Profile

I’m Wa. I’ve been working in the northwest music scene for many years.I’ve been a member of northwest acts The Stiffs, Renaissance Blue, Wymsikal Triod, I.T., and the University of Oregon Marching Band. My current project is DEAD POETS SOCIETY which I founded in 1998. In addition to performing the drums and percussion on album tracks I have also contributed bass guitar and keyboards.

I am a co-owner of the NW entertainment company Carpe Diem Publishing. We have produced concerts for The Dragonflies, Brundlefly, Hotboxed, Stir Fry, Nub, and Rockhead Shiner, among
many others. We also the published the indie zine THIRST (inspired by my novel of the same name) from 1995-1997.

I also have experience with independent filmmaking and theatre with work in Godspell, Man of La Mancha, and Bye Bye Birdie. I was born in New London, Connecticut, and raised in The Dalles, Oregon. I attended the University of Oregon as a Music Performance: Percussion major. I never completed it. While there I earned Rookie of the Year for the University of Oregon drumline in 1992-93. I began working with Raven Nightshado in 1995.

I am a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Lollipop Magazine, Hybrid Magazine, THIRST, and Associated Content. My other interests include basketball, football, comic books, and speculative fiction. I’m a member of Alea Iacta Est, the largest World of Warcraft guild in North America, and a member of The Sword and Laser, a science fiction and fantasy book club.