BORN: December 1987 JOINED THE DV STAFF: May 2011 HOMETOWN: Southshore of Lake Ontario NOW LIVING IN: Upstate New YorkSPOUSE / KIDS?: Negative FAVORITE ARTIST: Local independent/underground artists OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Mastodon, Converge, The Melvins, Achilles, Nirvana, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Alice in Chains, Tool, and the list goes on... BEER: Everything OTHER HOBBIES: Playing guitar, hiking, camping, traveling. PERSONAL MOTTO: "As if it were an anthem for those inclined to perpetuate good taste, my motives are purely for what tastes good." I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...music has been a lifelong passion of mine, and now as a young man I am taking action in pursuing a career in music journalism..