Resume
Resume of
Saint Germain
For PDF version of full resume, click here:
Milestones
Charity Founder and Spokesperson – Saint Germain Charity
Festival Director – In The Light Festival
Band Leader – Sacred Sound System (world) & Wada Foli (west African percussion ensemble)
Published Poet (twice) – with the world’s #1 and largest poet’s society
Self-Published 10 Books – poetry, numerology, Sanskrit glossary, and on…
Guinness Record Holder – co facilitation of world’s largest drum circle
Music Recording Artist (self published) – 6 CDS, 4 DVDS
Music Collaborations – with over 100 artists
Musical Instruments Played – over 100 different instruments
Hospitality Industry – opened five Italian Restaurants
Darden Restaurants – over $350,000 in sales
Sponsored Skateboarder – Power Riders, Alva 100 %, DPS, Rollydexx, Vultures Team
Kneass Boats Archive – archive owner & lecturer on world’s former #1 wooden boat yard Over one million miles – traveling to more than twenty different countries
Diplomat & Advisor
Presidents, Presidential Aids, Prime Minister Aides, Princesses, Kings, Ambassadors, Generals, Mayors, Millionaires, Professional Athletes…
2008 – Marie Eisele – aide to President Barack Obama, High Bridge, New Jersey
2007 – Roberto Palazuelos – “The Black Diamond” famous television celebrity, actor, director, producer, Cancun, Mexico
2007 – Eduardo Alatriste – fourth generation film producer, Hollywood, California
2006 – World Heritage Committee Ambassador to Mexico – Tulum, Quintana Roo Mexico
2006 – Mexican Army General Gutierrez (retired) – Cancun, Quintana Roo Mexico
2006 – Karla Gutierrez (General’s daughter) – Tulum, Quintana Roo Mexico
2006 – Gilles Paradis – Secretariat General, Quebec Canada
2005 – Mrs. Torres (the Mayor’ wife) – Rosarito Beach, Baja California Mexico
2005 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Environmentalist, Santa Rosa, California
2004, 2005 – Monique Francouer – aide to Canadian Prime Minister (Jean Chretien) – Montreal, Quebec Canada
1997 – His Holiness, the Dalai Lama – McCleod Ganj, Upper Dharmsala, India
1992-1995 – Princess of Saudi Arabia, Andromeda Abushady – Portland, Oregon and Mount Shasta, California
1990, 1991 – King of Nigeria, King Sunny Ade – Portland, Oregon
Invitations (still open):
2010 – Prime Minister of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimmson – through a close Icelandic friend, Reykjavic, Iceland
2009 – Crown Princess of Norway, Mette-Marit – through her therapist, and one of my good friends, Ostersund, Sweden
2005 – Many Winters Gathering – with the Dalai Lama, annual Native American event, San Diego, California
2000 – President Nelson Mandela – through “Smile Africa” movement, Kelowna, British Columbia Canada
Meetings with Spiritual Ambassadors:
2008 & 1993 – Gary Zukav – multi award-winning author, Mount Shasta, California and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
2006 – J.J. Hurtak – award-winning author, Mount Shasta, California
2004 – James Twyman – multi award-winning author, Ashland, Oregon
2004 – Neale Donald Walsch – award winning author, Ashland Oregon
2001 – Drunvalo Melchizedek – award winning author, Brussels, Belgium
2000 – Jose Arguelles – author, Ashland, Oregon
1999 to the present – Godfre Ray Violet, in many different countries, he is from Belgium
1998 – Ram Dass – author, met in Santa Rosa, California
1974-1998 – Elizabeth Clare Prophet – at many different locations in the
Meetings with South American and Central American Guides/Shamans –
2011 – Jorge Luis Delgado – (Peru), author and guide since the 1970’s
2011 – Marco P. – (Peru), guide since 1976
2007, 2009, 2011 – Willaru Huayta – (Peru), guide since the 1980’s
2007 – Jose “Pepe” Altamirano – (Peru), author and guide since 1966
2007 – Gloria Luz Diaz – (Peru), guide since the 1970’s
2007 – Juan Carlos Machicado Figueroa – (Peru), author and guide since the 1980’s
2007 – Hipolito Percca – (Peru), guide since the 1970’s
2005 – Carlos Chico Hall – (Mexico), guide since the1980’s
Letters of Recognition –
1998 – His Holiness, the Dalai Lama – for continued donations and support of Tibet
1999 – Elizabeth Clare Prophet – for decades of support in California, Colorado and Montana
Notable –
2006, 2007 – same translators as Deepak Chopra and J.J. Hurtak – for two different tours in
Mexico
2000 – Saint Germain Charity – founded my own non-profit (vzw) charity in Belgium with the support of three multi-millionaires, aimed at giving back to convalescent and children’s homes, bringing gifts, counseling and holistic healing, Diksmuide, Belgium
1997 – attended Princess Diana’s memorial – the night before, I slept on the grounds of the Princess’s residence, at Kensington Palace, London, England
Keynote Speaker
Conclaves (6-day), Conferences (3-day), Seminars (half & full day), Lectures (1-2 hours)
– more notable teachings from 1994 to the present –
2011 – 11.11.11 Peruvian Seminar – Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca, Peru
2011 – Saint Germain’s 13th Annual Mount Shasta Conclave – from 1999 to the present, Mount Shasta, California
2009 – Sarnia Conference & Concert – Ojibway native land, Sarnia, Lake Huron, Ontario Canada
Swedish Tours:
2009 – Swedish Conference Tour – Stockholm, Ideal Byn & Ostersund, Sweden
2008 – Swedish Conferences – Ideal Byn, Stockholm & Ideal Byn again, Sweden
East Coast Tour:
2008 – Mind/Body/Spirit Expo lecture – Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
2008 – Masters Conference – Westchester, Pennsylvania
2008 – New Jersey Conference – Little Silver, New Jersey
2008 – High Bridge Conference & Concert – High Bridge, New Jersey
Mexican Tour:
2007 – Return of Quetzalcoatl Conference – Tijuana, Baja California Mexico
2007 – Return of Quetzalcoatl Conference – Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico
2007 – Return of Quetzalcoatl Conference – Tulum, Quintana Roo Mexico
Peruvian Tour:
2007 – Cuzco Seminar – Novotel Hotel, Cuzco, Peru
2007 – Alpha y Omega UFO Conference – Cuzco, Peru
2007 – Seminar – Hotel Taypikala, Choquito, Lake Titicaca, Peru
2007 – Cuzco Conference – Hospedaje Familiar, Cuzco, Peru
2007 – Pennsylvania Conference – Westchester Pennsylvania
2006 – Jalisco Conference – Guadalajara, Mexico
2006 – Hawaiian Conference – The Art Zone, Honolulu, Hawaii
2005, 2006 – Healing Conferences – Tijuana, Mexico
Quebec Tour:
2006 – Masters Conference – Bromont, Quebec Canada
2005 – Masters Conference – Varenne, Quebec Canada
2004 – Masters Conference – Racine, Quebec Canada
2003 – World Peace Festival – Jackson Wellsprings, Ashland, Oregon
2002 – Ashland Conference – Ashland, Oregon
2001 – Hollywood Seminar – Bodhi Tree, Hollywood, California
2001 – San Diego Conference and concert – Performing Arts Center, San Diego, California
2001 – Vortex Conference – Sedona, Arizona
European Tour:
2001 – Conference & Concert – Diksmuide, Belgium
2001 – Concert – Amsterdam, Holland
2001 – Conference & Concert – Brasschaat Castle, Brasschaat, Belgium
2001 – Private Conference – Avebury, Wiltshire, England
Canadian Conference Tour:
2000 – Kelowna Conference – Aurora’s, Kelowna, British Columbia Canada
2000 – Penticton Conference – Penticton, British Columbia Canada
2000 – Vernon Conference – Vernon, British Columbia Canada
2000 – Calgary Conference – Calgary, Alberta Canada
2000 – Rutland Conference – Rutland, British Columbia Canada
2000 – Pyramid Conference – SummerHill Winery, Mansion & Pyramid, Kelowna, British Columbia Canada
1999 – Evening Seminars – Josephine Taylor Foundation, Mount Shasta, California
1998 – Evening Seminars – Mount Shasta, California
1995 – Seminar – Mount Shasta, California
1994 – Seminars & 12:12 Conference – Mount Shasta, California
Film Acting
2012 – Mystic Shasta – interviewed as myself, Mount Shasta, California
2011 – Lowcard Presents – skateboarder, in skateboard video, San Francisco. California
2008 – Paranoid Park – background skateboarder, Burnside Skateboard Park, Portland, Oregon
2006 – Weed Skatepark Opening Day – skateboarder, in video and the photo cover-shot, Weed, California
2004 – Indigo – actor, local news-team cameraman, Ashland, Oregon
2004 – Indigo: Behind the Scenes – my own segment as actor and cameraman, Ashland, Oregon
2003 – Burnside Project – interviewed as myself, by Brandt Kaake, Mount Shasta, California
1998 – Road to Eilat – background extra, Cairo, Egypt
1995 – Tie Died – interviewed as myself, with headshot close-up in movie, Eugene, Oregon
1994 – The Crop Circles – a documentary where I was interviewed in the middle of a recent crop-circle in Aloha, Oregon, a University of Oregon production, Eugene, Oregon
1993 – Free Willy – background skateboarder, Burnside Skateboard Park, Portland, Oregon
1987 – Killer Klowns From Outer Space – background extra, Santa Cruz, California
Production
2009 – D. O. P. E. the Movie – donated my archival footage of Christian Hosoi at Burnside Skateboard Park from 1993, Portland, Oregon
2007 – AMA MASTERS – all my own archival footage of AMA flat track, scrambles and hillclimb motorcycle racing of the 1950’s and 1960’s, Mount Shasta, California
2004 – Indigo – Production Team , Cameraman, Ashland, Oregon
2003 – Burnside Projects – donated majority of movie’s archival skateboard footage, Portland, Oregon
1994 – Staying Alive – donated footage of Burnside Skateboard Park, from 1991, movie by Kurt Heine, Portland, Oregon
Working with
2008 – Gus Van Sant – director, skateboarder in background, Paranoid Park, Portland, Oregon
2008 – Derek Elz – director, offered to make a documentary about my work and travel, Big Sur, California
2007 – Tom Nordwall – director & producer – worked on a skateboard documentary, Portland, Oregon
2006 – Eduardo Alatriste – a fourth generation Hollywood producer, Hollywood, California
2006-2007 – William “Bill” Clauson – I wrote lyrics for his compositions, he was previously the famous and award-winning World’s #1 Folk Singer, who wrote La Bamba in 1953, and was the award-winning actor dubbed the “All American Boy” at the Hollywood Bowl. William worked alongside Jimmy Stewart, Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra, Joan Fontaine, Charles Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Abbott and Costello, Fred MacMurray. Tijuana, Mexico
2004 – Stephen Deutsch (Simon) – award-winning director and producer, Ashland, Oregon
2004 – Neale Donald Walsch – award-winning writer, actor, Ashland, Oregon
2004 – James Twyman – award-winning writer, director and musician, Ashland, Oregon
2004 – Katherine Wilson – of Animal House, Stand By Me, Indigo, Ashland, Oregon
1998 – Sara Deberry – the “Welches Grape Juice Girl” and appeared the TV series Monk, Redwood City, California
1992-1998 – Deanne Deberry – she is the children’s acting teacher at Paramount Pictures, we did lots of comedy skits together, and were in a comedy called Hectors House of Records II, Redwood City, California
1982, 1983 – Jack Turturici Jr. – actor and owner of Visions Modeling Agency, I grew up with Jack and modeled for his agency “Visions”, San Francisco, California
1974-1983 – Ken Wolger – I grew up with Ken, our fathers were best of friends, and he influenced me a lot, he worked with John Wayne, Charles Bronson, Michael Douglas, Karl Malden, Bill Murray, Peter Boyle and more, now works with the Disney Corp., Redwood City, CaliforniaOn the Set –2004 – A Place Called Home – South Lake Tahoe, California
1987 – Lost Boys – Santa Cruz and Felton, CaliforniaSpent time with –
1992, 1993 – Danny Glover – French’s Camp, California
1981 – Robin Williams – Redwood City, California
Notable family history
Nelson Kneass – my Great, Great Grandfather’s cousin, composed “Ben Bolt Oh Don’t You Remember” in 1848, which was used in the following films and television: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV) 1956; When the Talkies Were Young 1955; Gone With The Wind 1939; Svengali 1931
Kneass Opera Troupe – founded by Nelson Kneass, 1840’s
Kneass, Pennsylvania – a township named after our family of: performers, actors, singers, writers, engravers and inventors, since our arrival from Holland on the “Richard & Mary” ship in 1753
Kneass Avenue – in Sea Isle , New Jersey
Kneass Boatwrights – 1868-1970, at the turn of the century, they were considered the world’s best wooden boat builders, that rivaled any of the European master builders
Television
2010 – ABC’s News Channel 7 KRCR – interview with Eric Naktin about skateboard competition, Redding, California
2008 – MCTV Channel 15 – percussionist for the Eric Siems Trio, Weed, California
2007 – Telenet Channel 35 – television interview, Cuzco, Peru
2007 – MCTV Channel 15 – percussionist for the Eric Siems Trio, Weed, California
2007 – K–MTN TV Channel 9 – interview on the History of Lake Tahoe wooden boats, South Lake Tahoe, California
2006 – Televisa’s Aztec Morning Program – interview on “holistics and dreams”, aired in Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California
2006 – MCTV Channel 15 – my band in concert, the Sacred Sound System, Weed, California
2001 – MTV Europe – concert at the 460 year old Brasschaat Castle, Brasschaat, Belgium
2001 – Cultura Channel 24 (Amsterdam, Holland) – metaphysic lecture and concert from Brasschaat Castle, Brasschaat, Belgium
2001 – VRT’s Ketnet (Belgium’s Children’s Television Channel) – clips of holistic lecture and concert, Diksmuide, Belgium
2001 – Ingaborg Sergeant – translator for me, Famous Belgian TV Celebrity and Singer of the the VRT’s Ketnet, Diksmuide, Belgium
2001 – Ingaborg Sergeant – translator for me, Famous Belgian TV Celebrity and Singer of the the VRT’s Ketnet, Brasschaat Castle, Brasschaat, Belgium
1999 – Britain’s Channel 4 (England) – frontman, Where’s Merlin Tour? (Also called Merlin’s Mysterical Tour) with Ken Kesey, Vince Welnick, Phil Lesh, Carolyn Adams (Mountain Girl), Ken Babbs and more, International Ballroom, San Francisco, California
1999 – Victor Camacho Program, Channel 22 (in Spanish) – lectured on metaphysics, Huntington Park (Las Angeles), California
1998 – ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings – clip of concert, San Francisco, California
1998 – Channel 26 (Marin County Public Access TV, San Raphael) – interview on spirituality, filmed in Sebastopol, California
1994 – CBS KOIN TV 6 – interview about the Burnside Skateboard Park, Portland, Oregon
1993 – Ron Osborne Now!, Portland Public Access TV Program – interview on holistics, Portland, Oregon
1993 – Ron Osborne Now!, Portland Public Access TV Program – live televised concert, Portland, Oregon
1988 – Munich TV – model at hair-show with designer Andre Angelopoulos at the Marriott Hotel, Munich, Germany
Stunt Man
2007 – MTV’s Jackass TV Series – Ford Ranger Test-Jump with Red Scott, at The Complex (private), Lincoln City, Oregon
Stunt Coordinator
2007 – MTV’s Jackass TV Series – Ford Ranger jump through bonfire, with Little John (driver), at The Complex (private), Lincoln City, Oregon (stunt ultimately had to be cancelled do
to bad weather)
Production
2010 – BoardMart TV Commercial – donated skateboard footage, Chico, California
2007 – MTV’s Jackass TV Series – video and still photos, private Sublime concert and party, Portland, Oregon
2006 – MCTV Mount Shasta Television Channel 15 – cameraman for two different Tuesday night televised concerts, Mount Shasta, California
Working With
2010 – Erik Natkin (Sports Broadcaster) – live interview at NS3 Skateboard Competition, for ABC’s Channel 7 KRCR, Redding, California
2007 – “Danger Aaron”, Ehren McGhehey – MTV2 Jackass TV Series – skateboarded together stageside, at a private Sublime concert, Portland, Oregon
2006, 2007 – Roberto Palazuelos, El Diamante Negro “The Black Diamond” – one of Mexico’s biggest TV Celebrities since the 1980’s, we spent time together in Miami, Florida and Tulum and Cancun in Mexico
2001 – Ingeborg Sergeant – Famous Belgian TV Celebrity, Host and Singer, translated my televised Belgian events, at Salon de Saint Germain in Diksmuide, and at the 450 year old Brasschaat Castle, Brasschaat, Belgium
On the Set
1997 – Today Show – met Katie Couric, at Princess Diana’s memorial, London, England
1996 – Nash Bridges – with Carolyn Bates (actress on show) San Francisco, California
1984 – Knight Rider – with David Hasselhoff, Placerville, California
1976 – Little House on the Prairie – in the off season, Stanislaus County, California
Spent time with
1990, 1991 – Dutch Savage (professional wrestler) – Vancouver, Washington
1987 – Grandpa Munster, Al Lewis – New York City, New York
1993 – Dawn Wells (Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island) – Portland, Oregon
1984 – David Hasselhoff – Placerville, California
Sketch Comedy
I Produced, Directed, Wrote and Acted in –
2011 – The Skate Farm – Mount Shasta, California
2010 – The Farm Report – Mount Shasta, California
1998 – Hector’s House of Records II – Redwood City, California
1992 – Hector’s House of Records I – Vancouver, Washington
Radio
2011 – Ozcat Radio KZCT 89.5 FM – playing my cd’s, Vallejo, California
2006 – CBC – interview, guest speaker on healing arts, with Patty Serrano, broadcast to millions of listeners on nine channels in Baja California, Mexico: in Tijuana, Mexicali, Tecate and Ensenada (this broadcast had live callers)
2006 – Cosmic Radio Program 1270 AM – interview, guest speaker on healing arts, Dino Delabra, Tijuana, Mexico
2004 – Jefferson Public Radio 89.1 FM (National Public Radio affiliate) – interviewed for the the Healing Arts program with Colleen Pyke, Southern Oregon University Studio, Ashland, Oregon
2004 – Jah Kingdom Radio Worldwide 99 FM – The Bushman Ollie Show, playing my cd’s, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
2003 – High Times Radio – playing my cd’s on Los Angeles Stations, California
1994 – KGO Radio 810 AM – interview about Sasquatch, San Francisco, California
Internet: Radio, Concerts & Interviews
2009 – Spirit of Maat – interview, Drunvalo Melchizedek’s #1 Spiritual Internet Magazine, Westchester, Pennsylvania
2008 – BBS 1 – world’s #1 Internet Radio, interview on holistics, on the program Straight From
The Heart with Juliyanna Tibbetts, Florida (this broadcast had live callers)
2006 – Wisdom Radio Live PodCast Concert – with #1 guitarist in the country, Scott
Huckabay, Portland, Oregon (this broadcast had live callers)
2004 – Panaradio – playing my cd’s at www.panaradio.com Zurich, Switzerland
2003 – High Times Internet Radio – playing my cd’s, www.hightimesradio.com, New York
City, New York
Tele–Conference
2007 – Topic: Metaphysics – a two hour weekly telephone conference with people from many countries, featuring a new topic every week, and the course lasted twelve weeks, Westchester, Pennsylvania
Private Counsel (in person and by phone)
2004 to the present – Private Counsel (by telephone) – to hundreds of people from many countries via the telephone. I have had multiple training programs, with over three decades of experience as counselor and advisor, over diplomatic relations and personal inquiries. Mount Shasta, California
1994 to the present – Diplomatic Counsel – working with “Heads of State” and multi- millionaires internationally since 1993 starting with the Princess of Saudi Arabia, Andromeda Abushady
1988 to the present – Private Counsel (in person) – professional and casual counsel, given internationally
1988 – Ongoing training in counseling – Successful Singles International, Redwood Shores, California
1988 – Successful Singles International – professional counselor, Redwood Shores, California
1986 – First Concern – Holiday Inn training program, Portland, Oregon
1981 – Student to Student Advisory Program – completed, McKinley Middle School, Redwood City, California
Books (Self Published)
2012 – Kneass Boats, Master Wood Boat Builders – history of Kneass Boats – (to be edited)
2011 – Book of Prayers – over 300 reverent refrains
2010 – Landscape and Structure – illustrations, drawings and sketches – pencil, pen, watercolor and acrylic
2010 – Wisdom Trees (The Trees of Knowledge) – drawings of trees, each with own theme, with wisdom-filled roots and branches
2009 – Shasta’s Majesty – all about Mount Shasta, from three perspectives: metaphysical, physical and Native American
2008 – Skateboard Tricks – listing hundreds of tricks from the last five decades
2007 – Kneass Boats Photo Archive – photo book of Kneass Boats, by Mark Kneass and Jeff LaRoche
2007 – Sasquatch Names – over 700 names for Sasquatch and more
2006 – Sanskrit Glossary – the world’s only easy-to-use Sanskrit glossary
1999 – Mystic Lists & Prophecy – a mystical approach to the 21st century, also available in Spanish
1995 – Lenticular Lightship Photo Archive – a photo book of hundreds of disc shaped lenticular clouds
1994 – Sevens – 777 different definitions for the number seven
1993 – Lyrical Miracle – poetry book with some award winning refrains
Books & CD (Published)
1997 – Sound of Poetry – cd/tape published by the International Society of Poetry, see below
1996 – Frost at Midnight – published, in a compilation of poets by the International Society of
Poets (The National Library of Poetry)
1992 – Moka Ascending – 1st place winner and published amongst a compilation of other winning poets, in a mini booklet, a Coffee People publication, Portland, Oregon
Poetry
2011 – Book of Prayers – all prayers in poetic form, self published
2006 to the present – Sacred Sound System – my band, featuring my own songs with poems
1999 – World’s Largest Poem For Peace – offered to be published alongside the Dalai Lama, Johnny Cash, President Clinton and a select group of thousands, from this internationally renowned society, with front-page coverage in USA Today – International Society of
Poets (National Library of Poetry), the world’s largest poets society
1998 – The Best Poems of 1998 – offered to be published in this rare compilation, only a select few of the “Best Poets” are chosen, out of tens of thousands of members of the International Society of Poets
1997 – Sound of Poetry – cd/tape published by the International Society of Poetry, I was number seven, of only eleven “Masters of the Spoken Word” chosen out of over 18,000 other poets for this unique compilation
1996 – Sevens – my first self-published music cd featuring my poems, Portland, Oregon
1996 – Frost at Midnight – published in this rather large book, a compilation of poets, the International Society of Poets
1995 – International Society of Poets – I joined, with the likes of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Bo Derek, Florence Henderson and many more
1993 – The Lyrical Miracle – poetry book with some award-winning refrains – self published
1992 – Moka Ascending – a “Coffee People” publication, a compilation of first place winners in this booklet, Portland, Oregon
1992 – First Place – in Coffee People’s Motor Moka Poetry Contest, Portland, Oregon
1991 – Featured Poet – in the Oregonian newspaper, Portland, Oregon
Magazines
2012 – 2012 Magazine – interview and photos for this German based magazine
2008 – Spirit of Maat Magazine – Interview, for Drunvalo Melchizedek’s #1 Spiritual Internet Magazine, Westchester, Pennsylvania
2008 – New Visions Magazine – photo and outline of Valley Forge Exposition lecture, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2007 – Visitor’s Guide, 101 Things To Do – photo of myself at Weed Skateboard Park, Weed, California. note: I was offered to write an article about the Siskiyou County skateboard scene, for the 2010 Siskiyou County Visitor’s Guide edition of 101 Things To Do
2005 – Bitacora – article about myself and upcoming local conference and concert, Tijuana, Mexico
2001 – Vision Magazine – article about myself and upcoming local conference and concert, San Diego, California
2001 – Issues Magazine – editor, Angele Ortega, Penticton, British Columbia Canada
1997, 1998, 1999 – Rhythm Magazine – a representative from Rhythm Magazine always gave me boxes of cd’s to help promote different artists I was performing with, like Scott Huckabay and others
1994 – Thrasher Magazine – a one of my own photos, a full-page photo of professional skateboarder, Neil Heddings, San Francisco, California
Newspapers
2006-2011 – Siskiyou County’s Mount Shasta Herald, Weed Press, Dunsmuir News and Siskiyou Daily News – many concerts with my band, Sacred Sound System, photos and articles covering Weed Carnivale (headliner); McCloud Mushroom Festival; Wesak Celebration, MayDay Celebration, Earth Day Concerts and more, northern California
2009 – Record Searchlight – Sky “Sunlight” Saxon Memorial concert at the Top Shelf Club, article, Redding, California
2006 – El Sol de Tijuana – metaphysic conference and concert, photo and article, Tijuana, Mexico
2005 – El Mexicano – metaphysic conference and concert article, Tijuana, Mexico
1994 – Oregonian – featured poet with photo and article, Portland, Oregon
1983 – Redwood City Tribune – racquetball photo and article, Redwood City, California
Photography
Photo Archive Collections –
Lenticular Clouds – Top 50 photos – amazing disc-shaped clouds
Skateboarding – Top 100 photos – of top pros: Alva, Hawk, Hosoi, Scott, Cardiel, Senn and on Animal Archive – Top 50 photos – golden and bald eagles, mountain lions, buffalo and on Kneass Boats – Top 75 photos – of some of the rarest wooden boats ever made
Egypt – Top 30 photos – strong black & white photos
Slide Shows
1997 – India – Delhi, Amritsar & Dharmsalah
1997 – Israel – Jerusalem & Dead Sea
1997 – Egypt – Sinai, Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Saqqarra & Abu Simbel
1997 – Iceland – Reykjavic & Blue Lagoon
Music
Collaborations with –
* Over 100 different music ensembles
* 13 different Grammy winners * Independent Music Award winners *
* Top 40 Artists in nine different genres * 11 different #1 artists
* Members of the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame and Jazz Hall of Fame
* Guinness World Record Holders in Music
Notable Collaborations –
2011 – Chris Berry – Grammy winner in Electronica/Dance Album
2011 to present – King Hopeton – Jamaica’s #1 Reggae Billboard producer and artist
2011 – Jade Steel – top reggae singer, songwriter, amazing reviews
2011 – Hux Brown – legendary bass player of King Hopeton, King Tubby, Lee “Scratch” Perry
2011 – Blue Meadows – lead guitarist of The Abyssinians
2011 – Abou Diarrasouba – master percussionist of Chris Berry & Friends, Jade Steel and on…
2009 – David Jacobs-Strain – award winner, master steel guitarist
2009 – Kenny Roland Detroit – lead guitarist of Sky “Sunlight” Saxon & the Seeds, Normal Bean and the Kenny Roland Detroit Band
2009 – Calle Henmark – the worlds authority on stone-age music instrument making and playing, Ostersund, Sweden
2007 – YaHoWah 13 Band (The Source Family Band) – with Djin Aquarian and remaining original members
2006, 2007 – William “Bill” Clauson – world’s #1 folk singer, Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame
2005 – Zakir Hussain – Grammy winner, of Ravi Shankar, Mickey Hart and on…
2005 – Airto Moreira – Grammy winner, of Dizzy Gillespie, Santana and on
2005 – Sikiru Adepoju – Grammy winning percussionist
2005 – Mapate Diop – master sabar player
1999, 2000 – Jarrod Kaplan – master percussionist of Cirque du Soliel, Trillian Green, Devachan, Taarka and on..
1999 – Lee Charlton – Jazz Hall of Fame, of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and on…
1999-2008 – Sky “Sunlight” Saxon – Grammy winner, Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame of The Seeds
1999 – Richard Waters – master music instrument inventor
1999 – Dave Blonski – master didgeridoo player
1999 – Ken Kesey – Kesey’s “One Flew Over The Cookoo’s Nest” won an Oscar for Best Picture
The Merry Pranksters –
1999 – Caroline Adams “Mountain Girl” – Jerry Garcia’s second wife
1999 – Ken Babbs – author and Ken Kesey’s best friend, the “Intrepid Traveler”
1995, 1996, 2005 – Wavy Gravy – Hogfarm founder, Emcee & Peace Troubadour
1989 – 1994 – Tennessee Jed, Grasshopper, Steve & Eddie
1999 – Phil Lesh – bass player of the Grateful Dead
1999 to the present – Scott Huckabay – Grammy nominee, on MTV and Independent Music Award winner
1999 to the present – Djin Aquarian – lead guitarist of YahoWah 13
1998 to the present – Jah Levi and Higher Reasoning – over 25 reggae albums
1998, 1999, 2005 – Thione Diop – master djembe player
1998 – Kenyatta Poole – drummer of the Wailing Souls, and master djembe player
1997 – Tom Nunn – experimental musician
1997 to the present – Kim Atkinson – world’s #1 drum circle coordinator, Guinness World Record Holder
1997, 1999, 2005 – Mickey Hart – Grammy winner, Guinness Record Holder
1994, 2007 – Leon Mobley – of Ben Harper
1992, 1993, 1998 – Arthur Hull – former #1 drum circle coordinator in the world
Studios worked in –
2011 – California Theater Studios – Dunsmuir, California
2005 – Dream Lodge Studio – Mount Shasta, California
1998, 1999 – Michael Hammer’s Studio – Weed, California
1999, 2009 – Pegasus Studio – Mount Shasta, California
2001 – SunLight Studios – Grass Valley, California
2008 – Off the Chart Studios – Muir’s Peak, California
2006 – Power Organics Studio – Mount Shasta, California
1999 – Gatmo Studio – Sebastopol, California
1997-1999 – Secret Studios – San Francisco, California
1997 – Emanate Studio – Oakland, California
1995-2004 – Underground Studios – Portland, Oregon
List of unique and one-of-a-kind instruments I have played –
Waterphone, Gourdaphone, Horrorphone, Clariboo, Caduceus, Gravikord, Pyrophone, Water Drum, Saxogourd, Shepard’s Horn, Hornpipe, Strumstick, Hurdy Gurdy, Glass Armonica, Trident’s Trumpet, Conch, Udu, Foot Flute, Musical, Saw Cymbal Tree, Sitara, Waterdrum, Aboriginal Didgeridoo (40,000 years old, worlds second oldest known instrument), Neanderthal Sheep’s Bone Flute (46,000 years old, world oldest known instrument)
Spent time with –
Ziggy Marley, I-I Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Don Carlos, Charles Neville, Babatunde Olatunji, Earl “Chinna” Smith, Mad Professor, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Rocker T
Milestones
2011 – collaborations – with over 100 groups and have played over 100 instruments
2011 – Smoke Tree Tour (Reggae Tour) – my band, the Sacred Sound System, was offered to join the line-up for the U.S. west coast tour
2011 – played with 9 bands (in one weekend) – Mystic Garden Gathering, offered to play with 12 bands in total, also emceed for two days, worked the mixing board, worked stage lights and rodied for three bands, that is 16 options in total services. (I also passed out 200 “In The Light Festival” flyers). My previous record was at the Emerge-N-See Festival, performing with six of the nine bands that offered.
2010 – Sky “Sunlight” Saxon Tribute Double CD – contributed to this album, featuring: Davy Jones (Monkees), Bangles, Iggy Pop, John York (The Byrds), Quicksilver Messenger Service, Strawberry Alarm Clock, New York Dolls, The Tubes and many more
2010 to the present – In The Light Festival – I have my own annual three-day music festival on 700 acres, in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California
2010 – Offered to Headline in Jamaica – in Negril and Montego Bay, International Dub Poetry Festival, hosted by Charlie Bobus
2006 to the present – Sacred Sound System – my own world music band since 2006
2006,2007 – William “Bill” Clauson – writing lyrics on two occasions for Willy, he wrote the most famous versions of the following songs: La Bamba in 1953; He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands; Waltzing Matilda. He has over 60 albums in 15 languages
2005 – Guinness World Record – Co-Facilitated the world’s largest drum circle with Grammy winner Mickey Hart and Planet Drum, over 4,300 drummers on the register. There was actually over 5000 drummers in total as not all drummers signed the registry for Guinness, and this with the worldwide synchronized event in over 150 cities, there was actually a total of over 50,000 drummers playing simultaneous, Laytonville, California
2000 – Moanin’ Parade CD (Gatmo Sessions Volume #1) – contributed to this album – featuring Gary Knowlton, Kim Atkinson, Lee Charlton, Tom Nunn, Bart Hopkin, Richard Waters and more – recorded at Gary Knowlton’s “Gatmo Studio” Sebastopol, California
1999 – played with 29 different ensembles – performing and/or recordings in a one year span, with solo, duo and group acts
1999 – Orbitones, Spoon Harps & Bellowphones CD – contributed to this album – featuring Tom Waits, Lou Harrison, Stomp, Aphex Twin, Lee Charlton, Gary Knowlton and more
1997-1999 – World’s #1 Drum-Circle Coordinator – lived with and performed with Kim Atkinson, also played with, later to become, #1 drum-circle coordinator, Arthur Hull
1997 – played for two million people at the Notting Hill Carnival (two day parade) with Henri Gobi, London, England
Teaching Music
2010, 2011 – Music Teacher – west African drumming & culture, Native American Village, Lake Concow, California
2004, 2006 – Music Teacher – west African drumming & culture, Flying Lotus Theater & Arts, Mount Shasta, California
2001-2002 – Music Teacher – west African drumming & culture, Golden Eagle Charter School, Mount Shasta, California
2000, 2001 – Teachers Aide – with Marilyn & Derrick, west African drumming Columbia School House, Nevada City, California
1999 – Teachers Aide – with Greg and crew, west African drumming Nevada City Community Theater, Nevada City, California
1999 – Teachers Aide – Brazilian drumming, Sebastopol Community Center, Sebastopol, California
1998 – Music Teacher – didgeridoo mantra techniques, IN-DIDG-IN-US Festival, Scio, Oregon
1998 – Music Teacher – middle eastern drumming, belly dance classes, Benecia, California
1998 – Teachers Aide – with Boynarr, west African drumming Davis Community Center, Davis, California
1998 – Teachers Aide – with Kim Atkinson, community drum circle, Zone Music, Cotati, California
1997, 1998 – Teachers Aide – with Drumskull crew, west African drumming Santa Cruz Community Center, Santa Cruz, California
1997, 1998, 1999 – Teachers Aide – with Abdoulaye Diakate, west African drumming, Alice Arts Center, Oakland, California
1997-1999 – Music Teacher – west African drumming & culture, Oya Nike, San Francisco, California
1997-1998 – Music Teacher – west African drumming & culture, Secret Studios, San Francisco, California
1997-2001 – Music Teacher & Teacher Aide – west African drumming & culture, Outdoor Nature School, Upper Lake, California
Emcee and Announcer
At Music Festivals and Skateboard Competitions –
2011 – Mystic Garden Party – southern Oregon’s biggest 3-day festival, Lake Selmac, Oregon
2011 – In The Light Festival – 3-day festival, Lake Concow, California
2011 – NS3 North State Skateboard Series – Caldwell, Mount Shasta, Diamond and Anderson Skateparks, California
2010 – Wild Mountain Faire – 3-day festival, Lake Concow, California
2010 – NS3 North State Skateboard Series – Caldwell, Diamond and Anderson Skateparks, California
2010 – In The Light Festival – 3-day festival, Lake Concow, California
2009 – Shasta Damboree Skateboard Comp – Shasta Lake City Skatepark, Shasta Lake City, California
2009 – NS3 North State Skateboard Series – Anderson Skatepark, Anderson, California
2009 – NS3 North State Skateboard Series – Diamond Skatepark, Red Bluff, California
2009 – NS3 North State Skateboard Series – Caldwell Skatepark, Redding, California
2008 – NS3 North State Skateboard Series – Anderson Skatepark, Anderson, California
2007 – Thanksgiving Day Reggae Fest – Crown Hall, Mendocino, California
Sports
Skateboarding with the“World’s #1’s” in skateboarding, snowboarding, motorcycle racing, downhill skiing, baseball and more…
Sessioned, Competed or Collaborated with –
2010 – Ryan Bickley – Skateboard World Record Holder (unofficial)
2010 – Raven Tershey – 2011 X Games Gold Medalist in park skateboarding
2009 – Colin Guy – Top 10 Ranked Motorcycle Hill Climber (my cousin)
2008 – Dennis Martinez – 1978 Freestyle World Champion in skateboarding
2008 – Stephen “Lillis” Akesson – 2001 World Champion in freestyle, and also Guinness Record Holder in freestyle skateboarding
2006 to the present – Dave Paul – pro skateboarder since 1977, competing since the Hester Series
2006, 2011 – Jeff Ward – 1st place, Free Flow Tour, at the Vans Dew Tour Invitational, (park skateboarding) stop winner in Portland 2006
1996-1998, 2011 – Tony Trujillo – Skater of the Year (2002)
1993 to the present – Tony Alva – 1978 World Champion and Guinness Record Holder in skateboarding, I am a Lifetime Team Alva member
1993 – Christian Hosoi – multi award winning pro skateboarder
1993, 1994 – Chris Senn – Skater of the Year (1995) and X Games medalist in skateboarding
1993, 1994, 2011 – John Cardiel – Skater of the Year (1992)
1992 – Tony Hawk – World’s most famous and most decorated (awarded) skateboarder, and Skater of the Year (1990)
1989 to the present – Mark “Red” Scott – Founder of Burnside Skatepark, owner of Dreamland Skateparks and Power Rider Wheels Co.
1989 – Rick Reese – Hacky Sack World Champion
1986-1990 – Scott Schaeffer – Mr. Natural California Winner (bodybuilder) 1985
1983 – Barry Bonds – #1 Home Run King, competed against each other in Babe Ruth League
1980 – Paul McClellan – M.L.B. San Francisco Giants, pitcher
1978-1981 – Tom “Wally” Inouye – famous skateboarder, founder of IPS (Inouye Pool Service)
1978-1981 – “Reno” – the slide master of skateboarders
1978 – Jack Turturici Sr. – Olympic downhill skier
1975 to present – Jack Allain – NBA Cleveland Pipers, center
1975 to present – Ryan Allain – N.F.L. Los Angeles Raiders, defensive end
1970 – Clifford “Bud” Kneass – (my father), was AMA #1 motorcycle racer for three years in the 1960’s with over 600 trophies in total, Redwood City, California
Bodybuilding –
1987-1991 – my training partner was California’s “Mr. Natural” (steroid free) #1 bodybuilder, Scott Schaeffer. I was “competition ready”, but wasn’t in it for the competition, just to get as ripped as possible, which was achieved
BMX (Bicycle Motocross) – Styles – dirt track (long & short), downhill dirt trail, freestyle
Sponsors
Family Bike Shop and AAA Bikes, Redwood City, California
Competed in dirt track racing in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. In San Jose, Oakland, South San Francisco, Palo Alto, and more.
The Wild Bunch bmx team – team rider, and we trained at in Redwood City at –
– “Unit 4 Facility” – “the complex”near Canada College, Redwood City, California.
– “Fire Trails” and the “Game Reserve” – frequently riding the steep dirt downhill trails
– “Motorcycle Hill”- was another great training ground with multiple downhill trails
– “The Canyon” or “The Kneass’s Canyon” – I grew up with a 12.5 acre backyard that was a dream come true for bmx, motorcycle and equestrian training, of which I did. Equipped with world-class features: steep cliff-side trails, big jumps, arena-ring (large oval dirt track), multiple hill-climbs, and trials riding.
Other members: Rick Lopez, Mike Aguilar, Jack Kneass, Pete Sands, Patrick Vacherri
Motorcycle Riding
Styles – flat track, hare scrambles, trail riding, hill-climb and trials
My father was a motorcycle racing champion in hare scrambles, flat track and hill-climb in the 1950’s and 1960’s, and again, we had our own perfect training facility that had it all on 12.5 acres.
Equestrian
Training – stable operations, tack, jumping, ring-work, trail riding, extreme trail riding, pack mule train, pack and guide services. I grew up on an equestrian ranch and trained later trained in Placerville, California, and got my certification: stables operations and pack and guide services.
Our large equestrian facility was equipped with – large arena-ring, full tack room, stable, pastures, pens, horseshoer (if needed). People came from all over the area, for the quality lessons and incredible trail–riding, for over fifteen years.
My father was a rodeo champion and had our horses in the Redwood City, California 4th of July Parade in the 1960’s and early 1970’s, and our whole family was deep into the 4-H Club, with award-winning horses, sheep and more.
I have also ridden camels (Egypt) and elephants (India).
Skiing
Alpine (downhill), Nordic (cross country), back country, freestyle, slalom, moguls, jumping
Certified to Teach
Lifeguard, rock climbing, white water rafting, alpine skiing, nordic skiing, baseball and soccer
Offered to Teach –
2011 – Skateboard Camp – Mount Shasta, California
2008 – Skateboard Camps – Redding, Anderson and Red Bluff, California
1999 – Baseball Coach – Huntington Park, California
1999 – Soccer Coach – Huntington Park, California
Competition
2012 – Battle Royale Skateboard Competition – Shasta Lake City, California
2012 – Go Skate Day – Mount Shasta, California
2011 – Masters of Skateboarding Contest – Epic Skatepark, Rocklin, California
2011 – Go Skate Day Comp – Mount Shasta, California
2010 – Masters of Skateboarding Contest – Epic Skatepark, Rocklin, California
2009, 2010, 2011 – NS3 Skateboarding Series (Banked Slalom) – Redding, California
2009 – Shasta Damboree Skateboard Comp – Shasta Lake City, California
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 – NS3 Skateboarding Series (Park) – Anderson, Redding, Red Bluff and Mount Shasta, California (11 competitions so far)
2008 – Weed Skate Comp – Weed, California
1994 – Mountain Boards Ramp Jam – Brightwood, Oregon
1992 – Burnside Street Competition – Burnside Skatepark, Portland, Oregon
1981 – Internationals – CYSA Soccer, Ambronzino League (a traveling league), championship team, ranked #3 in North America in the Under 16 Bracket, Redwood City, California
1980 – Campbells Insurance – Babe Ruth baseball league – San Carlos, California
1980-1981 – Cosmos – McKinley Jr. High School soccer (captain), 2nd Place, Redwood City, California
1980 – Trojans – McKinley Jr. High School basketball team Redwood City, California
1979 – Trojans – McKinley Jr. High School basketball team Redwood City, California
1979 – Mets – Little League baseball (majors), made All-Star Team, San Carlos, California
1978-1981 – The Wild Bunch – BMX Racing Team, bicycle motocross, Redwood City, Oakland, South San Francisco, San Jose, California
1978-1980 – Cougars – CYSA Soccer – Ambronzino League (a traveling league), one championship, won two tournaments. Redwood City, California
1978 – Davies Appliance – Little League baseball (minors) – Redwood City, California
1977 – Eagles – AYSO Soccer – 11-0 undefeated season, Redwood City, California
1977 – Royer Realty – Little League baseball (farms) – Redwood City, California
1976-1978 – NASTAR – Slalom Skiing Series, Squaw Valley, California
1978 – Clifford Track Team – Clifford Elementary School, San Carlos, California
1977 – Clifford Track Team – Clifford Elementary School, San Carlos, California
1976 – Cheetahs – AYSO Soccer – Redwood City, California
Skateboarding
Competitions (park, slalom, banked slalom), Film, Documentaries, TV Commercials, MTV’s Jackass TV Series Production Work, Magazine Photos, Demos,
Still Photography (Color and Black & White), Teaching (Skate Camps), Judging, Announcing, Skate Park Construction, Skate Park Maintenance
Active Sport Team Sponsorship
2012 – Power Riders Wheels Co. – skateboard team rider
2011 – Function Skateboards – team rider
2010 – Vultures Team – lifetime member, team rider
2009 – Rollydexx Skateboards – team rider
2006 – Alva 100% PURE – lifetime team member
Skateboard Park & Ramp Construction
2012 – Pillarville – with Matt and Dave Dembinski, Mount Shasta
2010 – Mt. Shasta Skatepark – with Wally Hollyday and crew, Mount Shasta, California
2007 – Lincoln City Skatepark – with Mark “Red” Scott and crew, Lincoln City, Oregon
2002 – Jacksonville Skatepark – with Eric Dokken and crew, Jacksonville, Oregon
1991 – West Seattle Overpass – with Mark “Monk” Hubbard and crew, Seattle, Washington
1990-1996 – Burnside Skatepark – with Mark “Red” Scott, Sage and crew, Portland, Oregon
1986 – Homemade Launch Ramp – built my first launch-ramp (wood and steel)
1983 – Clear Creek Quarter Pipe – built my first plywood quarter-pipe ramp
1978 – Palomar Ramp – with Mark B. on his plywood half-pipe ramp
Skateboard Videos I am in
2012 – Best of Mount Shasta Skatepark – best clips from the Shasta archive
2011 – Lowcard Skate Magazine Presents – segment from Mount Shasta Skatepark
2011 – Vultures Team Video – segments from Weed and Mount Shasta Skateparks
2010 – Uh-Oh Presents NS3 2009 – clips from Red Bluff and Anderson Skateparks
2010 – Randome – Part II, segments and clips from all over the world
2010 – Best of Weed Skatepark – with Weed Skateboard Competition, segment and clips
2010, 2011, 2012 – Mount Shasta Skatepark – Volume I, II and III, segments and clips
2009 – RollyDexx Skateboard Team Demo – clips at Weed Skatepark
2009, 2010, 2011 – NS3 Skateboard Series – Volume I, II and III, clips from nine competitions
2007, 2008 – Weed Skatepark – Part I and II, segment and clips
1996 – Burnside Skatepark, The Early Years Part II – segment and clips
1994 – Randome – Part I and II, segments and clips from all over the world
1992 – Burnside Skatepark, The Early Years Part I – segment
My Skateboard dvds
I have one of the most exclusive underground skateboard video collections in the world, with some the world’s best skaters from the last five decades. World Champions, Guinness Record Holders, Unofficial World Record Holders, Skaters of the Year, X Games Gold Medalists, Dew Tour Winners and on.
Featuring: Tony Hawk, Mark “Red” Scott, Tony Alva, Charlie Pacheco, Christian Hosoi, Jeff Grosso, Mark “Monk” Hubbard, John Cardiel, Sage Bolyard, Tim Brauch, Peter Hewitt, Tony Trujillo, Chris Senn, Alan Peterson, Roger Mihalko, Jeff Ward, Pat “Q-Man”, Tim Wells, Aaron Deeter, Wez, The Five, Ricky Styles, Frank Shaw, Rion Linderman, Benji Galloway, Stefan “Lillis” Akesson (Sweden), Wade Speyer, Coco Santiago, Joey Tershay, Ben Krahn, Scott Smiley, Mike Swim, Gino Mendoza (Peru), Mason Merlino, Captain Bouyah, Nacho (Mexico), Dave Rodgers, Dylan Siegfried, Robby Russo, Raven Tershey, Cody Lockwood, Alex Foy and many more pro’s.
My Skateboard dvd’s(self-published)
2010 – Best of Weed Skatepark, with Weed Skateboard Competition
2012 – Burnside Skatepark, 20th & 21st Anniversary
2012 – Best of Mount Shasta Skatepark
2012 – Mount Shasta Skatepark, Volume IV
2012 – Mount Shasta Skatepark, Volume III
2012 – Best of NS3 North State Skateboard Series
2011 – Medford Mayhem 2011
2011 – Mount Shasta Skatepark, Volume II
2011 – Mount Shasta Skatepark, Volume I
2011 – NS3 North State Skateboard Series, Volume III
2011 – Random, Part II
2010 – NS3 North State Skateboard Series, Volume II
2009 – Weed Skatepark, Part II
2009 – NS3 North State Skateboard Series, Volume I
2007 – Weed Skate Park, Part I
1996 – Burnside Skatepark, The Early Years Part II
1994 – Random, Part I
1992 – Burnside Skatepark, The Early Years Part I
Demos made for the following top skaters
Mark “Red” Scott, Raven Tershey, John Cardiel, Stefan “Lillis” Akesson, Jeff Ward, Alex
Shannon, Logan Marshall, Dave “Tasty Wave” Dembinski, and Noah Gonzalez
Skateboard Park Openings
2010 – Mount Shasta Skatepark – Mount Shasta, California
2006 – Weed Skatepark – Weed, California
1999 – Lincoln City Skatepark – Lincoln City, Oregon
1998 – Healdsburg Skatepark – Healdsburg, California
1990 – Burnside Skatepark – Portland, Oregon
1989 – Cannon Beach Skatepark – Cannon Beach, Oregon
Skateboard Demos
2010 – Mount Shasta Skatepark Opening Day – with myself (Power Riders, Alva), Dave Paul
(Tracker, Alva) and Logan Marshall (IKON, FKO, Monster), park demo
2006 – Weed Skatepark Opening Day – Dave Paul and I, along with Benji Galloway and the
BACON team, as well as SATORI team riders, pool demo
1992 – Burnside Skatepark – Burnside Locals, street and pool demo
Skate Park Maintenance
2010 to the present – Mount Shasta Skatepark – keeping the bowls snow free, and swept when needed
2006-2008 – Weed Skatepark – keeping the bowls snow free for the first 2 winters and sweeping when needed
1991-1994 – Burnside Skatepark – new cement work and cement patch work, and keeping the park clean and swept
Memorable Pools
2011 – Grommet’s Bowl – Puno (on Lake Titicaca), Peru
2010 – Open Kidney (black lava pool coping) – Mt. Shasta Skatepark, Mount Shasta, California
2010 – Big Bowl – Santa Cruz Skatepark, Santa Cruz, California
2009 – Stockholm Kidney – Stockholm Indoor Skatepark, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 – Banzai Bowl – Banzai Pipeline Skatepark, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii
2007 – Fish Pond (mini kidney) – Lincoln City Skatepark, Oregon
2006 – Zapopan Bowls – Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
2006 – Port Townsend Bowl – Port Townsend Skate Park, Washington
2006 – Red’s Monstrosity – The Complex, Lincoln City, Oregon
2005 – Lincoln City Tile – built by Grindline Skateparks, Lincoln City, California
2001 – Medford Monster – Medford Skatepark, Medford, Oregon
2001 – Clover Bowl – Millennium Skatepark, Calgary, Alberta Canada
2001 – Gummy Bowl – Klammath Falls, Oregon
2001 – The Johnson Bowl – Klammath Falls, Oregon
1996 – Healdsburg Bowl – Carson Warner Memorial Skatepark, Healdsburg, California
1993 – Big Bowl – Burnside Skatepark, Portland, Oregon
1993 – Milwaukee Motel Amoeba – Milwaukee, Oregon
1992 – Pleasant Hill Egg – Pleasant Hill Golf and Tennis Club, Pleasant Hill, California
1991 – Fish Bowl (Spider Bowl) – Burnside Skatepark, Portland, Oregon
1991 – Oakland Hills Pools (from the firestorm) – The Indoor Pool and hundreds of other pools, Oakland, California
Milestones
2012 – Power Riders Wheel Co. – sponsored by this skateboard wheel company, with some of the world’s best skaters like Mark “Red” Scott and Cody Lockwood
2011 – World’s Record Skateboard Video (unofficial) – I took video of a skateboard trick, called a “manual”. The Guinness record for longest “manual” is 4 minutes and 55 seconds, and Ryan Bickley’s manual was 6 minutes and 10 seconds, of which I videoed the last 4 minutes and 28 seconds. He broke the record, but unfortunately, we missed videoing the first minute and forty-five seconds. Mount Shasta Skateboard Park, Mount Shasta, California
2011 – Lowcard Skateboard Video – I have a skateboarding segment from the Mount Shasta Skateboard Park, in this professional skateboarding video out of San Francisco, California
2010 – World’s Record Skateboard Train Video (unofficial) – I led a 46-Man Train, all skating simultaneous in single-file throughout the whole park, and I had this event videoed, Red Bluff, California
2010 – Lifetime Vultures Team Rider – The Vultures are a Yreka / Mt. Shasta based skateboard team, they offered me to be a Lifetime Member of their crew
2009, 2010 – two third place podiums – in skateboard competitions, with award metals and prizes, Redding, California (2009) and Red Bluff, California (2010)
2008, 2009 – Stefan “Lillis” Atkinson – skating with professional skateboarder and 2001,Freestyle World Champion in Sweden
2006 – Lifetime Alva Team Member and Rider – Tony Alva is former World Champion and Guinness Record holder, I first met Tony in 1993
2006 – Weed Skatepark Video – DVD photo cover shot, and video clips of myself by Dave Paul, Mount Shasta, California
1990 – world’s #1 rated skatepark (1997) – helped fund and build Burnside Skatepark, this park is still the world’s #1 “renegade skatepark”(a skater built park), Portland, Oregon
1985 – taught at the Special Olympics – Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe, California
1981 – competed against the All Time Home-Run King, Barry Bonds – I had a higher batting average than Barry in Little League, San Carlos, California
Spent time with these sports figures
Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Barry Bonds, Tim Anderson, Will “The Thrill” Clark, Jack Allain, Randy Myers, Raven Tershey, Dutch Savage, Tony Hawk, Jeff Brushie
Modeling
2012 – Candi Models – offered billboard advertisement across Europe, London, England
2007 – Things to Do Magazine – photo at Weed Skateboard Park, Weed, California
2006 – Weed Skateboard Park Opening Day Video – DVD cover shot, photo and video of myself by Dave Paul, Mount, Shasta, California
1997 – Giorgio Fashion Show – production crew, New York City, New York
1988 – Fashion Shows – runway model for two shows, with Italian designer Andre Angelopoulos’ clothing-line, Music Café Nightclub, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1988 – Munich Fashion TV – model for Fashion & Hair Show, wearing Italian designer, Andre Angelopoulos’ clothing-line, at the Marriott Hotel, Munich Germany
1987 – Bookings Modeling Agency – Spanish Rock Video Extra, Barcelona, Spain
1987 – Bookings Modeling Agency – Production Work , Barcelona, Spain
1982-1983 – Modeling Classes and Portfolio – Visions Modeling Agency – San Francisco, California
Worked with Models
Jack Turturici – Roberto “The Black Diamond” Palazuelos – Kelly Schipper Lori Shoemaker – Nyree Fleur – Andre Angelopoulos – Laura Jansens – Rachel Smead – Laura Barnes
Paintings & Drawings
(renderings of myself, done by artists from three different countries)
2011 – “Mystic Skater” drawing in pen – by Paul Kreizenbeck, Dunsmuir, California
2009 – “Violet Fires” painting in oil and acrylic – Karen Goldsmith, Little Silver, New Jersey
2008 – “Mark Jess” photo & painting in oil and acrylic – Karen Goldsmith, Little Silver, New Jersey
2001 – “Reverence” painting in oil – by Karen Teluma, Kelowna, British Columbia Canada
2000 – “Over the Mountain” painting in oil – by Amy Miao, Albion, California
1999 – “The Aura” painting in oil – by Amy Miao, Albion, California
1999 – “Nobleman” detailed drawing in pencil – by Jon Williams, Cave Junction, Oregon
1988 – “Beachside” drawing in colored pencil – by Ruth Kneass. New York City, New York
1986 – “College” – drawing in black pen – by Michael Allison, Santa Cruz, California
More Music
Influential Musical Instrument InventorsThat I have played with –
1999 to the present – Romy Benton – Portland, Oregon
1999 – Bart Hopkin – Sebastopol, California
1998 – Richard Waters – Sebastopol, California
1999 – Lee Charlton – Sebastopol, California
1999 – Gary Knowlton – Sebastopol, California
1997, 1999, 2005 – Mickey Hart – Sonoma and Mendocino County, California
1997 – Kim Atkinson – Sebastopol, California
1993-1994 – John Wydysh – Eugene and Portland, Oregon
Note: for full list of cd’s and dvd’s in: music, metaphysics, anomalies, lectures, interviews and more, please see Band Bio and Press Package
Street Musician
2011 – Copacabana, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia – strumstick and shakuhachi
2007 – Island of Amantani, on Lake Titicaca, Peru – strumstick, illapa
2006 – Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico – didgeridoo
1997 – Manhattan, New York City, New York – dumbek (drum)
1997 – Reykjavik, Iceland – dumbek (drum)
1997 – Cairo, Egypt – dumbek (drum)
1997 – Dahab, Egypt – dumbek (drum)
1997 – Jerusalem – Israel – didgeridoo
1996-1998 – San Francisco, California – didgeridoo, djembe (drum)
1996 – Oakland, California – djembe (drum)
1989-1992 – Portland, Oregon – acoustic guitar
West African Drumming (djembe & dunun)
Taught traditional west African drumming in Mount Shasta from 2002-2005
Playing, Teaching or Performing at – Outdoor Markets –
2010 – Chico Farmers Market – Chico, California
2009 – Mount Shasta Farmers Market – Mount Shasta, California
2006 – Redding Farmers Market – Redding, California
1997 – Oakland Flea Market – Oakland, California
1997 – Saturday Market – Eugene, Oregon
1988-1996 – Saturday Market – Portland, Oregon
1987 – Santa Cruz Flea Market – Santa Cruz, California
Parks
Portland, OR –
199Laurelhurst Park – Portland, Oregon
Mount Tabor Park Waterfront Park Washington Park
New York, NY – Central Park – Washington Park –
San Francisco, CA – Balboa Park –
Maritime Park – “The Steps” Dolores Park –
Golden Gate Park – Hippy Hill –
Spreckles Temple of Music Concourse Bandshell – Children’s Playground – Windmills – Arched tunnel walkways near M. H. de Young Memorial Museum – Panhandle –
Universities and Colleges –
1997-1999 – University of California Santa Cruz – at “The Gardens”- Santa Cruz, California
1997-1999 – University of California Berkeley – Berkeley, California
1996-1999 – Santa Rosa Community College – Santa Rosa, California
1996-1998 – Reed College – Portland, Oregon
1994 – University of Oregon – Eugene, Oregon
1993-1994 – Mount Hood Community College – Gresham, Oregon
1991-1993 – Lewis & Clark College, Amphitheater – Vancouver, Washington
1982 – Stanford University, Frost Amphitheater – Palo Alto, California
Community Buildings –
1998 – Davis, California
1997, 1998 – Nevada City, California
1998 – Sebastopol, California
2001, 2002 – Columbia School House –
Drumming Festivals –
1999 to present – Earthdance Festival – holds Guinness World Record drum circle, 4,328
1998 – Dun-Dun Village – The Bi-Annual festival West African and is the only one of it’s kind in the world
1993 – World Rhythm Festival – Annual Seattle Fest
1995-1997 – Harvest Jam – featured mainly percussion
2010 to present – In The Light Festival –
2006 – National Rainbow Gatherings – some of the biggest drum circles
1992-1996 – Regional Rainbow Gatherings – near Castle Rock, Washington
1992-1996 – Regional Rainbow Gatherings – Cougar Hotsprings, Oregon
1992-1996 – Regional Rainbow Gatherings – Cailfornia, Oregon and Washington
1975 to present – Whole Earth – huge drum circles
1969 to present – Oregon Country Faire – features the Drum Tower
1999 – Seattle Hemp Fest – huge drum circles Big Sur Spirit Gardens – Big Sur, California
Venice Beach – Venice, California
Marin Headlands – at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge
Gazebo Stage – Mount Shasta, California Lithia Park Bandshell – Ashland, Oregon Hidden Beach – Santa Cruz, California
Clubs
2010 to present – Skate Movement 501c3 (non-profit)
2001 to present – Saint Germain Charity vzw (non-profit)
1984-1985 – Special Olympics
1978-1983 – Peninsula Swim & Tennis Club
1977-1978 – Boy Scouts of America
1976 – Cub Scouts of America
1975-1978 – Mogul Ski Club
1974-1977 – Briar Patch Organic Food Co-op
1973-1978 – 4-H Club
Hospitality
Olive Garden Restaurant – 1988-1999, 2002-2004
Opening Teams –
Vancouver, Washington Tacoma, Washington Spokane, Washington Kirkland, Washington Provo, Utah
Salem, Oregon
Position – Server (Sales Associate), Server Trainer and Manager
Home Stores –
Vancouver, Washington – server, server trainer Clackamas, Oregon – server, server trainer Tigard, Oregon – server, server trainer
Rohnert Park, California – server, server trainer
Medford, Oregon – server, server trainer
Certifications –
Liquor License Permit – Washington, Oregon and California
Food Handler’s Permit – Washington, Oregon and California
In-Store Server Training –
Taught hundreds of servers in the following areas – Suggestive Sales –
Wine Seminars – Wine Making – Wine Presentation – Table Service – Computer Skills –
Worked With –
Nation’s #1 Restaurant Operator and Olive Garden President – Ron Magruder
Olive Garden Regional Vice President of Canada – Francis P., Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Olive Garden Regional Vice President – Steve S., Pacific Northwest region
Area Supervisor – Pete Coit, Pacific Northwest region
Notable –
$100,000 in sales, Congratulatory Letter – from President, Ron Magruder
Over $300,000 in total sales – from 1998- 2004
Trained over 1000 sales associates (servers) – between 1988 and 2004, in four different states
Employee of the Month (twice) – Vancouver, Washington and Clackamas, Oregon
Fine Dining –
1997 – Il Millefiore – Dunstable, England
1993-1994 – Moxxies – Portland, Oregon
1987 – Amsterdam’s – Manhattan, New York City, New York
1986-1987 – Shadowbrook – worked with the Nation’s #1 voted Waiter of the Year, Dan
Williams; a multi-award winning restaurant, Capitola, California
1986 – John Q. Hammons Fine Dining – Portland, Oregon
1983-1985 – Carriage Room – Placerville, California
Letters of Recommendation –
1997 – Amsterdams Bar & Rotisserie –
1997 – Il Millifiore Ristorante Italiano (fine dining) –
1988-1999 & 2002-2004 – Olive Garden Italian Restaurant –
1988 – Shadowbrook Restaurant (fine dining) –
1986 – John Q. Hammon’s Fine Dining –
1983 – Carriage Room (fine dining) –
Note –
1973 – got to meet Harland “Colonel” Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken, while in Arizona, and I still have the photograph, he was 83 years old at that time
Publishings
Honors
1992 – Moka Ascending Poetry Booklet – 1st Place
1996 – Frost at Midnight – voted #7 out of 18,000
1997 – Sound of Poetry CD – Masters of the Spoken Word, I was one of eleven chosen out of over 26,000 poets for this compilation
Awardss
– Co-facilitation of Guinness World Record Drum Circle, over 4,300 drummers
– Over 20 trophies from soccer, baseball and track
– 3 trophies from skateboarding
Certificates
1988 – Sales Associate – completion of JTP R-1, Sales Associate, Garmisch, Germany
1986 – First Concern Line-Level Training – Portland, Oregon
1984-1985 – Natural Resources – Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program, El Dorado High School, Placerville, California
Certified Training
1985 – Forest Land Management – conservation and preservation
1985 – Wildlife Regulations – California rules and regulations
1984 – Historical and Natural Resources – interpretive skill training
1984 – Survivalist Training – lean-to shelters, snow caves, fire-making and more
1985 – Mountain Climbing and Rescue – rope climbing and mountain rescue
1985 – Camp Leader – camp operation, and operation of specialty groups, for different age groups, with handy crafts
1985 – Group Leader – of 3 day wilderness backpack trip (up to 30 people)
1984 – Snow Skiing – alpine (downhill) and nordic (cross country)
1985 – Handicapped Recreation – teaching slalom skiing at the Special Olympics, Squaw Valley, California
1985 – Hunter Safety – exams and field training
1984 – Game Bird Farm – management of commercial farm
1984 – Advanced Lifesaving and Water Rescue – lifeguard permit
1984 – Red Cross Standard First Aid – standard training
1984 – C.P.R. Training – standard training
1983-1984 – Construction – Central Sierra Regional Occupational Program, El Dorado High School, Placerville, California
Training:
1984 – Foundations – forms and pouring cement
1984 – Flooring – sub floor and finish
1984 – Framing – standard
1983 – Drywall – standard
1983 – Roofing – skake and asphalt
1983 – Electrical – standard
1982-1983 – Plastics – Regional Occupational Program, Sequoia Union High School District, Redwood City, California
Training:
1983 – Fiberglass – matte and powder, making skateboards, repairing car fenders
1983 – Painting – spray booth operation
1982 – Plastics – general
1982 – Injection Molding – advanced molding techniques, operation of injection molder
1980-1981 – Audio Visual Technician – McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California
Training:
Audio – microphones and cassette recorders
Visual – film projector
Lighting – stage and auditorium
Props – making props, staging props
1980 – Student to Student Advisory – McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California
Training: Counseling – how to deal with student situations
1978-1981 – Baseball training programs – ongoing training with four different teams, with try- outs, regular season, All-Stars and post season, Redwood City and San Carlos, California
1977- 1981 – Soccer training programs – ongoing training with four different teams, with try- outs, regular season, tournaments and west-coast road-touring, Redwood City, California
Other School Training:
1981-1982 – Metal Shop – San Carlos High School, San Carlos, California
1980-1981 – Art – McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California
1979-1980 – Wood Shop – McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California
1978-1979 – Drafting – McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California
1978-1979 – Music (guitar) – McKinley Jr. High School, Redwood City, California
1976-1977 – Ceramics – Clifford Elementary School, San Carlos, California
High School Proficiency Test Scores (at the end of junior year):
Reading – 88 % Math – 100 % Science – 85 % Writing – 87 %
Proficiency Test Score Average – 90 %
Notable Family Members
Pioneers, military personnel, opera singers, composers, minstrels, coin makers, U.S. Mint Engravers, first brail bible, authors, first solo Trans-Pacific maritime crossing, #1 boat builders, method of preventing counterfeiting, inventors, radio personalities, television and film personalities
Johan Christian Kneass – first of the Kneass clan to come from Germany (via Holland) in 1753
Samuel Honeyman Kneass – architect and bridge builder
William Kneass – U.S. Chief Engraver Nelson Kneass – singer songwriter Strickland Kneass – architect
George Washington Kneass – pioneer and master boat builder
Webster Lincoln Kneass – master boat builder
Don Kneass – radio personality
Clifford “Bud” Kneass – #1 AMA motorcycle racer
Ruth Kneass – award winning artist
Mark “Barny” Kneass – award winning poet and musician, speaker and author
Notable family history –
Nelson Kneass – my Great, Great Grandfather’s cousin, composed “Ben Bolt Oh Don’t You Remember” in 1848, which was used in the following films and television: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV) 1956; When the Talkies Were Young 1955; Gone With The Wind 1939; Svengali 1931,
Kneass, Pennsylvania – a township named after our family of: performers, actors, singers, writers, engravers and inventors, since our arrival from Holland on the “Richard & Mary” ship in 1753
Kneass Avenue – Sea Isle City, New Jersey
Johan Christian and Christina Kneass – first to come to the US from Germanyvia Rotterdam, Holland in 1753
Kneass Opera Troupe – Nelson Kneass
Kneass Builders – construction with Andy Kneass
Kneass and Delleker / Kneass Young & Co. – firms of William Kneass – U.S. Chief Engraver
Strickland Kneass – United States Civil Engineer
Samuel Honeyman Kneass – engineer and architect
George Washington Kneass – owner of worlds #1 wooden boat builders
Webster Lincoln Kneass – owner of former #1 worlds best wooden boat builders
N. B. Kneass Jr. – worlds first braille bible and first braille magazine, “Philadelphia Magazine for the Blind”
Nelson Kneass – songwriter, singer, actor
Jack Kneass – inventor of injector
John Kneass – “A Mode of Preventing Counterfeiting” 1815
Don Kneass – radio personality
Amelie Kneass – Federal Art Project Administrator
Clifford “Bud” Kneass – #1 motorcycle racer
Kneass Boatworks with Ruth Kneass – artist and sculptor
Kneass Boatbuilders with Mark Kneass – archive owned by Mark Kneass
Mark “Barny” Kneass – award winning poet, author and songwriter
Military Kneass’ –
Edward D. Kneass – Friends of France, sketch – “Fourth of July 1917″
William Kneass – War of 1812
Napoleon Bonaparte Kneass – Civil War colonel
Kneass Boats – owners George and Webster both supplied World War I & II Magee & Kneass – New Orleans based military outfitters, canteens etc. Charles L. Kneass – Civil War captain
Countries Traveled
2012-2013 – India – Goa, Maharashtra, Punjab, in the cities of Chapora, Mumbai, Dehi, Amritsar
2011 – Bolivia – Copacabana, Lake Titicaca, Island of the Sun
1997, 2011 – Peru – Lima, Cuzco, Puno, Lake Titicaca, Machu Picchu
2009, 2010 – Sweden – Stockholm, Ideal Byn and Ostersund
2005-2007 – Mexico – in eight states
2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012 – Canada – in five provinces: New Foundland, British
Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec
2001 – Belgium – Brussels, Diksmuide ,Gent and Oostende
2001 – France – Calais and Paris
2001 – Holland – Rotterdam and Amsterdam
1987, 2001 – Scotland – in over ten shires (counties)
1987, 1997, 2001 – England – in over fifteen counties
1997 – Iceland – Reykjavic and the Blue Lagoon
1997 – Egypt – in nine governorates (regions)
1997 – Israel – Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Dead Sea and Eilat
1997 – India – Punjab and Himachall Pradesh, in the cities of New and Old Delhi, Amritsar, Dharmsalah and McCloud Ganj
1997 – China – Hong Kong and Lantau Island (home of The Giant Buddha)
1987, 1988 – Germany – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Munich, Wurzburg and Frankfurt
1987 – Austria – Innsbruck, Seefeld and Saint Anton
1987 – Spain – three provinces: Zaragoza, Barcelona and Madrid
1974 to the present – United States – in eighteen states
Resume updates since December 2012
2012 through 2013 – India Tour – 13 solo multi-instrumentalist concerts in Goa and Maharashtra, India
2012 – New International Booking Manager and India Manager – Saint Germain’s first ever manager, I.D. Singh, who books some of the world’s largest music acts, like Goa Gil, Cheb I Sabbah and many others. I.D. is also an accomplished and well known DJ based out of New Delhi, India
2013 – Booked by India’s #1 club, The Blue Frog, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2013 – IndiaFest – solo performances on two stages, Baga / Calangute, Goa, India
2013 – Tape Skateboard Team – accepted member of team, Anjuna / Chapora, Goa, India
2013 – Holy Stoked Skateboard Team – accepted member of team, Bangalore, India
2013 – Ali’s Skateboard Jam – skateboarding at Shiva Palace Half-Pipe, Morjim, Goa, India
2013 – Skateboard Pool Construction – bowl addition, pouring cement with Mathias of Ali’s crew, from Denmark. Shiva Palace, Morjim, Goa, India
2013 – SulaFest – solo performance, drumming with DJ Pindrop, and performing w/ Deep Forest, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
2013 – VH1 TV – clips from SulaFest
2013 – INDIA TV – promotions and commercials for SulaFest
2013 – SulaFest 2013 Video – clips from festival, Sula Vineyards put out a nice video from the festival
2013 – Invitation with retired Indian Army General, Rishi Kush – Hyderabad, India
2013 – Invitation for Holy Festival – for solo performance, Delhi, India
2013 – Invitation by a local Goa Television station – for interview and live music, Chapora, India