Hello! I'm having a great time living in Denver! I've lived in 9 states, moved something like 18 times, and I'm looking forward to being in Denver for the foreseeable future.

I studied violin, voice, and music education in college, and afterwards graduated with my Masters in Ethnomusicology during which I mostly studied Balinese Gamelan! All at the famous Eastman School of Music. And Balinese gamelan is what brought me to Denver (well that and the mountains--I grew up in Montana).

From February to June, 2012 I taught middle school orchestra at an inner city middle school in Houston, TX. This school is part of a growing number of new schools that include longer days. So my work day was 7:15-5:00 M-F, and during that time I had to teach 3 middle school orchestras for 80 min. each, every day. This experience was the hardest thing I've ever done.

But recently I got a job at the University of Denver and am loving it! I'm also getting ready to start my own business selling the chinrest I invented for violin and viola. The business will be up and running by the end of April and it's already received world wide attention, with some of the world's greatest concert violinists endorsements! The future is lookin' good!

Long term goals:
1. Build a long lasting business designing and selling revolutionary tools for string players, to help combat playing related health issues.
2. Start a little brewpub (I homebrew as a hobby).
3. Found a non-profit arts incubator. (This one is big, and hard to explain in a few sentence. So more on this when I meet you!)
4. Have a family, and be the best companion and dad I can be.

I'm really looking for someone open to a long-term relationship. It doesn't have to go there, I'm also up for meeting/making new friends, but I'm really looking to find someone to share life with, as cheesy as that might sound. I'm quite forgiving when it comes to 'my list,' but I guess if I did have a list it would include traits like: kindness, empathy, talent, nerdy-ness, and openness to both emotional commitment and the beauty in the world.

violin, sometimes photography (maybe...?), Balinese music, singing, cooking, reading, watching movies, being philosophical, eating, daydreaming...

Maybe that I generally have a calm personality...?

The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter series are up there. I'd have to say that at heart I'm somewhat of an escapist who enjoys living by the phrase: "of course it's happening inside your head, but why should that mean that it's not real?" Disclaimer: it's not that I don't recognize "reality," it's just that I enjoy and accept that our imaginations can take us to truly wonderful places, in which we can learn more about ourselves and humanity.

food, water, eyesight, imagination, empathy, passage of time.

How to successfully start a business selling the chin rest I invented for violin, which recently received full funding on Kickstarter (yay!). The future micro-brewery / pub I want to open up. The next product. Chess.

Chillin' at home, maybe going to yoga, or playing a game of chess. I'm really up for whatever Friday nights!

I secretly like the show "Supernatural." (What? it's an interesting take on monsters and religion.)

If you'd like an easy going, conversational companion for a little while. Are making dinner and want to share. You have a question about something I've written here. Or you want to.