Occupation: Cellist Birth: November 28, 1983
It's funny, people often ask me, "Why do you do bike tours where it takes three times the effort and you make one-third of the money?" My answer is t….
I'm definitely musician and storyteller. But I always like to take an active role in things I care about socially and environmentally..
I'm a husband and a dad. Two thirds of my day is spent being that character. It's a huge part of my identity and why I pursue things I do. I'm intere….
The reason I make art is because I get to make a choice about who I am, what I do, and what I put out into the world, the footsteps I leave behind. I….
Art is consumed in so many different ways. You could say people don't stop to appreciate art. On the other hand, people can consume art more quickly..
For every show that we do, anyone that rides public transit, bikes, or walk, we offer them a $5 voucher at the merch table. It gets people using the ….
I'm a husband and a dad. Two thirds of my day is spent being that character. It's a huge part of my identity and why I pursue things I do..
I'm interested in questions my son asks me, like, "Why do animals fight? Why do you have to leave us to go on the road?" Everything he asks gets me t….
Cities like Portland, Seattle, and Long Beach, which have made these investments in their infrastructure, are seeing not only health advantages, but ….
When we cut off access to certain parts of our cities to people on bikes or in wheelchairs, we're not only doing economic damage, we're also doing cu….
What most interests me is human connection, whether it's on the street, in community, through music, storytelling, and shared experience. People tell….
I felt like I was cheating myself of those communities and cheating the audience because I wasn't able to know them. That's what the bikes did, witho….
I feel really passionately about safe, comfortable roads, crosswalks, and sidewalks. Everyone of all economic backgrounds should be able to get to sc….
But that would put me on a path that would make me totally divergent from who I am. I don't have to go through the heartache many other people go thr….
The reason I make art is because I get to make a choice about who I am, what I do, and what I put out into the world, the footsteps I leave behind..
I have a lot of intention behind what I put out there. The reason all this stuff I do works together, the environmental and social, collaborating wit….
When you have these van tours, you drive six hours with the doors closed and windows rolled up. You pull into the venue, check into the cheap hotel y….
I'm in a position I never imagined I'd be in as a musician. Bob Dylan built an audience through recording and live shows. The opportunities for an ar….
The idea of "making art for art's sake" makes no sense for me. Each area of my life, all the roles I play, influences the others..