I destroyed my first Mac Plus with a kitchen knife in 1990 – to figure out how it was built. I snapped the parts together on my first custom-built PC in 1997. I have a strong natural interest in the Net, IPTV and encoding technologies. I’m an avid gamer and was a beta tester for the ill fated Myst Uru Live for over a year.

I spent 4 years remodeling a derelict house in the south of France and after that about 4 years, 8 hours a day, in front of a PC and an 18Mb b-band connection. I am completely self-taught in Geek 2.0; I designed and built many business and personal websites. I learned how to build and maintain PhP databases (mostly MySQL.) I worked on a campaign with a Viral Video/Info Marketer based in London; and I ran my own small company that specialized in helping northern Europeans who were relocating to southern France run their businesses.

I’ve been in Second Life since 2006; hosting my own weekly live jazz show there for 5 years now. I can build in 3D and code for animations there. I have worked on three different Machinima productions with the award winning group Ill Clan Animation Studios; including the Star Trek spoof that was used at the CES in Vegas in 2007 for Philip Rosedale’s presentation http://news.cnet.com/Media-new-and-old-merge-at-CBS/2100-1041_3-6148866.html

I was raised in Minnesota, and have since lived in Ireland, Scotland and France. My French is good enough for everyone except the French. I’ve been back in Dublin since 2008.

Having studied at the European Film College and Screenwriters Copenhagen, I bring a good grasp of dramaturgy to putting on live performances where the audience feels gripped from start to finish.

I often perform in collaboration with a cellist or a guitarist who create improvised electronic soundscapes to suit the mood of each story.

My repertoire includes Irish mythology, shamanic tales from Greenland and Siberia, the Tibetan saga Gesar of Ling, new adaptations of folktales, tales of misadventure and more besides.

Tá Gaeilge agam. Although I am familiar with the traditional arts, I take an innovative interpretation of tradition as a rich body of knowledge that is available as an inspiration for the creation of new works of art.

For further details, please see the website of the Narrative Arts Club: http://www.narrativeartsclub.com/