I'm a programmer in Portland, OR currently working on an awesome iPhone app called BeatMatch
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Top Tracks of 2011
Yet another awesome year of electronic music! Here are my favorite tracks, categorized loosely by genre: House 1. Julio Bashmore – Battle For Middle You [PMR Music] 2. Tom Middleton – Cicadas (Maya Jane Coles Remix)[Lo:Rise] 3. Shonky – Oasis … Continue reading
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barre3 3rd anniversary mix
My relationship with barre3, an exercise studio, has evolved since I made their 2nd anniversary mix last year. My girlfriend is now an instructor there. I spent this spring developing a forthcoming web-based business with the owners. They’re now a year … Continue reading
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My presentation on Restkit
Tonight I gave a presentation at PDX CocoaHeads on RestKit, a RESTful object mapping framework for iOS and OSX. RestKit has proved extremely useful in connecting BeatMatch, my forthcoming iPhone app, to a my Ruby on Rails web app. It … Continue reading
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Travel recap – a week in Morocco
My girlfriend and I spent a week in Morocco as part of a larger European vacation. We had an amazing experience there, but I feel compelled to write a candid recap of what I would gladly repeat and what I … Continue reading
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“The Spaceship” 2.0
Programming while sitting at a desk has always been problematic for me. I’ve never been able to maintain perfect, upright posture while sitting. I usually sit hunched forward, which is terrible on my back. If I recline, I want to … Continue reading
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My Ableton-clone
I love Ableton Live, but it’s never satisfied my needs as a dj. I was really excited when Max for Live came out as it promised easy extensibility for Live. However, still I found Max for Live and Live Control … Continue reading
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Top Tracks of 2010
Another awesome year of electronic music. So many great tracks. Many of them coming from my musical hero Maya Jane Coles (pictured). Here are my favorite tracks, categorized loosely by genre: House 1. Maya Jane Coles – Love/Hate [Dogmatik] 2. … Continue reading
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barre3 NYC Mix
Barre3 is a yoga/ballet fusion studio here in Portland that my girlfriend Kait is obsessed with. She convinced me to check it out when she mentioned she heard a Claude Von Stroke track in class. I was caught off guard … Continue reading
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Top 10 house and techno tracks of 2009
It’s been an incredible year for dance music. Out of the approximately 200 releases I picked up this year, here are my 20 favorite tracks: House 1. DJ T – Shine On [Get Physical] 2. Adam Marshall – Tool For … Continue reading
Novation Launchpad Dissection
I haven’t satisfied with the reliability my arduio-based monome clone I built earlier this year, so I sold out and got a Novation Launchpad. At $200, it’s nearly half the cost of materials as my DIY project and is obviously … Continue reading
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