Max Spiegel
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- A Music Long Before Meaning
- blues train
- howling songs
- Into the Rhythm
- Photojournalism Photography
- Poems and Poetics
- Tom Cheetham
- Weave Knit Read
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Marketing Strategist |
| Location | State College, PA, United States |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | I was born in Western Pennsylvania and soon began a gypsy life, moving 23 times around 5 states, before graduating from The Pennsylvania State University with a lucrative degree in Philosophy. I rode the dot com boom in IT; designing Web sites, teaching, programming and consulting. Seeking refuge from the ruins of the dot com bust, I spent 7 years marketing for the real estate industry. Seeking refuge from the ruins of the real estate industry, I joined Penn State University (which I prognosticated ruin). Also, for the last 15 years, I have been publishing mudcat.org, a knowledge database and thriving global online community of music professionals, historians and enthusiasts dedicated to the preservation and appreciation of Traditional Music. I am actively a Philosopher (NothingToShowForIt.com), Musician (kazoorepair.com), Ethnomusicologist (mudcat.org), Marketing Strategist (currently for hire) and Public Radio Host (wpsu.org/blues). I also produce scores and soundtracks for Alpaca Pictures who last year completed a full length feature film 99% Sure (bit.ly/99PercentSure). |
| Interests | Old-Timey music, ethnomusicology, luthiery, fly fishing, hunting, golfing, filmmaking, live music, wilderness trips |
| Favorite Movies | It Might Get Loud, The Last Waltz, Taxi Driver, Cradle Will Rock, 5th Element, any Charlie Kauffman or Quentin Tarantino script. |
| Favorite Music | any band Jack White has anything to do with, Reverend Gary Davis, Brownie McGhee, Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy, The Dirty Projectors, The Voluntary Butler Scheme, Leadbelly, Robert Johnson & Prince. |
| Favorite Books | VALIS and everything else by Philip K. Dick. |