I'm not a musician, nor do I produce music. I'm an artist that works with animation and therefore uses music and sound in my work.
Check out it out if you're interested:
http://www.lanimation.com.au/animation.html
I tried to learn the mandolin when I was younger... my dad still bugs me about it every now and then - he was my teacher
for my animations I use Illustrator, Photoshop, Final Cut and Quicktime Pro
again, for my animated work I use a Macbook Pro, Nikon DSLR, Samsung camcorder, as well as various art-making/metalsmithing tools and equipment
occasionally the wind, the rain, buses and cars on the street, and my dog breathing in his sleep
too many to name but I do love a lot of motion picture soundtracks
Even though I'm not a music-maker I am very musically inspired. So I guess you could say my influences include Massive Attack, Amon Tobin, Fat Freddy's Drop and Tappa Zuki to name a few.
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I have a Siberian Husky!