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- Mother (Patti), Brother (Patrick)
- Birthplace: Islip, NY
- Grew up: Deltona, FL
- Educated in: Orlando/Winter Park, FL
- Current location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hobbies
- Popular music criticism, pop musicology
- Sewing, drawing, crafting
- Cooking and potluck parties
- Movies of any genre
- Blogging and web zines
- Attending concerts of all sorts
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Pre-Work Life
- Graduated from UCF in May 2007
- Double degree in Music Education (BME) and Music Performance (BM, bassoon)
- Minor in English: Writing
- Both degrees completed with Honors (Burnett Honors College)
- Completed, defended and published an undergraduate thesis on Erik Satie and Sonic Youth
- Participated in the Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence in 2006 & 2007
- Graduated with Honors from Pine Ridge High School, 2001
- Received Daytona Beach News-Journal Medallion of Excellence in 2001
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Interests
Top 25 Musical Artists
- Sonic Youth
- Debussy
- Tchaikovsky
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Erik Satie
- Tori Amos
- David Bowie
- Beethoven
- The New Pornographers
- The Smiths
- The Cure
- They Might Be Giants
- Billy Joel
- Ben Folds
- Antonin Dvorak
- The Mountain Goats
- Phillip Glass
- Samuel Barber
- Elvis Costello
- Marc w/ a C
- R.E.M.
- Magnetic Fields
- Darren Hanlon
- Tom Waits
- The Decemberists
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- Films: Moulin Rouge!, Sweeney Todd, Music & Lyrics, Wayne's World, Bande a part, De-Lovely, Annie Hall, Funny Face, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- TV: The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Gilmore Girls, 30 Rock, The Office, Best Week Ever, Keith Olbermann/Rachel Maddow, John Stewart/Stephen Colbert
- Lit: Sylvia Plath, Pablo Neureda, Vikram Seth, Jonathan Safran Foer
- Scholarly: Michael Azzerad, Simon Frith, Bernard Gendron, Stephen Moore Whiting
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