With all the new folks and follows it’s time for another
#introduction ! Boosts appreciated, I'd love to meet all the new people!
I believe
#blacklivesmatter and
#translivesmatter , science is real, love is love, etc etc. I post about
#synthesizers ,
#mentalhealth - esp
#bipolar disorder.
I'm a
#neurodivergent techie person. I have
#synesthesia and see sound; all my senses are visual (I taste and smell in color, etc). Also my concept of time is in 3D, and all inanimate objects (including letters and shapes) have gender - which is on a spectrum (not binary). more about all that here:
https://planet.chrisbeckstrom.com/synesthesia/Here’s a tutorial I wrote about using
#mastodon :
https://chrisbeckstrom.com/tutorials/get_started_with_mastodon/I build analog and digital
#synthesizers for fun, and you can too! I have a tutorial here:
https://chrisbeckstrom.com/2019/11/15/getting-started-in-synth-diy-first-steps/I like to make
#techno and beats, especially
#modbap, and love
#dub and
#hiphop . I also love
#sounddesign and have a ton of free samples here:
https://chrisbeckstrom.com/samples/ , including 1,001 samples from my homemade modular synth. I used to be a gigging jazz player in Chicago but I mostly do electronic stuff now, in Michigan.
I am interested in
#algorithmic art, especially algorithmic music; I’ve been using
#tidalcycles for years and it’s amazing. My favorite software includes
#puredata ,
#vcvrack ,
#koala ,
#drambo ,
#reaper , and
#sunvox .
I have a lot of music on bandcamp, most free or pay what you want:
https://chrisbeckstrom.bandcamp.comI work in healthcare technology wrangling patient data. I
#homebrew #beer and
#kombucha and am into
#nature ,
#hiking , and
#foraging . I like to use foraged ingredients in my brewing, especially mugwort, sassafras, and wild black raspberries.
Here's my guide to making really good kombucha:
https://chrisbeckstrom.com/tutorials/making_kombucha/ - and also kombucha leather!
https://chrisbeckstrom.com/tutorials/making_kombucha_leather/As a white cis dude I try to acknowledge my immense privilege and use to help others without that. Sometimes that means in person with marches and protests, sometimes that means doing what I can from my computer, depending on my spoons.
I'm not a fan of
#capitalism ,
#nazis ,
#terfs , etc. I'm a friendly
#atheist and sometimes do atheist activism: here's me at the capitol doing a
#flyingspaghettimonster display:
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/capitol/2015/12/18/flying-spaghetti-monster-comes-capitol/77564922/lots more here:
https://chrisbeckstrom.com/me/about/
just wanted to share a sweet moment i had this week teaching a musician friend some strudel stuff!
