Prior to writing I was a semiprofessional musician touring throughout the United States with Stillmotion, Lazarus Go Home, Gregory Paul, The Autumdivers, and The Gifted Children. On stage I garnered a colorful reputation as a unique storyteller and humorist, and during this time I did public speaking work for the US. Department of State, traveling to both Montenegro and Belarus. I also cofounded Dirty Girl Music / Endless Records, which featured future Grammy-nominated Mathcore musicians Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher of Mastodon. My musical projects have been licensed, distributed, and published by the BBC, PBS, NPR, NBC, MTV, Virgin Record stores, and Onlinerock Records