smile, making sound, forgetting
there's a tomorrow.
What I’m doing with my life
I've been traveling through europe for most of the past year. I
just got back from a short trip and am contemplating looking for a
place here, heading back to Vancouver for a bit or heading down
south.
I’m really good at
making people smile, eating, dancing and being there for people
closest to me.
The first things people usually notice about me
probably my facial hair, that i'm short, and that i'm almost always
smiling
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories (Miranda July) one of
the awesomest artists ever! Slapstick (Vonnegut), Animal Farm
(Orwell), Siddhartha (Hesse), Eleanor Rigby (Coupland) and books
about art
Films/directors:
Me You and Everyone We Know, Ciao Professore, King of California, F
for Fake, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Christopher Guest, The Coen
Brothers, Chaplin, Kubrick, Tarantino, Larry David, Lars Von
Trier...
here's a short list of music i listen to, in alphabetical order of
course:
Adriano Celentano, Afrika Bambaataa, Afrodizz, The Aggrovators, Ali
Farka Toure, Amadou et Mariam, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Antony
& the Johnsons, Arab Strap, The Arcade Fire, Asian Dub
Foundation, Ataxia, Band of Horses, Battles, Beastie Boys, Beck,
Bell Orchestre, Belle & Sebastian, Black Eyes, Black Mountain,
Blind Melon, Blonde Redhead, Blondie, Boards of Canada, Bobby Conn,
Bon Iver, Brian Eno, Broken Social Scene, Bullfrog, Calexico, Chad
Vangaalen, Chaka Khan, Charles Aznavour, Chic, Chromeo, The Clash,
CocoRosie, Cornelius, CSS, The Cure, Cymande, Daft Punk, Daniel
Johnston, Dave Brubeck Quartet, David Bowie, David Byrne, The
Dears, Dessert Sessions, Desmond Dekker, The Destroyers, Dirty
Three, Do Make Say Think, Drums and Tuba, Duke Reid, Duran Duran,
Edith Piaf, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Costello, The English Beat, Enzo
Avitabile, Erykah Badu, The Ethiopians, Faith No More, Federico
Aubele, Feist, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Fine Young Cannibals, Fiona
Apple, Fleet foxes, Flight of the Conchords, Fugazi, Gap Band,
Groove Armada, Hella, Hot Chip, Iron & Wine, Islands, Jackie
Mittoo & the Soul Vendors, The Jackson 5, Jamiroquai, Jean
Leloup, Jeff Buckley, Jim O'Rourke, John Frusciante, John Holt,
Johnny Cash, Jose Gonzalez, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Kurtis Blow,
Kyuss, LCD Soundsystem,Leonard Cohen, Loose Fur, Ltj Bukem and MC
Conrad, Lucio Batisti, M Ward, Madness, Mahmoud Ahmed, Malajube,
Manu Chao Massimo Ranieri, Massive Attack, Masters at Work, The
Melodians, MGMT, Michael Jackson, Mika, Miles Davis, Milli Vanilli,
Mogwai, Mulatu Astatqé, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Nina Simone,
NIN, Nino D'angelo, Orbital, Orchestra Baobab, Osibisa, Patrick
Watson, Patti Smith, Pearl Jam, Peppe Barra, A Perfect Circle, Pet
Shop Boys, Pino Daniele, PJ Harvey, Plants & Animals, The
Police, Portishead, Prince, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine,
RATATAT, Ray Charles, RHCP, Richard Cheese, Robert Fripp, Rodney
Graham, Roxy Music, Run-D.M.C., Sade, Salif Keita, Scott Weiland,
The Sea & Cake, Sebastien Tellier, Senor Coconut, Seu Jorge,
The Showmen, Sia, Sigur Rós, The Skatalites, Smashing Pumpkins, The
Smiths, The Specials, Stereo Total, Stereolab, Stevie Wonder,
Sting, STP, The Streets, Sufjan Stevens, T, Tahiti 80, Taj Mahal,
Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Tears for Fears, Television, Thom York,
Tom Waits, Toots & the Maytals, Tortoise, UB40, Underworld, Van
Morrison, The Velvet Underground, Vic Chesnutt, WEEN, Weezer,
Wesley Willis, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Who, Wolf Parade, XTC,
Yann Tiersen, Zero 7, etc...
FOOD!!! it needs to be vegan for me to ingest it!
I've been making some kick-ass juices since i've been back in mtl
(mostly green)
I love my moms home cooking (italian), Indian, Ethiopian, Thai,
middle eastern (falafels & Hummous!!!) , mediterranean,
Moroccan Tajine, Tamiya (Sudanese Falafel with peanut sauce), Sauce
au pois (Creole bean sauce), Japanese, Malaysian, Singaporean,
Vietnamese and so many great veg friendly places in Vancouver
(budgie's, the Naam, Hawkers), Montreal (Aux Vivre, Chuch,
Crudessence) and Berlin (Hans Wurst, Maja's Deli, Voner) .
The six things I could never do without
My Uke
vital organs
vegan food
some sort of chilli or pepper
my voice
sound
I spend a lot of time thinking about
how much i love women, food, music and traveling
On a typical Friday night I am
jamming on my uke, Dancing my ass off, having drinks on a terrasse
with friends, sharing a nice meal with good company, hosting a
vegan potluck or just cuddled on the couch to something funny or
smart.
You should message me if
If you like mustard more than ketchup, like to act silly sometimes,
want to dance till you drop, want to travel the world/the country,
collaborate on art projects, play music or bike.
I am a very open-minded person and willing to try anything once (or
so i think) so just drop me a line and we'll take it from there.