Brian

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About me

Industry Arts
Occupation musician
Location Portland, Oregon
Introduction My mother started me on piano at age 4. I first played a solo recital at 11, started playing professionally when I was 16 and have made 100% of my income playing music for over 20 yrs.
Interests Jesus, learning, reading, writing, composing, playing the piano, video games
Favorite Movies Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Ran, High and Low, Makioka Sisters, Red Cliff, Hard Boiled, Dirty Harry, Wind and Lion, Return of the Pink Panther, Young Frankenstein, Logan's Run, Wrath of Khan, Spy Who Loved Me, Bullets Over Broadway, Living in Oblivion, Emerald Forest, Roman Holiday, A Goofy Movie, Incredibles, Lion King, Neverending Story, Serenity
Favorite Books theology, philosophy, history, current events and controversial issues like When Wish Replaces Thought (Stephen Goldberg), Why Men Earn More (Warren Farrell), anything by Thomas Sowell, also fiction like The Idiot (Dostoevsky), One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Doctor Faustus (Mann), Old Man and the Sea, I Am Charlotte Simmons, Wind Up Bird Chronicles, War With the Newts, Last Unicorn, Wind in the Willows, C.S. Lewis' space trilogy, sci fi, cop/detective stories, spy/military thrillers