I guess I'm an audiophile (and a cinephile too) because I always loved ART, since I was a very young child.
...And music is an art form, a message to the soul, a universal language.
I started playing music in my early teens, I went to ART school, I was into creating, with my hands, my soul.
I also worked in a Hall Theater, when I was in my mid-teens; I was a sound/light technical assistant (I was setting the mics, the lights, adjusting the controls, etc., etc., etc.). I've met a lot of artists; musicians, actors and actresses, poets, singers, songwriters, people of the theater, world international artists of high caliber.
I also took photography, cinema and art history courses at college, and I also worked as a movie projectionist.
I've assisted at quite a few concerts (Jazz music, Classical chamber music, Classical orchestral, Blues, Rock, etc.)
I was always hanging in music coffee houses, Rock spots, and even played and acted (I did theater acting) in some, plus on the street (Vancouver, Montreal, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, etc.).
I always carry an instrument (musical) with me; wherever I go (harmonica, flute, or guitar).
It's just in my blood, and has always been; during my entire life.
Also, my Dad was a graphic designer (earlier on), and his brother was a decorator/designer, and his other brother was an architect/planifier/administrator.
My Mum had a turntable very early on, and her own Mom was a pianist and a singer.
My brother's Mum is a professional singer/songwriter/musician/monologist.
I was going in architecture (I excel in 3D graphic design), but my path brought me to nature architecture...
...And mountain climbing. ...In British Columbia, Canada (I'm originally from near Montreal, Quebec).
I've played music with some cool musicians, and I live in a place surrounded by artists (painters, musicians, pottery teachers, etc.), and always have been.
I've been in audiophile clubs, and I frequented hi-end audio stores. I met all kind of people... Artists & all.
Some of my good friends were (are) audio dealers, and once when I was very young, my next door neighbor was an audio dealer and he was also selling LPs (and 8-track tapes). I bought my very first stereo rig from him. ...Nothing fancy, but it reproduced music; with verve, aplomb, and with plenty of bass. ....Ask my neighbors from back then!
But I bought my first turntable in downtown, at a specialized TT audio store, on my own, and same for my very first guitar, when I was fourteen. ...With my own money of course (I had two summer jobs; at my local golf course as a caddie, and delivery paper boy).
These are just some of the things that are at heart to me; deep in my soul. :heart:
