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2008
"The Snake" movie

Early 2008

Did a couple of songs that are to be used in the film "The Snake".

The film has some great people in it - including my friend Melanie Case!

It's a project put together by Adam Goldstein and Eric Kutner, and it features

Margaret Cho! She doesn't star in it, but she's in there.

Check out the music...

My Role: Songwriter/Composer.

2007
"Age of Conan" commercial

Summer, 2007

Did music for commercial for Eidos' "Age of Conan" video game.

Directed & Produced by the ever wonderful >Brian Relph!

Go see the commercial!

My Role: Songwriter/Composer.

"Stars For Anyone" by The Boneless Children Foundation

Release Date: October 12, 2007

My rock band released its debut album this year. You can hear

this album on this page.

Songs, guitar and lead vocals by myself. Drums and photography by J. Logan Barrier.

Bass guitar and sound engineering by Jonathan Kepke.

"Galap," by Boxcar Theatre

April 3 - April 28, 2007

Stage adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's novel, Galapagos, by

Nick Olivero and Peter Matthews.

Performed at the 2nd Mezzanine theater at 1000 Van Ness in San Francisco.

My Role: Songwriter/Composer & Sound Designer.

Killing My Lobster's 2007 Hilo Film Festival Promo Video

April 12-15, 2007

Killing My Lobster make a video promo for their Hilo Film Festival

(high concept, low budget) every year, and for for 2007 I got

the chance to write the underscoring music. Thanks to Brian Relph

and Daniel Cavey for doing such a bang up job on the video. Y'all

were fun to work with! And this was the 10th Anniversary Hilo Festival!

2006
Episode 36, "The Fantasy Bedtime Hour"

Airdate: 12/15/2006

"Fantasy Bedtime Hour" is a public access TV show in San Francisco. Every episode

involves, among other things, an action sequence where actors act out the story in

the pages of the book being read for this episode. I scored the action sequence for

episode 36.

Watch and enjoy the episode here!

"Zen," by Boxcar Theatre

July 18 - July 23, 2006

Imagined & directed by Nick Olivero, with Sarah Savage as Assistant Director.

Performed at the Magic Theater in San Francisco.

My Role: Songwriter/Composer

Killing My Lobster "Graduates 2nd Grade."

August 9-13, 2006

Nick Olivero did artistic direction, & I wrote 2 sketches -

a song & dance number called "Doodyhead" and the Finale.

At the Theatre Rhinoceros in San Francisco.

My Role: Writer, composer, lyricist.

Killing My Lobster's play, "Hunter Gatherers."

June 8 - August 20, 2006

Killing My Lobster produced the play, which was written by

Peter Sinn Nachtrieb and directed by Tracy Ward at the

Thick House Theater in San Francisco.

My Role: Sound design and theme composition.

Some new ideas I've Been Working On.

2006 (mostly)

A few new, more classially-inspired creations (sort of) I've proposed for some

upcoming theatrical projects...

Click to hear the new stuff.

2005
Killing My Lobster's "Nothing Is Original" sketch comedy show

November, 2005

Directed by Jon Wolanske, and music by DJ Ross Hogg.

At the Thick House Theater in San Francisco.

My Role: I wrote the Finale.

Click to hear the music & find out more.

Killing My Lobster's "The Wonderful World of Science" sketch comedy show.

July - August, 2005

Directed by Paul Charney. At the Victoria Theater in San Francisco

and the Ashby Stage in Berkeley, California.

My Role: Musical Director, Composer/Songwriter and Performer/Musician.

Click for more info and music samples.

Killing My Lobster's "Kisses A Toad" sketch comedy show

March, 2005

Directed by Melanie Case, and music by Tim Barsky.

At the Yugen/Noh Space in San Francisco.

My Role: Arranger/Lyricist for the Finale.

Click to hear the music & find out more.

The One Kind Theatre's production of "The Woman In A Tree On A Hill."

January 7 - 9, 2005

Directed by Alec Tok at the Yugen Theatre in San Francisco, California.

My Role: Sound Designer, Composer and Performer/Musician.

Click for more detailed information and music samples.

2004
Killing My Lobster's 2004 Bruno's Island New Plays Festival, "The Listening Room

July, 2004

"The Listening Room," a play by Kevin Shay, directed by Alec Tok.

At the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, California.

My Role: Sound Designer and Composer.

Click for more detailed information and music samples.

Killing My Lobster's "Pop!" sketch comedy show.

February, 2004

Directed by Andy Miara at the Theatre Artaud in San Francisco.

My Role: Composer/Songwriter and Performer/Musician.

Click for more info and music samples.

You like rock music?

The Boneless Children Foundation

2003 - now

My Role: Guitarist, Songwriter, Performer, Singer, de facto Band Leader

A punk-esque art-rock experiment in the traditions of the Minutemen, the Talking

Heads, the Flaming Lips and so on. Based in San Francisco, California area.

Current line-up involves Jonathan Kepke on bass and J. Logan Barrier on drums!

BCF alumni include include Brian Gorman (of Tartufi) on drums,

Paco Romane (of Freedirt Media) on bass, and Michael Musika on guitar and vocals.

For more info and free, downloadable music, check out the

Boneless Children Foundation's official web-site.

El Pulpo

1999-2003

Off-kilter funk-rock outfit based in the San Francisco, California Bay Area.

Original line-up included myself on guitar, Olive Mitra (of the Eggplant Casino)

on bass guitar, and Scott Gagner on drums.

In 2001, Brian Gorman took over the drum seat.

A few studio recordings & a live track or two that El Pulpo managed to squeeze out are available here.

"My First Album."

1999

Tracks off of my first computer-based home recording project.

A few rock songs, a few folk songs, and even a techno dance song ("Number 13 Exciting Pants").

Click to hear the music.